Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 52 - ETHICS › Part I - Board of Ethics › Chapter 1 - Definitions › Section I-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Adversarial Public Hearing
-any public
				  hearing conducted by the board, or any other related matter, concerning charges
				  issued, or a public hearing concerning a person's failure to pay late
				  fees.
Affected Person
-any person or governmental
				  agency, or the authorized representative of such person or agency with a
				  demonstrable and objective interest in the board's interpretation,
				  construction, and application of any law within the board's
				  jurisdiction.
Campaign Finance Disclosure Act
-refers to
				  R.S.
				  18:1481 et seq.
Code
- refers to the
Code of
				  Governmental Ethics
,
				  R.S.
				  42:1101 et seq.
Collection Agency
-a person selected by the
				  board, which has collection sites throughout the state of Louisiana.
Consent Opinion
-a written decision and order
				  of the board issued with the agreement of the respondent in order to publicly
				  settle any matter which appears to be a violation of any law within the board's
				  jurisdiction in lieu of filing charges, holding a public hearing, or filing a
				  civil action.
Designated Representative
-a board-appointed
				  member of the staff of the Ethics Administration Program, whose primary
				  responsibility includes overseeing the implementation of the program to enforce
				  the random drug testing of elected officials.
Elections Integrity
-refers to
				  R.S.
				  18:41 et seq.
Emergency
- an unforeseen combination of
				  circumstances that calls for immediate action.
Ethics Administration Program
-the unit of
				  the Department of Civil Service and those employees who provide staff support
				  for the board.
Executive Branch Lobbyist Disclosure
				  Act
-refers to
				  R.S. 49:71 et
				  seq.
Fact-Finding
-the process, initiated by the
				  board, whereby the staff, under the supervision of the ethics administrator,
				  gathers information so that proper disposition can be made by the board on
				  requests for advisory opinions, media reports, and verbal reports. With respect
				  to media reports and verbal reports, fact-finding means only the solicitation
				  of a written response by the ethics administrator or his designee from the
				  respondent of the fact-finding.
He
or
His
-when used as a
				  pronoun includes either gender or a legal entity, whether singular or plural,
				  except as otherwise clearly indicated by the context.
Legislative Branch Lobbyist Disclosure
				  Act
-refers to
				  R.S. 24:50 et
				  seq.
Lobbyist Disclosure Act-
refers to
				  R.S. 24:50 et
				  seq., and
				  R.S. 49:71 et
				  seq.
Person Aggrieved
-any person who was the
				  subject of a complaint or an investigation or any person to whom notice of
				  charges was issued.
Person Authorized by an Elected Official
-a
				  person or persons selected by the elected official who may receive notice of
				  selection for testing. If the elected official chooses to select such a person
				  to receive notice, the name and address of such person shall be provided by the
				  elected official to the designated representative.
Publication
or
Publish
-the
				  process whereby the staff places the board's decision in written form for the
				  board's approval and signature and thereafter sends a copy to any interested
				  person. Nothing herein shall alter the confidentiality of those matters
				  confidential by law.
Random Number
-the number assigned to the
				  elected official, which ensures the confidentiality of the testing
				  process.
Random Number Selector
-a person selected by
				  the board, responsible for the selection of those elected officials subject to
				  the random drug testing.
Random Process
-a generally accepted method
				  to ensure that the elected officials are chosen by their random numbers in an
				  unsystematic manner.
Respondent
-any person who is the subject of
				  charges filed by the board.
Staff
-the ethics administrator, the
				  executive secretary and the employees of the Ethics Administration
				  Program.
Supervisory Committee
-the Board of Ethics or
				  any panel thereof with jurisdiction over matters involving campaign finance
				  disclosure.
Trial Attorney
-the attorney or attorneys
				  designated by the chairman pursuant to
				  §501 of these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  42:1134(A).