AB 10,
as amended, Gatto. Political Reform Act of 1974:begin delete behested payments andend delete economic interest disclosures.
(1) The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires elected officers, candidates, and committees to file semiannual campaign statements that include, among other things, the total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign statement and the total cumulative amount of contributions received. The act provides that contributions include a payment made at the behest of a candidate unless full and adequate consideration is received from the candidate or it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the payment was made for purposes unrelated to his or her candidacy for elective office. The act provides that a payment made principally for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes is presumed to be made for purposes unrelated to a candidate’s candidacy for elective office and is neither a gift nor a contribution. The act requires a payment of this type made at the behest of a candidate who is an elected officer to be reported within 30 days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed $5,000 in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which the payments are made.
end deleteThis bill would also require a Member of the Legislature or a person elected to a statewide elective office, for one year after he or she leaves elective office, to report within 30 days following the date on which a behested payment or payments are made for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes that equal or exceed $5,000 in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which the payments are made. The bill would only require a Member of the Legislature or a person elected to a statewide elective office to report the behested payment or payments, as described above, if the behested payment or payments would financially benefit the former officerholder or his or her immediate family, the former officeholder’s employer or the employer of a member of his or her immediate family, or an entity with whom the former officeholder or a member of his or her immediate family is negotiating employment.
end delete(2)
end deletebegin insert(1)end insert The Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibits a public official at any level of state or local government from making, participating in making, or in any way attempting to use his or her official position to influence a governmental decision in which the public official knows or has reason to know that he or she has a financial interest. A public official has a financial interest in a governmental decision if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on a business entity in which the public official has a direct or indirect investment worth $2,000 or more, real property in which the public official has a direct or indirect interest worth $2,000 or more, and sources of income aggregating $500 or more in value within 12 months before the time when the decision is made.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires persons holding specified public offices to file disclosures of investments, real property interests, and income within specified periods of assuming or leaving office, and annually while holding the office. The act requires the disclosures to include a statement indicating, within a specified value range, the fair market value of investments or interests in real property and the aggregate value of income received from a source.
This bill would increase the thresholds at which a public official has a disqualifying financial interest in sources of income from $500 to $1,000, in investments in business entities from $2,000 to $5,000, and in interests in real property from $2,000 to $10,000.
This bill would make conforming adjustments to the thresholds at which income, investments, and interests in real property must be disclosed on a public official’s statement of economic interests. The bill would also revise the dollar amounts associated with the value ranges for reporting the value of economic interests.
This bill would require certain public officials to disclose information on the official’s statement of economic interests relating to governmental decisions for which the public official had a disqualifying financial interest, as specified.
Existing law makes a knowing or willful violation of the act a misdemeanor and subjects offenders to criminal penalties.
By creating additional crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
begin insert(2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 87207 of the Government Code, proposed by SB 21, that would become operative only if SB 21 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.
end insert(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
(4) The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a 2⁄3 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 82015 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
(a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of
4a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable
5promise to make a payment except to the extent that full and
P4 1adequate consideration is received, unless it is clear from the
2surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes.
3(b) (1) A payment made at the behest of a committee, as defined
4in subdivision (a) of Section 82013, is a contribution to the
5committee unless full and adequate consideration is received from
6the committee for making the payment.
7(2) A payment made at the behest of a candidate is a contribution
8to the
candidate unless the criteria in either subparagraph (A) or
9(B) are satisfied:
10(A) Full and adequate consideration is received from the
11candidate.
12(B) It is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the
13payment was made for purposes unrelated to his or her candidacy
14for elective office. The following types of payments are presumed
15to be for purposes unrelated to a candidate’s candidacy for elective
16office:
17(i) A payment made principally for personal purposes, in which
18case it may be considered a gift under Section 82028. Payments
19that are otherwise subject to the limits of Section 86203 are
20presumed to be principally for personal purposes.
