La. Admin. Code tit. 1 § III-1101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1101 - Selection of Board Members and Panels (formerly Section 801)

A. Public Meeting. The selection of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board will take place during a public meeting of the Louisiana Board of Ethics.

B. Random Selection Process

1. The director of DAL, or his/her designee, shall, at a public meeting of the Board of Ethics in December of the year preceding the year in which the terms are to begin, randomly select seven administrative law judges from among those who meet the qualifications to comprise the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. Members of the adjudicatory board shall have:

a. not less than two years of experience as an administrative law judge; or

b. not less than 10 years of experience in the practice of law.

C. Term of Board. The members shall each serve a three-year term, which shall begin on January first of the year following their selection. There shall be no limitation on the number of times a qualified member may be selected to serve.

D. Three Judge Panels. The administrative law judges shall sit in three judge panels as assigned by the Director. When a new case is docketed, it will be allotted alternately between the two panels. A case docketed and assigned to a panel shall remain with that designated panel until final disposition.

E. Alternate Judge. The seventh name selected shall be an alternate administrative law judge to be substituted for administrative law judges who are unavailable due to recusal, end of employment with DAL, or for other good cause.

F. A vacancy on the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall be filled for the unexpired term at the next public meeting of the Board of Ethics in the same manner as for the original selection.

La. Admin. Code tit. 1, § III-1101

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Division of Administrative Law, LR 34:1346 (July 2008), amended LR 38:2949 (November 2012), repromulgated LR 46323 (3/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:991 et seq., and R.S. 42:1141.2.