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Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2019-267
Requesting Party
Department of Children & Family Services
Decision Date
4/12/2019
Law
La. R.S. 42:1111A
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d)
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Advisory Opinion whereby the Code of Governmental Ethics would not prohibit the Director of Economic Stability with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services from accepting an honorarium from Technical Working Group, an agency of the federal government, since she would not be providing any service which is part of her public duties and Technical Working Group is not a person, but an agency of the federal government.
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Payment - Not Duly Entitled
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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> `tioo' DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> ;91-k <br /> "rt)° LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> 7iP.O.BOX 4368 <br /> 1 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la.gov <br /> April 16, 2019 <br /> Department of Children & Family Services <br /> Director of Economic Stability <br /> Kimberly Matherne <br /> 627 North 4th Street <br /> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics Docket No. 2019-267 <br /> Dear Ms. Matherne: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its April 12, 2019 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit you from <br /> accepting a $1,000 honorarium from the United States Department of Health and Human <br /> Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Family Self Sufficiency Research and the <br /> Technical Working Group (TWG). <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that you are currently employed by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family <br /> Services (DCFS) as the Director of Economic Stability. You have been employed by DCFS for <br /> the last 28 years. Your division is over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, (SNAP) <br /> Quality Control Unit, the Economic Control Unit, the Economic Stability Training section and <br /> the Economic Stability Data and Statistical Unit. You were recently invited to serve with the <br /> TWG. The purpose of the group is to convene a diverse group of researchers, policymakers, and <br /> practitioners to comment on research presented at the meeting. The Group meets once a year for <br /> one to two days in Washington DC. Members of the group receive an honorarium of$1,000 for <br /> attendance and reimbursement for travel and accommodations to attend the meeting. There is a <br /> three year commitment to serve on the TWG. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S.42:1111A prohibits a public servant from receiving anything of economic value, other <br /> than compensation and benefits from the governmental entity to which she is duly entitled, for <br /> the performance of the duties and responsibilities of her office or position. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public <br /> servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />
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