21(ii) A
payment made by a state, local, or federal governmental
22agency or by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation
23under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
24(iii) (I) A payment not covered by clause (i), made principally
25for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes, in which case
26it is neither a gift nor a contribution. However, payments of this
27type that are made at the behest of a candidate
who is an elected
28officer shall be reported within 30 days following the date on which
29the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars
30($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same
31calendar year in which they are made. The report shall be filed
32with the elected officer’s
agency. The report shall be a public
33record subject to inspection and copying pursuant to Section 81008.
34The report shall contain the following information: name of payor,
35address of payor, amount of the payment, date or dates the payment
36or payments were made, the name and address of the payee, a brief
37description of the goods or services provided or purchased, if any,
38and a description of the specific purpose or event for which the
39payment or payments were made. Once the five-thousand-dollar
40($5,000) aggregate threshold from a single source has been reached
P5 1for a calendar year, all payments for the calendar year made by
2that source shall be disclosed within 30 days after the date the
3threshold was reached or the payment was made, whichever occurs
4later. Within 30 days after receipt of the report, state agencies shall
5forward a copy of these reports to the
commission, and local
6agencies shall forward a copy of these reports to the officer with
7whom elected officers of that agency file their campaign
8statements.
9(II) A Member of the Legislature or a person elected to a
10statewide elective office, as defined in Section 82053, shall report
11behested payments of the type described in subclause (I) for one
12year after he or she leaves the Legislature or the statewide elective
13office. The report shall be made in accordance with the
14requirements of subclause (I). A Member of the
Legislature or a
15person elected to a statewide elective office shall only report a
16payment pursuant to this subclause if the payment would
17financially benefit the former officeholder or a member of his or
18her immediate family, the former officeholder’s employer or the
19employer of a member of his or her immediate family, or an entity
20with whom the former officeholder or a member of his or her
21immediate family is negotiating employment.
22(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), a payment is made for
23purposes related to a candidate’s candidacy for elective office if
24all or a portion of the payment is used for election-related activities.
25For purposes of this subparagraph, “election-related activities”
26shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
27(i) Communications that contain
express advocacy of the
28nomination or election of the candidate or the defeat of his or her
29opponent.
30(ii) Communications that contain reference to the candidate’s
31candidacy for elective office, the candidate’s election campaign,
32or the candidate’s or his or her opponent’s qualifications for
33elective office.
34(iii) Solicitation of contributions to the candidate or to third
35persons for use in support of the candidate or in opposition to his
36or her opponent.
37(iv) Arranging, coordinating, developing, writing, distributing,
38preparing, or planning of any communication or activity described
39in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).
P6 1(v) Recruiting or coordinating
campaign activities of campaign
2volunteers on behalf of the candidate.
3(vi) Preparing campaign budgets.
4(vii) Preparing campaign finance disclosure statements.
5(viii) Communications directed to voters or potential voters as
6part of activities encouraging or assisting persons to vote if the
7communication contains express advocacy of the nomination or
8election of the candidate or the defeat of his or her opponent.
9(D) A contribution made at the behest of a candidate for a
10different candidate or to a committee not controlled by the
11behesting candidate is not a contribution to the behesting candidate.
12(3) A
payment made at the behest of a member of the Public
13Utilities Commission, made principally for legislative,
14governmental, or charitable purposes, is not a contribution.
15However, payments of this type shall be reported within 30 days
16following the date on which the payment or payments equal or
17exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the
18same source in the same calendar year in which they are made.
19The report shall be filed by the member with the Public Utilities
20Commission and shall be a public record subject to inspection and
21copying pursuant to Section 81008. The report shall contain the
22following information: name of payor, address of payor, amount
23of the payment, date or dates the payment or payments were made,
24the name and address of the payee, a brief description of the goods
25or services provided or purchased, if any, and a description of the
26specific purpose or event for
which the payment or payments were
27made. Once the five-thousand-dollar ($5,000) aggregate threshold
28from a single source has been reached for a calendar year, all
29payments for the calendar year made by that source shall be
30disclosed within 30 days after the date the threshold was reached
31or the payment was made, whichever occurs later. Within 30 days
32after receipt of the report, the Public Utilities Commission shall
33forward a copy of these reports to the Fair Political Practices
34Commission.
35(c) “Contribution” includes the purchase of tickets for events
36such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar fundraising events;
37the candidate’s own money or property used on behalf of his or
38her candidacy, other than personal funds of the candidate used to
39pay either a filing fee for a declaration of candidacy or a candidate
40statement
prepared pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections
P7 1Code; the granting of discounts or rebates not extended to the
2public generally or the granting of discounts or rebates by television
3and radio stations and newspapers not extended on an equal basis
4to all candidates for the same office; the payment of compensation
5by any person for the personal services or expenses of any other
6person if the services are rendered or expenses incurred on behalf
7of a candidate or committee without payment of full and adequate
8consideration.
9(d) “Contribution” further includes any transfer of anything of
10value received by a committee from another committee, unless
11full and adequate consideration is received.
12(e) “Contribution” does not include amounts received pursuant
13to an enforceable promise to the
extent those amounts have been
14previously reported as a contribution. However, the fact that those
15amounts have been received shall be indicated in the appropriate
16campaign statement.
17(f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), “contribution”
18does not include a payment made by an occupant of a home or
19office for costs related to any meeting or fundraising event held
20in the occupant’s home or office if the costs for the meeting or
21fundraising event are five hundred dollars ($500) or less.
22(2) “Contribution” includes a payment made by a lobbyist or a
23cohabitant of a lobbyist for costs related to a fundraising event
24held at the home of the lobbyist, including the value of the use of
25the home as a fundraising event venue. A payment described in
26this
paragraph shall be attributable to the lobbyist for purposes of
27Section 85702.
28(3) “Contribution” includes a payment made by a lobbying firm
29for costs related to a fundraising event held at the office of the
30lobbying firm, including the value of the use of the office as a
31fundraising event venue.
32(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing definition of “contribution,”
33the term does not include volunteer personal services or payments
34made by an individual for his or her own travel expenses if the
35payments are made voluntarily without any understanding or
36agreement that they shall be, directly or indirectly, repaid to him
37or her.
38(h) “Contribution” further includes the payment of public
39moneys by a state or local
governmental agency for a
40communication to the public that satisfies both of the following:
P8 1(1) The communication expressly advocates the election or
2defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the qualification, passage,
3or defeat of a clearly identified measure, or, taken as a whole and
4in context, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election.
5(2) The communication is made at the behest of the affected
6candidate or committee.
7(i) “Contribution” further includes a payment made by a person
8to a multipurpose organization as defined and described in Section
984222.
Section 82033 of the Government Code is
12amended to read:
“Interest in real property” includes any leasehold,
14beneficial or ownership interestbegin insert,end insert or an option to acquire such an
15interest in real property located in the jurisdiction owned directly,
16indirectly, or beneficially by the public official, or other filer, or
17his or her immediate family if the fair market value of the interest
18is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more. Interests in real property
19of an individual includes a pro rata share of interests in real
20property of any business entity or trust in which the individual or
21immediate family owns, directly, indirectly, or beneficially, a
2210-percent interest or
greater.
Section 82034 of the Government Code is amended
25to read:
“Investment” means any financial interest in, or security
27issued by, a business entity, including, but not limited to, common
28stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants, options, debt instruments,
29and any partnership or other ownership interest owned directly,
30indirectly, or beneficially by the public official, or other filer, or
31his or her immediate family, if the business entity or any
parent,
32subsidiary, or otherwise related business entity has an interest in
33real property in the jurisdiction, does business or plans to do
34business in the jurisdiction, or has done business within the
35jurisdiction at any time during the two years before the time any
36statement or other action is required under this title. An asset shall
37not be deemed an investment unless its fair market value equals
38or exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000). The term “investment”
39does not include a time or demand deposit in a financial institution,
40shares in a credit union,begin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert insurance policy, interest in a
P9 1diversified mutual fund registered with the Securities
and Exchange
2Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
3U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1 et seq.) or in a common trust fund created
4pursuant to Section 1585 of the Financial Code, interest in a
5government defined-benefit pension plan, orbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert bond or other
6debt instrument issued by a government or government agency.
