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Ethics Board Docket No.2422-455 Page 7 of12 reimbursement far such expenses,if the agency head of the public servant's agency certifies each of the following: (1)The public servant's acceptance of complimentary adrrkission, lod�ing, and reasonable transporta.tion,or reimbursement for such expenses,is either of direct benefit to the agency or will enhance tlne knowledge or skill of the public servant as it relates to the perfomnance of his public service_ (2)The agency head approved the public servant's aeceptanee of complimentary admission, lodging, ar�d reasonable tzansportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, prior to acceptance. B.(1} Any public servant who accepts complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation, or reinnbursement for such expenses, shall file with the Board of Ethics, within sixty days after such acceptance, a certification, on a form designed by the board, disclosing all of the foliowing: (a) The date and location of complimentary admission, lod�ing, or transportation and a bnief description of its purpose. (b)The name of the person who gave,provided,paid for,or reizrxbwrsed in whole or in part the admission,lodging,or transportation. (c) The amount expended on his behalf or reimbursed by the person for admission, lodging, azxd transportation. (2) The certification required by this Subsection shall include the certifications of the agency head required by Subsection A of this Section 3. The following ternns are defined in Section 1102 of the Ethics Code and are relevant when analyzin�the above Sections: * � * (2)(a}{i) provides that the "aaency" for a public servant in the twenry principat departments of the executive branch of state government,the office in which such publie servant carries out his primary responsibilities,except that in the case of the secretary,deputy secretary,or undersecretary of any such deparhnent and o�cials carrying out the responsibilities of such deparEment officers it shall mean the departnnent in which he serves. (9) defines "elected official" to mean any person holdin; an office in a �overnmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate.