RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 199 (HB 306) 2021 Regular Session Muscarello
Existing law generally prohibits an immediate family member of an agency head from being
employed in his agency, but existing law has a general exception to allow the continued
employment of an immediate family member of an agency head if the public employee has
been employed in the agency for at least one year prior to the public employee's immediate
family member becoming the agency head.
Existing law provides various, more specific exceptions regarding the employment by school
boards of family members of school board members and school superintendents. Requires
any board member or superintendent whose family member is employed by the board to
disclose such employment to the Bd. of Ethics. Provides penalties for failure to disclose such
employment.
New law provides an additional exception to allow an immediate family member of a local
school board member or superintendent to be employed as a certified bus operator by that
board. Further provides that such school board member or superintendent shall not
participate in employment related decisions regarding such family member.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 11, 2021).
(Adds R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(vi))