§1115.2. Admission to events; lodging; travel

            A. The provisions of R.S. 42:1111 or 1115 shall not preclude the acceptance by a public servant of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, if the agency head of the public servant's agency certifies each of the following:

            (1) The public servant's acceptance of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, is either of direct benefit to the agency or will enhance the knowledge or skill of the public servant as it relates to the performance of his public service.

            (2) The agency head approved the public servant's acceptance of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, prior to acceptance.

            B.(1) Any public servant who accepts complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, shall file with the Board of Ethics, within sixty days after such acceptance, a certification, on a form designed by the board, disclosing all of the following:

            (a) The date and location of complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation and a brief description of its purpose.

            (b) The name of the person who gave, provided, paid for, or reimbursed in whole or in part the admission, lodging, or transportation.

            (c) The amount expended on his behalf or reimbursed by the person for admission, lodging, and transportation. The amount expended on air transportation by private aircraft shall be calculated as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

            (2) The certification required by this Subsection shall include the certifications of the agency head required by Subsection A of this Section.

            C. The amount expended on air transportation by private aircraft shall be calculated by any of the following methods:

            (1) The cost of any of the following:

            (a) The lower unrestricted and nondiscounted commercial, first class or business class, airfare for a flight comparable in departure location, destination, and time of travel, in the case of travel between locations served by regularly scheduled first class or business class commercial airline service.

            (b) The lowest unrestricted and nondiscounted commercial, coach airfare for a flight comparable in departure location, destination, and time of travel, in the case of travel between locations not served by regularly scheduled first class or business class commercial airline service.

            (c) The normal and usual charter fare or rental charge for a comparable aircraft of sufficient size to accommodate all travelers including security personnel, if applicable, in the case of travel to or from a city not regularly served by regularly scheduled commercial airline service.

            (2) The actual cost of the private flight divided by the number of passengers.

            (3) Any methodology accepted under generally accepted accounting principles or generally accepted auditing standards.

            (4) Any methodology consistent with any provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations that values air transportation by private or noncommercial aircraft.

            Acts 2018, No. 200, §1; Acts 2025, No. 301, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.