BILL NUMBER: AB 700	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 7, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 21, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 14, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Gomez and Levine

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend  Section 84511 of the Government Code,
relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974, and declaring the
urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.   Sections
84501, 84505, and 84511 of, to add Sections 84504.1, 84504.2, and
84504.3 to, to repeal Sections 84506, 84507, and 84508 of, and to
repeal and add Sections 84502, 84503, 84504, and 84509 of, the
Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 700, as amended, Gomez. Political Reform Act of 1974:
advertisement disclosures. 
   Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the
comprehensive regulation of campaign financing and activities. The
act requires a committee that supports or opposes ballot measures to
name and identify itself using a name or phrase the clearly
identifies the economic or other special interests of its major
donors of $50,000 or more. The act also requires that if the major
donors share a common employer, the identity of the employer be
disclosed.  
   This bill would repeal these provisions.  
   The act also requires advertisements, as defined, to include
prescribed disclosure statements, including, among others, a
requirement that the disclosure statement include the names of the
persons who made the 2 highest cumulative contributions, as defined,
to the committee paying for the advertisement.  
   This bill would repeal and recast provisions of the act relating
to advertisement disclosure statements. Among those changes, this
bill would revise the definition of "advertisement" to exclude a
number of communications, including communications paid for by a
political party committee or person who is not a committee, and
communications that involve wearing apparel, sky writing, and certain
electronic media communications, as specified. The bill would also
replace existing advertisement disclosure statements with newly
prescribed disclosure statements that identify the name of the
committee paying for the advertisement and the top contributors of
the committee paying for the advertisement. The bill would define
"top contributors" for purposes of these provisions as the persons
from whom the committee paying for the advertisement received its 3
highest cumulative contributions, as specified. The bill would exempt
certain committees, including committees that make independent
expenditures totaling $1,000 or more in a calendar year, from the
requirement to disclose the top contributors in advertisement
disclosure statements. The bill would also prescribe location and
format criteria for the disclosure statements that is specific to
radio and telephone, television and video, print, and electronic
media advertisements.  
   Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor,
this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.  
   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.  
   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.
 
   Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the
comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring
the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing
other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign
committees. Existing law additionally imposes a disclosure statement
requirement with respect to advertisements supporting or opposing a
candidate or ballot measure paid for by a committee that makes an
expenditure of $5,000 or more.  
   This bill would require that if the advertisement is a television
or video advertisement, the disclosure statement shall be shown
continuously.  
   This bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would implement a California Disclose Act. 

   Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor,
this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 

   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.  
   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.
 
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute. 
   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 1.    Section 84501 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   84501.   For purposes of this article the following terms have
the following meanings: 
   (a)  (1)    "Advertisement" means any general or
public  advertisement   communication 
which is authorized and paid for by a  person or 
committee for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate 
or candidates  for elective office or a ballot measure or ballot
measures. 
   (b) 
    (2)  "Advertisement" does not include  a
communication from an organization other than a political party to
its members, a campaign button smaller than 10 inches in diameter, a
bumper sticker smaller than 60 square inches, or other advertisement
as determined by regulations of the commission.   any of
the following:  
   (A) A communication paid for by a political party committee or a
candidate controlled committee established for elective office for
the controlling candidate.  
   (B) A communication from an organization, other than a political
party, to its members.  
   (C) A campaign button smaller than 10 inches in diameter; a bumper
sticker smaller than 60 square inches; or a small tangible
promotional item, such as a pen, pin, or key chain, upon which the
disclosures required by this article cannot be conveniently printed
or displayed.  
   (D) Wearing apparel.  
   (E) Sky writing.  
   (F) An electronic media communication where inclusion of the
disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, or 84506.5, is
impracticable or would severely interfere with the committee's
ability to convey the intended message because of the nature of the
technology used to make the communication.  
   (G) Any other advertisement as determined by regulations of the
Commission.  
   (b) "Cumulative contributions" means the cumulative amount of
contributions received by a committee beginning 12 months prior to
the date of the expenditure and ending seven days before the time the
advertisement is sent to the printer or broadcaster.  
   (c) (1) "Top contributors" means the persons from whom the
committee paying for an advertisement has received its three highest
cumulative contributions of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more.
 
   (2) If two or more contributors of identical amounts qualify as
top contributors, the most recent contributor of that amount shall be
listed as the top contributor in any disclosure required by Section
84503.  
   (3) If a contributor appears to qualify as a top contributor but
received earmarked funds to make the contribution, the person or
committee that earmarked the funds and gave those funds to the
contributor shall instead be disclosed as the top contributor if they
qualified as such. The person or committee transferring earmarked
funds shall disclose the true source of the funds to the committee
receiving the earmarked funds at the time the funds are transferred.
Funds are "earmarked" in the following circumstances:  
   (A) The contributor solicited and received the funds from donors
for the purpose of making a contribution to the committee paying for
the advertisement.  
   (B) The funds were given to the contributor subject to a
condition, agreement, or understanding with the donor that all or a
portion would be used to make a contribution to the committee paying
for the advertisement, including any circumstance where the donor
identifies the committee as a potential recipient of the contribution
and the committee in fact receives all or a portion of the donor's
contribution.  
   (C) The contributor had existing funds from a donor and a
subsequent agreement or understanding was reached with the donor that
all or a portion of the funds would be used to contribute to the
committee paying for the advertisement, including any circumstance
where the donor identifies the committee as a potential recipient of
the contribution and the committee in fact receives all or a portion
of the donor's contribution. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 84502 of the   Government
Code   is repealed.  
   84502.  "Cumulative contributions" means the cumulative amount of
contributions received by a committee beginning 12 months prior to
the date the committee made its first expenditure to qualify,
support, or oppose the measure and ending within seven days of the
time the advertisement is sent to the printer or broadcast station.

   SEC. 3.    Section 84502 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84502.  (a) Any advertisement paid for by a committee pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall include the words "Paid for by"
followed by the name of the committee as it appears on the most
recent Statement of Organization filed pursuant to Section 84101.
   (b) Any advertisement paid for by a committee as defined by
subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 shall include the words "Paid
for by" followed by the name that the filer is required to use on
campaign statements pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 84211.

   SEC. 4.    Section 84503 of the   Government
Code   is repealed.  
   84503.  (a) Any advertisement for or against any ballot measure
shall include a disclosure statement identifying any person whose
cumulative contributions are fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or
more.
   (b) If there are more than two donors of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) or more, the committee is only required to disclose the
highest and second highest in that order. In the event that more than
two donors meet this disclosure threshold at identical contribution
levels, the highest and second highest shall be selected according to
chronological sequence. 
   SEC. 5.    Section 84503 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84503.  (a) Any advertisement paid for by a committee pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall include the words "This
committee has major funding from" followed by the names of the top
contributors to the committee paying for the advertisement. If fewer
than three contributors qualify as top contributors, only those
contributors that qualify shall be disclosed pursuant to this
section. If there are no contributors that qualify as top
contributors, this disclosure is not required. If the content of the
advertisement names each of the top contributors as major funding
sources of the committee, this disclosure is not required.
   (b) The disclosure of a top contributor pursuant to this section
need not include legal terms such as "incorporated," "committee,"
"political action committee," or "corporation," or abbreviations of
these terms, unless the term is part of the contributor's name in
common usage or parlance.
   (c) If this article requires the disclosure of the name of a top
contributor that is a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 82013 and is a sponsored committee pursuant to 82048.7 with a
single sponsor, only the name of the single sponsoring organization
shall be disclosed.
   (d) This section does not apply to a committee as defined by
subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 or a political party
committee. 
   SEC. 6.    Section 84504 of the   Government
Code   is repealed.  
   84504.  (a) Any committee that supports or opposes one or more
ballot measures shall name and identify itself using a name or phrase
that clearly identifies the economic or other special interest of
its major donors of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more in any
reference to the committee required by law, including, but not
limited, to its statement of organization filed pursuant to Section
84101.
   (b) If the major donors of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or
more share a common employer, the identity of the employer shall also
be disclosed.
   (c) Any committee which supports or opposes a ballot measure,
shall print or broadcast its name as provided in this section as part
of any advertisement or other paid public statement.
   (d) If candidates or their controlled committees, as a group or
individually, meet the contribution thresholds for a person, they
shall be identified by the controlling candidate's name. 
   SEC. 7.    Section 84504 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84504.  (a) An advertisement that is disseminated over the radio
or by telephonic means shall include the disclosures required by
Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5 at the beginning or end of the
advertisement, read in a clearly spoken manner and in a pitch and
tone substantially similar to the rest of the advertisement, and
shall last no less than three seconds.
   (b) Notwithstanding the definition of "top contributors" in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 84501, radio and
prerecorded telephonic advertisements shall be required to disclose
only the single top contributor of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
or more. 
   SEC. 8.    Section 84504.1 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84504.1.  (a) An advertisement that is disseminated as a video,
including advertisements on television and videos disseminated over
the Internet, shall include the disclosures required by Sections
84502 and 84503 at the beginning or end of the advertisement.
   (b) The disclosure required by subdivision (a) shall be written
and displayed for at least five seconds of a broadcast of thirty
seconds or less or for at least ten seconds of a broadcast that lasts
longer than thirty seconds.
   (1) The written disclosure required by subdivision (a) shall
appear on a solid black background on the entire bottom one-third of
the television or video display screen and shall be in a contrasting
color in Arial equivalent type, and the type size for the tallest
letters in the written disclosure shall be exactly 4 percent of the
height of the television or video display screen. The top
contributors, if any, shall each be disclosed on a separate
horizontal line, in descending order, beginning with the top
contributor who made the largest cumulative contributions on the
first line. The name of each of the top contributors shall be
centered horizontally. If the names of the top three contributors
exceed or cause the disclosure to exceed one-third of the television
or video display screen, the percent of the height of the type size
shall be reduced to the minimum amount necessary to provide for full
disclosure of the top contributors. The written disclosures required
by Sections 84502 and 84503 shall be underlined, except for the names
of the top contributors, if any.
   (2) Committees subject to Section 84223 shall include the text
"Funding Details At  insert Commission Internet Web site with
information required to be posted by subdivision (c) of Section
84223]." The text shall be in contrasting color in Arial equivalent
type and the type size shall be equivalent to at least 2.5 percent of
the height of the television or video display screen.
   (3) If using a type size of 4 percent of the height of the
television or video display screen causes the name of any of the top
contributors to exceed the width of the screen, the type sizes of the
name of the contributor that exceeds the width of the screen shall
be reduced until it fits on the width of the screen, but in no case
shall the type size be smaller than 2.5 percent of the height of the
screen. 
   SEC. 9.    Section 84504.2 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84504.2.  (a) A print advertisement shall include the disclosures
required by Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5, displayed as follows:

