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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-052 Page 6 of 9 Lance approved the invoice submitted to LSUHSC from Hai-per and Daisy on behalf of her agency, in violation of Section 1112A of the Ethics Code. It is the opinion of the BOE that Jennifer Lance, while serving as an employee of LSUHSC, violated Section 1113A of the Ethics Code by virtue of her sole proprietorship entering into a transaction that was under the supervision or jurisdiction of her agency. Harper& Daisy was a sole proprietorship owned solely by Jennifer Lance. Jennifer Lance, in the name of Harper & Daisy, submitted an invoice to, and received payment from, LSUHSC in exchange for the provision of educational materials in violation of Section 1113A of the Ethics Code. If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code. In this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the interest of the public would be served by, and the parties have agreed to, resolving this matter amicably through the publication of this Consent Opinion with the imposition of a $2,000 civil penalty against Jennifer Lance. VI.