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• • 111ZO- SS3 <br /> STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> 04 r t, DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> �w " %sy <br /> �7�, 9 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> * /k,, .n. A * P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> coroiioc"'c� (225)219-5600 <br /> »w.•• <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> August 12, 2020 <br /> Mr. Perry Stagg <br /> Assistant Secretary Office of Juvenile Justice <br /> 2128 West George St. <br /> Zachary, La. 70791 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2020-553 <br /> Dear Mr. Stagg: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its August 7, 2020 meeting, considered your advisory opinion <br /> request regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit you, as the Assistant <br /> Secretary of the Office of Juvenile Justice(OJJ),from entering a contractual relationship to provide <br /> compensated services to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You provided that you currently serve as the Assistant Secretary for OJJ. You intend to provide <br /> consulting services to MDOC related to restrictive housing reform, behavior modification <br /> programming,and the development of the corrections reentry court program. You do not currently <br /> provide any of these services to the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections. (LDOC) You <br /> stated that any services you provide to MDOC shall strictly concern prisoners in the custody of the <br /> State of Mississippi and MDOC. OJJ has no contracts with, nor supervision over MDOC or <br /> prisoners in Mississippi. You provided while you are currently appointed to the unclassified <br /> position of Assistant Secretary of OJJ you continue to maintain ownership in a classified position <br /> at the Louisiana State Penitentiary as an Assistant Warden 4 within LDOC. <br /> You provided that you will attempt to schedule as much of the MDOC consulting work as possible <br /> on nights and weekends. However, you are certain there will be occasions that you will perform <br /> some services during your regular work hours. On these occasions,you will secure approved leave <br /> in advance of your absence. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(16)provides that "person" means an individual or legal entity other than a <br /> governmental entity, or agency thereof. <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 /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />