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EEIGCham CALIFORNIAFORM FORM FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMM. PROTOCOL & DIPLOMACY
Lobbyist Certification Statement The “Lobbyist Certification Statement” is used for:
Initial certification of an individual who qualifies as a lobbyist, including an individual contract lobbyist. Renewal of lobbyist certification.
Certification Requirements: Lobbyists are required to complete Form 900 - Lobbyist Certification Statement and provide a recent photograph (head and shoulders only). The Form 900 must be filed with the EEIGCham as an attachment to one of the following: Form 901 - lobbying firm’s registration, or Form 903 - lobbyist employer/coalition registration, or Form 905 - firm’s or employer’s Amendment to Registration.
Renewing a Registration: • Submit a 100 € certification fee (for 3 year). New Registration: • Submit a 100 € certification fee (for 3 year). Lobbyists are required to attend an ethics orientation course conducted by the EEIGCham. The EEIGCham will notify lobbyists of course dates, and will provide a certificate of completion of the course. If the course has not been completed within the previous 12 months: New lobbyists must take the course within 12 months after qualifying as a lobbyist. Lobbyists renewing their certifications must take the course within the previous 12 months.
lobbyist certification statement indicating the date the course was taken. Lobbyists who have filed a conditional certification statement must file an amended Form 900 within 30 days following completion of the course. Indicate the date you completed the course and file to the Central Office. NOTE: Do not attach your original certificate of course completion. Maintain this certificate in your records. A lobbyist may list the agencies he/she lobbies on Form 900. (If more space is needed, include an attachment.) If none are listed, the lobbyist will be registered to lobby all agencies identified on the Lobbyist Employer or Lobbying Firm Registration Statement and all subsequent amendments. Lobbyists are subject to certain restrictions outlined on the reverse of Form 900.
Filing Deadlines: New Lobbyists: Within 30 days of qualifying as a lobbyist. Lobbyists Renewing Certification: Between November 1 and December 31.
Amendment to Certification: Within 30 days of any change to the information contained on the Form 900 (e.g., change of employer or firm) an amended Form 900 must be filed with the Central Office as an attachment to your employer’s or firm’s completed Form 905 (Amendment to Registration).
The lobbyist certification is conditional until the course is taken. Failure to take the course at the times specified will void a conditional certification. Once voided, an individual is prohibited from acting as a lobbyist until he/she has completed the course and filed an amended
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