   (1) The disclosure area shall have a solid white background and
shall be in a printed or drawn box on the bottom of at least one page
that is set apart from any other printed matter. All text in the
disclosure area shall be in contrasting color.
   (2) The text shall be in an Arial equivalent type with a type size
of at least 10-point for printed advertisements designed to be
individually distributed, including, but not limited to, mailers,
flyers, and door hangers.
   (3) The top contributors, if any, shall each be disclosed on a
separate horizontal line, in descending order, beginning with the top
contributor who made the largest cumulative contributions on the
first line. The name of each of the top contributors shall be
centered horizontally in the disclosure area.
   (4) Immediately below the text described in paragraph (3),
committees subject to Section 84223 shall include the text "Funding
Details At insert Commission Internet Web site with information
required to be posted by subdivision (c) of Section 84223]." The text
shall be in an Arial equivalent type with a type size of at least
10-point for printed advertisements designed to be individually
distributed, including but not limited to mailers, flyers and door
hangers.
   (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) of subdivision (a), the
disclosure on a printed advertisement that is larger than those
designed to be individually distributed, including, but not limited
to, yard signs or billboards, shall be in Arial equivalent type with
a type size of at least 10 percent of the height of the
advertisement, and printed on a solid background with sufficient
contrast that is easily readable by the average person.
   (c) Notwithstanding the definition of "top contributors" in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 84501, newspaper,
magazine, or other public print advertisements that are 20 square
inches or less shall be required to disclose only the single top
contributor of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more. 
   SEC. 10.    Section 84504.3 is added to the 
 Government Code   , to read:  
   84504.3.  (a) An electronic media advertisement shall do all of
the following:
   (1) Contain the disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, and
84506.5 in a type size and font that is easily readable by the
average viewer, visible for a period of at least four seconds and
contrasts with the background so as to be easily readable by the
average person, unless impractical.
   (2) Hyperlink to an Internet Web site containing the text required
by paragraph (1).
   (b) An Internet Web site that is hyperlinked to as provided for in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall remain online and available
to the public until 30 days after the date of the election where the
candidate or measure supported or opposed by the advertisement was
voted upon.
   (c) An advertisement made via a form of electronic media that is
audio only and therefore cannot include either of the disclaimers in
subdivision (a) shall comply with the disclaimer requirements for
radio advertisements in Section 84504.
   (d) An advertisement made via a form of electronic media that
allows users to engage in discourse and post content, or any other
type of social media, shall only be required to include the
disclaimer required by subdivision (a) on the committee's home page,
landing page, or similar location and shall not be required to
include the disclaimer required by subdivision (a) on each individual
post, comment, or other similar communication.
   (e) The disclaimer required by this section does not apply to
advertisements made via social media where the only expense or cost
of the communication is compensated staff time unless the social
media account where the content is posted was created only for the
purpose of advertisements governed by this title. 
   SEC. 11.    Section 84505 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   84505.   (a)    In addition to the requirements
of Sections  84502,  84503,  84504, 84506, 
and 84506.5, the committee placing the advertisement or persons
acting in concert with that committee shall be prohibited from
creating or using a noncandidate-controlled committee or a
nonsponsored committee to avoid, or that results in the avoidance of,
the disclosure of any individual, industry, business entity,
controlled committee, or sponsored committee as a  major
funding source.   top contributor.  
   (b) Written disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, and
84506.5 shall not appear in all capital letters provided, however,
capital letters shall be permitted for the beginning of a sentence,
the beginning of a proper name or location, or as otherwise required
by conventions of the English language. 
   SEC. 12.    Section 84506 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   84506.  (a) An advertisement supporting or opposing a candidate or
ballot measure, that is paid for by an independent expenditure,
shall include a disclosure statement that identifies both of the
following:
   (1) The name of the committee making the independent expenditure.
   (2) The names of the persons from whom the committee making the
independent expenditure has received its two highest cumulative
contributions of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more during the
12-month period prior to the expenditure. If the committee can show,
on the basis that contributions are spent in the order they are
received, that contributions received from the two highest
contributors have been used for expenditures unrelated to the
candidate or ballot measure featured in the communication, the
committee shall disclose the contributors making the next largest
cumulative contributions of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more.