7Investments of an individual includes a pro rata share of
8investments of any business entity, mutual fund, or trust in which
9the individual or immediate family owns, directly, indirectly, or
10beneficially, a 10-percent interest or greater. The term “parent,
11
subsidiary, or otherwise related business entity” shall be
12specifically defined by regulations of the commission.
Section 87103 of the Government Code is amended
15to read:
A public official has a financial interest in a decision
17within the meaning of Section 87100 if it is reasonably foreseeable
18that the decision will have a material financial effect,
19distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on the
20official, a member of his or her immediate family, or on any of
21the following:
22(a) Any business entity in which the public official has a direct
23or indirect investment worth five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
24more.
25(b) Any real property in which the public official has a direct
26or indirect interest worth ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
27(c) Any source of income, except gifts or loans by a commercial
28lending institution made in the regular course of business on terms
29available to the public without regard to official status, aggregating
30
one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in value provided to,
31promised to, or received by the public official within 12 months
32before the time when the decision is made.
33(d) Any business entity in which the public official is a director,
34officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holdsbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert position of
35management.
36(e) Any donor of, or any intermediary or agent for a donor of,
37a gift or gifts aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more
38in value provided to, received by, or promised to the public official
39within 12 months before the time when the decision is made. The
40amount of the
value of gifts specified by this subdivision shall be
P10 1adjusted biennially by the commission to equal the same amount
2determined by the commission pursuant to subdivision (f) of
3Section 89503.
4For purposes of this section, indirect investment or interest means
5any investment or interest owned by the spouse or dependent child
6of a public official, by an agent on behalf of a public official, or
7by a business entity or trust in which the official, the official’s
8agents, spouse, and dependent children own directly, indirectly,
9or beneficially a 10-percent interest or greater.
Section 87206 of the Government Code is amended
12to read:
If an investment is required to be disclosed under this
14article, the statement shall contain all of the following:
15(a) A statement of the nature of the investment.
16(b) (1) The name of the business entity in which each
17investment is held, and a general description of the business activity
18in which the business entity is engaged. If a filer is required to
19report on his or her statement of economic interests a business
20entity investment in which the filer is a director, officer, partner,
21or trustee, except as provided in paragraph (2), the filer shall
22provide a thorough and detailed description
of the business entity’s
23activities and disclose the names of all business partners who share
24a financial interest in the business entity, based on criteria
25established by the commission.
26(2) A filer is not required to provide a thorough and detailed
27description of the business entity’s activities and is not required
28to disclose the names of all business partners who share a financial
29interest in the business entity if the business entity is publicly
30traded.
31(c) A statement indicating which of the following represents
32the fair market value of the investment:
33(1) At least five thousand dollars ($5,000) but not greater than
34ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
35(2) Greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not greater
36thanbegin delete one hundredend deletebegin insert fiftyend insert thousand dollarsbegin delete ($100,000).end deletebegin insert ($50,000).end insert
37(3) Greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but not greater
38than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
37 39(3)
end delete
P11 1begin insert(4)end insert Greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but
2not greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
39 3(4)
end delete
4begin insert(5)end insert Greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
5but not greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
P11 1 6(5)
end delete
7begin insert(6)end insert Greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) but
8not greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000).
3 9(6)
end delete
10begin insert(7)end insert Greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000) but not greater
11than two million dollars ($2,000,000).
5 12(7)
end delete13begin insert(8)end insert Greater than two million dollars ($2,000,000).
14(d) In the case of a statement filed under Section 87203 or
1587204, if the investment was partially or wholly acquired or
16disposed of during the period covered by the statement, the date
17of acquisition or disposal.
Section 87206.5 is added to the Government Code, to
20read:
(a) If an interest in real property is required to be
22disclosed under this article, the statement shall contain all of the
23following:
24(1) A statement of the nature of the interest.
