FILE: GAJ
GIFTS TO EMPLOYEES
The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall prohibit employees from accepting, soliciting, or receiving any gift, favor, service, or other benefit that could reasonably be construed to influence the employee’s discharge of assigned duties and responsibilities. An employee who believes he or she has or may have a conflict of interest shall disclose the interest to the Superintendent or designee, who shall take whatever action is necessary, if any, to ensure that the district’s best interests are protected.
No public employee shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public employee knows or reasonably should know that such person:
Conducts operations or activities that are regulated by the public employee’s agency.
Has a substantial economic interest that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee’s official duty.
However, employees who work in schools may accept gifts from or on behalf of students or former students when the value of the gift does not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and the aggregate value of all gifts from or on behalf of any one person does not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in a calendar year.
Acceptance of personal gifts by any employee of the West Baton Rouge Parish School System from persons or firms doing business with any West Baton Rouge Parish School System entity is prohibited. Reduced cost and/or free travel expenses are also defined as gifts with regard to this policy. This policy does not preclude acceptance of food or drinks of a social nature or participation in a social event. This policy shall not preclude the acceptance of campaign contributions for use in meeting campaign expenses by any employee who is or becomes a candidate for election to any public office from persons or companies not currently doing business with the West Baton Rouge Parish School System.
New policy: July, 2007
Revised: September 17, 2014
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§42:1111, 42:1112, 42:1113, 42:1115
Board minutes, 7-18-07, 9-17-14
West Baton Rouge Parish School Board