   (b) If an acronym is used to identify any committee names required
by this section, the names of any sponsoring organization of the
committee shall be printed on print advertisements or spoken in
broadcast advertisements. 
   SEC. 13.    Section 84507 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   84507.  Any disclosure statement required by this article shall be
printed clearly and legibly in no less than 14-point, bold, sans
serif type font and in a conspicuous manner as defined by the
commission or, if the communication is broadcast, the information
shall be spoken so as to be clearly audible and understood by the
intended public and otherwise appropriately conveyed for the hearing
impaired. 
   SEC. 14.    Section 84508 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   84508.  If disclosure of two major donors is required by Sections
84503 and 84506, the committee shall be required to disclose, in
addition to the committee name, only its highest major contributor in
any advertisement which is:
   (a) An electronic broadcast of 15 seconds or less, or
   (b) A newspaper, magazine, or other public print media
advertisement which is 20 square inches or less. 
   SEC. 15.    Section 84509 of the  
Government Code   is repealed.  
   84509.  When a committee files an amended campaign statement
pursuant to Section 81004.5, the committee shall change its
advertisements to reflect the changed disclosure information.

   SEC. 16.    Section 84509 is added to the  
Government Code   , to read:  
   84509.  If the order of top contributors required to be disclosed
pursuant to this article changes or a new contributor qualifies as a
top contributor, the disclosure in the advertisement shall be updated
as follows:
   (a) A television, radio, telephone, electronic billboard, or other
electronic media advertisement shall be updated to reflect the new
top contributors within seven business days, or five business days if
the change in top contributors occurs within 30 days of an election.

