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oF LOL STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ��ON• J(�y,rCfr DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> ti���,�:�.; ���t.,.,��'�, LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> " ";".,�� � P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> * ����� �., , '` BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 � <br /> `°N�ioEN��. (225)219-5600 <br /> ..�.: FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> June 11, 2025 <br /> Jessica Irvin <br /> 1218 Olde Oaks Drive <br /> Zachary, Louisiana 70791 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-208 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Irvin: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its June 6, 2025 meeting, considered your advisot•y opinien <br /> request as to whether the Code of Goverrunental Ethics(the"Code")prohibits you from providing <br /> services to a school within the East Feliciana Parish School system through Kelly Services, a <br /> temporary stafting company,while her mother,Peidera Sims-Matthews, serves as a member of the <br /> school board. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Peidera Sims-Matthews is a member of the East Feliciana Parish School Board. You are the <br /> biological daughter of Ms. Sims-Matthews. You stated you would like to provide services to a <br /> school within the East Feliciana Parish School System through a contract between Kelly Services <br /> and the East Feliciana Parish School Board. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1113A states no public servant, or a member of such a public servant's immediate <br /> fainily,or a legal entity in which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, <br /> subcontract or other transaction that is tznder the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such <br /> public servant. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi) defines "agency' to mean, for members of a governing authority, the <br /> governmental entity. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(9) defines "elected official" to mean any person holding an oftice in a <br /> governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2025-205) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUN/TY EMPLOYER <br />