Louisiana § RS 18:1511.2 - Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties

§ RS 18:1511.2. Supervisory committee; rulemaking authority; advisory opinions; inquiries; duties

            A. The supervisory committee may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Chapter. Such rules shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter and may include but shall not be limited to any rule to:

            (1) Provide for operations of the committee and for committee investigations and proceedings pursuant to this Chapter.

            (2) Clarify a provision of this Chapter.

            (3) Define a term used in this Chapter.

            (4) Apply a general provision of this Chapter or of a committee rule or regulation to specific circumstances.

            (5) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 857, §3.

            B. The supervisory committee may render an advisory opinion concerning the application of a general provision of this Chapter, or a general provision prescribed as a rule or regulation by the committee. The supervisory committee shall publish its advisory opinions on the Board of Ethics website in an easily searchable format. The supervisory committee may render an opinion in response to a request by any public official, any candidate for public office, any committee, or the supervisory committee may render an advisory opinion on its own initiative. Such an opinion shall not constitute a rule under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and the supervisory committee shall not be subject to that Act in carrying out the provisions of this Subsection.

            C. The supervisory committee or the staff of the supervisory committee may request clarification or additional information from a candidate, political committee, or other person required to file reports pursuant to this Chapter, regarding any information disclosed on a report or that is required to be disclosed on a report.

            D. The supervisory committee shall submit an annual report to the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs including a detailed statement regarding the activities of the supervisory committee in carrying out its duties, recommendations for legislative or other action as the supervisory committee considers appropriate, and all of the following information:

            (1) Aggregated data regarding investigations, including:

            (a) Aggregated data regarding the number of complaints received.

            (b) Aggregated data regarding the number and length of investigations.

            (c) Aggregated data regarding the number and amount of fines and fine waivers.

            (d) Aggregated data regarding the number and nature of court and supervisory committee proceedings regarding investigations.

            (e) Aggregated data regarding categories of alleged violations yielding investigations.

            (2) Aggregated data regarding charges issued, including:

            (a) Aggregated data regarding the number of charges.

            (b) Aggregated data regarding the length of proceedings resulting from charges issued.

            (c) Aggregated data regarding categories of alleged violations yielding charges.

            (3) Judgments and opinions issued by the supervisory committee and state and federal courts interpreting this Chapter.

            (4) Federal Election Commission rulemakings regarding provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

            (5) Federal appellate court and state supreme court constitutional jurisprudence regarding the regulation of campaign finance.

            E. The supervisory committee shall prepare and distribute to the general public through the offices of the clerks of court and in Orleans Parish the office of the clerk of the criminal district court and on its website, booklets of explanation and instruction concerning the provisions of this Chapter in such a manner as to inform the public of the procedures and requirements of this Chapter. The supervisory committee may publish and distribute additional material to assist persons in complying with the provisions of this Chapter.

            Acts 1980, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2014, No. 657, §1; Acts 2014, No. 857, §3; Acts 2025, No. 398, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.