25(2) The address or other precise location of the real property.
26(3) A statement indicating which of the following represents
27the fair market value of the interest in real property:
28(A) At least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not greater than
29begin delete two hundred fiftyend deletebegin insert
one hundredend insert thousand dollarsbegin delete ($250,000).end delete
30begin insert ($100,000).end insert
31(B) Greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but
32not greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
21 33(B)
end delete
34begin insert(C)end insert Greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
35but
not greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
23 36(C)
end delete
37begin insert(D)end insert Greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) but
38not greater than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000).
25 39(D)
end delete
P12 1begin insert(E)end insert Greater than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000)
2but not greater than one million
dollars ($1,000,000).
27 3(E)
end delete
4begin insert(F)end insert Greater than one million dollars ($1,000,000) but not greater
5than two million dollars ($2,000,000).
29 6(F)
end delete7begin insert(G)end insert Greater than two million dollars ($2,000,000).
8(4) In the case of a statement filed under
Section 87203 or
987204, if the interest in real property was partially or wholly
10acquired or disposed of during the period covered by the statement,
11the date of acquisition or disposal.
12(b) For purposes of disclosure under this article, “interest in real
13property” does not include the principal residence of the filer or
14any other property that the filer uses exclusively as the personal
15residence of the filer.
Section 87207 of the Government Code is amended
18to read:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if income is
20required to be reported under this article, the statement shall contain
21all of the following:
22(1) The name and address of each source of income aggregating
23
one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in value, or fifty dollars
24($50) or more in value if the income was a gift, and a general
25description of the business activity, if any, of each source.
26(2) A statement indicating which of the following represents
27the aggregate value of income from each source, or in the case of
28a loan, the highest amount owed to each source:
29(A) At least one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not greater than
30ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
31(B) Greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not greater
32thanbegin delete one hundredend deletebegin insert fiftyend insert
thousand dollarsbegin delete ($100,000).end deletebegin insert ($50,000).end insert
33(C) Greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but not greater
34than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
15 35(C)
end delete
36begin insert(D)end insert Greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but
37not greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000).
17 38(D)
end delete
39begin insert(E)end insert Greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
40but not greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
19 P13 1(E)
end delete2begin insert(F)end insert Greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
3(3) A description of the
consideration, if any, for which the
4income was received.
5(4) In the case of a gift, the amount and the date on which the
6gift was received.
7(5) In the case of a loan, the annual interest rate, the security,
8if any, given for the loan, and the term of the loan.
9(b) When the filer’s pro rata share of income to a business entity,
10including income to a sole proprietorship, is required to be reported
11
under this article, the statement shall contain the following:
12(1) (A) The name, address, and, except as provided in
13subparagraph (B), a thorough and detailed description of the
14business activity of the business entity based on criteria established
15by the commission.
16(B) A filer is not required to provide a thorough and detailed
17description of the business activity of the business entity if the
18business entity is publicly traded.
19(2) The name of every person from whom the business entity
20received payments if the filer’s pro rata share of gross receipts
21from that person was equal to or greater than ten thousand dollars
22($10,000) during a calendar year.
23(c) When a payment, including an advance or reimbursement,
24for travel is required to be reported pursuant to this section, it may
25be reported on a separate travel reimbursement schedule, which
26shall be included in the filer’s statement of economicbegin delete interest.end delete
27begin insert interests.end insert A filer who chooses not to use the travel schedule shall
28disclose payments for travel as a gift, unless it is clear from all
29surrounding circumstances that the services provided were equal
30to or greater in value than the payments for the travel, in which
31case the travel may be reported as income.
begin insertSection 87207 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
33to read:end insert
(a) begin deleteWhen end deletebegin insertExcept as provided in subdivision (b), end insertbegin insertif end insert
35income is required to be reported under this article, the statement
36shallbegin delete contain, except as provided in subdivision (b):end deletebegin insert contain all of
37the following:end insert
38(1) The name and address of each
source of income aggregating
39begin delete five hundredend deletebegin insert
one thousandend insert dollarsbegin delete ($500)end deletebegin insert ($1,000)end insert or more in
40value, or fifty dollars ($50) or more in value if the income was a
P14 1gift, and a general description of the business activity, if any, of
2each source.
