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Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2018-095
Requesting Party
Ken Bradford
Decision Date
4/20/2018
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Advisory opinion that the spouse of an Assistant Superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education, or company owned by her, would not be prohibited by La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) from receiving compensation from the schools or employees of Lutcher High School, St. James High School, East St. John High School, and West St. John High School, since they are not regulated by the Assistant Superintendent's agency, the Office of Student Opportunities, nor do they have substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of his official duties.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,o'6F Lou • DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 0i, UV <br /> P Sze LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> a.tete �� <br /> .. rofi,,,.� y>ii� P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> J* BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> S (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> April 24, 2018 <br /> Ken Bradford <br /> Assistant Superintendent <br /> Louisiana Department of Education <br /> 1201 North Third Street <br /> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2018-095 <br /> Dear Mr. Bradford: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its April 20, 2018 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) would prohibit your spouse from <br /> entering into a business transaction to set up a yard greeting for a public school or individual <br /> who is a school system employee. You are currently employed as an Assistant Superintendent at <br /> the Louisiana Department of Education in the Office of Student Opportunities. Your <br /> responsibilities include the implementation of the Jump Start Career Education program, <br /> Advanced Placement and other college-level programs, dropout prevention programs, and <br /> financial aid planning. This requires sending principals/counselors periodic reports of student <br /> FAFSA completion rates, providing counselors with a hard copy of the High School Student <br /> Planning and webinar produced by your division, sending a monthly counselor newsletter, and <br /> providing high schools that offer the Jobs for America program with a one day training session <br /> and quarterly webinar meetings related to the program. <br /> Additionally, your division coordinates a statewide Career and Technical Education Teacher <br /> Professional session (CTE) that a teacher could attend from one of the high schools. A local <br /> school system determines if an individual teacher should attend CTE sessions. A teacher does <br /> not receive a grade or pass fail determination; however, they have an option to take an industry- <br /> based credentialing exam for their craft that is administered by the industry. <br /> Your spouse, Vickie Bradford, will have more than twenty-five percent(25%) ownership interest <br /> in Sign Gypsies St. James. Sign Gypsies is a yard greeting company that will serve the cities of <br /> Edgard, Garyville, Gramercy, Lutcher, Mount Airy, Reserve, Saint James, Vacherie, Convent, <br /> Hester, and Paulina. A Sign Gypsie transaction includes a temporary setup in a yard to celebrate <br /> important events such as birthdays, birth announcements, and graduations at a cost of <br /> approximately sixty-five dollars ($65) per daytime setup. The following schools are the only <br /> schools within the cities or towns listed above that may directly or indirectly receive a service <br /> from the Office of Student Opportunities: Lutcher High School, St. James High School, East St. <br /> John High School, and West John High School. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />
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