   (b) A print media advertisement, including nonelectronic
billboards, shall be updated to reflect the new top contributors
prior to placing a new or modified order for additional printing of
the advertisement. 
   SEC. 17.    Section 84511 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   84511.  (a) This section applies to a committee that does either
of the following:
   (1) Makes an expenditure of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more
to an individual for his or her appearance in an advertisement that
supports or opposes the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot
measure.
   (2) Makes an expenditure of any amount to an individual for his or
her appearance in an advertisement that supports or opposes the
qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot measure and that states
or suggests that the individual is a member of an occupation that
requires licensure, certification, or other specialized, documented
training as a prerequisite to engage in that occupation.
   (b) A committee described in subdivision (a) shall file, within 10
days of the expenditure, a report that includes all of the
following:
   (1) An identification of the measure that is the subject of the
advertisement.
   (2) The date of the expenditure.
   (3) The amount of the expenditure.
   (4) The name of the recipient of the expenditure.
   (5) For a committee described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
the occupation of the recipient of the expenditure.
   (c) An advertisement paid for by a committee described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement
stating "(spokesperson's name) is being paid by this campaign or its
donors" in highly visible font shown continuously if the
advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or spoken in
a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio broadcast
or telephonic message.  If the advertisement is a television or
video advertisement, the statement shall be shown continuously,
except when the disclosure statement required by Section 84504.1 is
being shown. 
   (d) (1) An advertisement paid for by a committee described in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement
stating "Persons portraying members of an occupation in this
advertisement are compensated spokespersons not necessarily employed
in those occupations" in highly visible font shown continuously if
the advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or
spoken in a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio
broadcast or telephonic message.
   (2) A committee may omit the disclosure statement required by this
subdivision if all of the following are satisfied with respect to
each individual identified in the report filed pursuant to
subdivision (b) for that advertisement:
   (A) The occupation identified in the report is substantially
similar to the occupation portrayed in the advertisement.
   (B) The committee maintains credible documentation of the
appropriate license, certification, or other training as evidence
that the individual may engage in the occupation identified in the
report and portrayed in the advertisement and makes that
documentation immediately available to the Commission upon request.
   SEC. 18.    No reimbursement is required by this act
pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local
agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a
new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or
changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of
Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a
crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the
California Constitution. 
   SEC. 19.    The Legislature finds and declares that
this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the
Government Code.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would implement a California Disclose Act
to ensure that advertisements that seek to persuade voters to cast a
vote in favor or against ballot measures do not mislead voters as to
who is funding the campaign that paid for the advertisement.
 
  SEC. 2.    Section 84511 of the Government Code is
amended to read:
   84511.  (a) This section applies to a committee that does either
of the following:
                                                   (1) Makes an
expenditure of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more to an
individual for his or her appearance in an advertisement that
supports or opposes the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot
measure.
   (2) Makes an expenditure of any amount to an individual for his or
her appearance in an advertisement that supports or opposes the
qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot measure and that states
or suggests that the individual is a member of an occupation that
requires licensure, certification, or other specialized, documented
training as a prerequisite to engage in that occupation.
   (b) A committee described in subdivision (a) shall file, within 10
days of the expenditure, a report that includes all of the
following:
   (1) An identification of the measure that is the subject of the
advertisement.
   (2) The date of the expenditure.
   (3) The amount of the expenditure.
   (4) The name of the recipient of the expenditure.
   (5) For a committee described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
the occupation of the recipient of the expenditure.
   (c) An advertisement paid for by a committee described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement
stating "(spokesperson's name) is being paid by this campaign or its
donors" in highly visible roman font shown continuously if the
advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or spoken in
a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio broadcast
or telephonic message. If the advertisement is a television or video
advertisement, the statement shall be shown continuously.
   (d) (1) An advertisement paid for by a committee described in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall include a disclosure statement
stating "Persons portraying members of an occupation in this
advertisement are compensated spokespersons not necessarily employed
in those occupations" in highly visible roman font shown continuously
if the advertisement consists of printed or televised material, or
spoken in a clearly audible format if the advertisement is a radio
broadcast or telephonic message.
   (2) A committee may omit the disclosure statement required by this
subdivision if all of the following are satisfied with respect to
each individual identified in the report filed pursuant to
subdivision (b) for that advertisement:
   (A) The occupation identified in the report is substantially
similar to the occupation portrayed in the advertisement.
   (B) The committee maintains credible documentation of the
appropriate license, certification, or other training as evidence
that the individual may engage in the occupation identified in the
report and portrayed in the advertisement and makes that
documentation immediately available to the Commission upon request.
 
  SEC. 3.    No reimbursement is required by this
act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local
agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a
new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or
changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of
Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a
crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the
California Constitution.  
  SEC. 4.    The Legislature finds and declares that
this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the
Government Code.  
  SEC. 5.    This act is an urgency statute
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,
or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and
shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity
are:
   In order to protect the interests of Californians who are
empowered with the right to vote, it is appropriate that they be duly
informed and that their constitutional right to instruct their
representative be protected. This purpose is best served by an
informed electorate and an informed press. The need for greater
transparency of campaign contributions and advertisement disclosures
is vital to the interests of the State such that this act must take
effect immediately.