Lobbying 101 Seminar
Covers the fundamentals of legislative advocacy including a review of all
important relevant resource materials as well as:
- Lobbyist registration & disclosure requirements
- Lobbying ethics
- "How a bill becomes a law"/ basics of the legislative process (including
the "civics book" version as well as additional insights regarding
exceptions illustrating how it "really works").
- Legislative rules, exceptions and waivers
- Legislative committees: Their role, how they function and how to work
with them (including the respective roles of committee & minority staff).
- Legislative Counsel Bureau & how to access it
- Glossaries of key legislative terms & common references to types and
categories of bills
- Review of a "resource packet" of key legislative publications, documents
and materials: What they contain, which ones are the most important and
how to use them.
- How to read a bill
- Dos and don'ts of testifying
- Rules for effective advocacy
- Attributes of a successful lobbyist
- Advice from senior legislative staff
- How to choose the right author for your sponsored bill
- The lobbyist/client relationship and respective roles
Lobbying 101 is not just for new or prospective lobbyists. Attendees fall
into the following categories:
1) Prospective lobbyists
2) New & relatively inexperienced lobbyists
3) Veteran lobbyists.
4) Lobbyist Employers who want to learn more about the process so that
they can more usefully interact with and give direction to their
lobbyists. This group includes boards, legislative committees and general
membership of organizations which employ lobbyists.
5) Personnel who support lobbyists, including administrative, secretarial,
and communications staff.
6) Interested citizens who want to become better informed about how the
legislature functions.
About Capitol Seminars:
Capitol Seminars sponsors introductory and advanced 'how to' Lobbying
training seminars. The seminars are conducted by a distinguished faculty
of experts with extensive state legislative backgrounds.
When:
Tuesday August 25, 2009
9:00 AM -
1:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
Holiday Inn Anaheim Resort,
1915 South Manchester Ave,
Anaheim, CA 92802
Organizer:
Capitol Seminars
Cost:
$250.
Contact:
916-442-5009
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