34-12.400. Compensation Reporting Requirements  


Effective on Thursday, January 8, 2015
  • 1(1) Each lobbying firm shall file a CE Form 24, Executive Branch Quarterly Compensation Report, with the Commission on Ethics for each calendar quarter during any portion of which one or more of the firm’s lobbyists were registered to represent a principal. Pursuant to Section 46112.32155, F.S., 48compensation reports must be filed electronically. The Quarterly Compensation Report shall include:

    60(a) Full name, business address, and telephone number of the lobbying firm;

    72(b) Name of each of the firm’s lobbyists; and

    81(c) Total compensation provided or owed to the lobbying firm from all principals for the reporting period, reported in one of the following categories:

    1051. - 0 -

    1092. $1 to $49,999

    1143. $50,000 to $99,999

    1204. $100,000 to $249,999

    1265. $250,000 to $499,999

    1326. $500,000 to $999,999

    1387. $1 million or more

    143(2) For each principal represented by the lobbying firm’s lobbyists, the Quarterly Compensation Report shall also include:

    160(a) Full name, business address, and telephone number of the principal;

    171(b) Total compensation provided or owed to the lobbying firm for the reporting period, reported in one of the following categories:

    1921. - 0 -

    1962. $1 to $9,999

    2013. $10,000 to $19,999

    2074. $20,000 to $29,999

    2135. $30,000 to $39,999

    2196. $40,000 to $49,999

    2257. $50,000 or more.  When this category is selected, the specific dollar amount of the compensation must be reported, rounded up or down to the nearest $1,000.

    254(c) For lobbying work subcontracted from another lobbying firm and not directly from the principal originating the work, the employing lobbying firm shall be treated as the reporting lobbying firm’s principal, but the name and address of the principal originating the work shall also be provided.

    300(3) Compensation “provided or owed” shall be reported using the accrual basis of accounting.

    314(4) Compensation provided or owed for lobbying activities as defined in subsection 32634-12.020(6), 327F.A.C., and as described in Rule 33334-12.160, 334F.A.C., should be reported. Compensation provided or owed for activities that are excluded, as provided in Rules 35134-12.110, 35234-12.120 353and 35434-12.130, 355F.A.C., and as described in Rule 36134-12.170, 362F.A.C., is not required to be reported.

    369(5) The senior partner, officer, or owner of the lobbying firm filing the Quarterly Compensation Report shall certify:

    387(a) To the veracity and completeness of the information submitted on the Quarterly Compensation Report;

    402(b) That no compensation has been omitted from the Quarterly Compensation Report by deeming such compensation as “consulting services,” “media services,” “professional services,” or anything other than compensation; and

    434(c) That no officer or employee of the lobbying firm has made an expenditure in violation of Section 452112.3215, F.S., 454as amended by Chapter 2005-359, Laws of Florida.

    462(6) For each principal represented by two or more lobbying firms, the Commission shall aggregate quarterly and annually the compensation reported as provided or owed to lobbying firms by the principal by aggregating the reported ranges and specific dollar amounts.

    502(7) 503CE Form 24, Executive Branch Quarterly Compensation Report. Effective 6/2006. CE Form 24 must be created and submitted through the Lobbyist Registration and Compensation Reporting system, not later than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of the filing deadline. Proof of electronic filing will be by electronic receipt indicating the date and time that the report was submitted. The Lobbyist Registration and Compensation Reporting system may be accessed at www.floridalobbyist.gov.

    574Rulemaking Authority 576112.3215, 577112.32155, 578112.322(9) FS. 580Law Implemented 582112.3215, 583112.32155 FS. 585History–New 10-12-89, Amended 7-5-92, 12-6-92, 1-4-94, 1-1-97, 12-21-00, 6-15-06, 8-18-10, 1-8-15.

     

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