3(2) A statementbegin delete whetherend deletebegin insert indicating which of the following
4representsend insert the aggregate value of income from each source, or in
5the case of a loan, the highest amount owed to eachbegin delete source, was
6at least five hundred dollars ($500) but did not exceed one thousand
7dollars ($1,000), whether it was in excess of one thousand dollars
8($1,000) but was not greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000),
9whether it was greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not
10greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or whether
11it was greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).end delete
12begin insert
source:end insert
13(A) At least one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not greater than
14ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
15(B) Greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not greater
16than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
17(C) Greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but not greater
18than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
19(D) Greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but
20not greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
21(E) Greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
22but not greater than five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000).
23(F) Greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
end insert
24(3) A description of the consideration, if any, for which the
25income was received.
26(4) In the case of a gift, the amount and the date on which the
27gift wasbegin delete received.end deletebegin insert received, and the travel destination for purposes
28of a gift that is a travel payment, advance, or reimbursement.end insert
29(5) In the case of a loan, the annual interest rate, the security,
30if any, given for the loan, and the term of the loan.
31(b) begin deleteWhen end deletebegin insertIf
end insertthe filer’s pro rata share of income to a business
32entity, including income to a sole proprietorship, is required to be
33reported under this article, the statement shallbegin delete contain:end deletebegin insert
contain the
34following:end insert
35(1) (A) The name, address, and, except as provided in
36subparagraph (B), a thorough and detailed description of the
37business activity of the business entity based on criteria established
38by the commission.
39(1) The name, address, and a general
end delete
P15 1begin insert(B)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertA filer is not required to provide a thorough and detailedend insert
2
description of the business activity of the businessbegin delete entity.end deletebegin insert
entity if
3the business entity is publicly traded.end insert
4(2) The name of every person from whom the business entity
5received payments if the filer’s pro rata share of gross receipts
6from that person was equal to or greater than ten thousand dollars
7($10,000) during a calendar year.
8(c) begin deleteWhen end deletebegin insertIf end inserta payment, including an advance or reimbursement,
9for travel is required to be reported pursuant to this section, it may
10be reported on a separate travel reimbursementbegin delete scheduleend deletebegin insert schedule,end insert
11
which shall be included in the filer’s statement of economic
12begin delete interest.end deletebegin insert interests.end insert A filer who chooses not to use the travel schedule
13shall disclose payments for travel as a gift, unless it is clear from
14all surrounding circumstances that the services provided were
15equal to or greater in value than the payments for the travel, in
16which case the travel may be reported as income.
Section 87211 is added to the Government Code, to
19read:
(a) A public official who holds an office specified in
21Section 87200 shall disclose on his or her statement of economic
22interests each governmental decision for which a financial interest
23resulted in the public official’s disqualification from making,
24participating in making, or in any way attempting to use his or her
25official position to influence that governmental decision pursuant
26to Section 87100 or, for a Member of the Legislature, Section
2787102.5. The disclosure shall identify the governmental decision,
28the date that the governmental decision was made or considered,
29the financial interest that created the conflict ofbegin delete interests,end deletebegin insert
interest,end insert
30 and any other relevant information that the commission deems
31appropriate.
32(b) The disclosures required by this section are in addition to
33any other required disclosures, including, but not limited to, the
34requirements of Section 87105.
Section 6.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
36Section 87207 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill
37and Senate Bill 21. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills
38are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016,
39(2) each bill amends Section 87207 of the Government Code, and
P16 1(3) this bill is enacted after Senate Bill 21, in which case Section
26 of this bill shall not become operative.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
4Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
5the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
6district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
7infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
8for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
9the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
10the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
11Constitution.
The Legislature finds and declares that this bill
13furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within
14the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government
15Code.
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