These amendments to Chapter 34-12, F.A.C., are intended to implement Section 5, Chapter 2005-359, L.O.F.

 

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

Departmental

RULE NOS.: RULE TITLES:

34-12.010 Purpose and Scope of Rules

34-12.020 Definitions

34-12.030 Computation of Time

34-12.100 Lobbyist Defined

34-12.110 Exclusions for Judicial Proceedings

34-12.120 Exclusions for Administrative Proceedings

34-12.130 Exclusion for Officers or Employees of Agencies or Legislative or Judicial Branch Entities

34-12.140 Exclusion for Confidential Informants

34-12.150 Exclusion for Category One Purchases

34-12.160 Examples of Lobbying Activities

34-12.170 Examples of Activities Not Constituting Lobbying

34-12.180 Engendering “Goodwill.”

34-12.200 Registration Requirements

34-12.210 Effective Date of Registration

34-12.300 Registration Forms

34-12.310 Registration Fees

34-12.320 Filing Registration Forms and Fees

34-12.330 Annual Renewals

34-12.340 Cancellation of Registration

34-12.400 Expenditure Reporting Requirements

34-12.405 Penalties for Late Filing

34-12.407 Appeal of Statutory Fines: Hearings, Unusual Circumstances

34-12.420 Notification of Expenditure Reporting Deadlines

34-12.430 Lobbyist's Expenditure Reports

34-12.450 Expenditure Categories

34-12.460 Calculating Amounts of Expenditures

34-12.500 Agency Responsibilities

34-12.600 Advisory Opinion Requests

34-12.610 Form of Requests for Opinions

34-12.620 Receipt of Requests for Opinions; Commission Staff Action

34-12.630 Consideration and Issuance of Opinions by Commission; Reconsideration of Opinions

34-12.640 Effect of an Advisory Opinion

34-12.650 Publication of Advisory Opinions

34-12.660 Records Retention and Inspection

34-12.700 Complaint Proceedings, Generally

34-12.705 Parties

34-12.710 Counsel

34-12.715 Staff Procedures Upon Receipt of a Complaint

34-12.720 Review for Sufficiency of Allegations and Order of Preliminary Investigation

34-12.725 Withdrawal of Complaints

34-12.728 Delegation of Authority

34-12.730 Subpoenas During Preliminary Investigation

34-12.735 Investigations

34-12.740 Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction

34-12.745 Advocate's Recommendation

34-12.750 Probable Cause Hearing

34-12.755 Notification of Probable Cause Determination

34-12.760 Confidentiality

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: These amendments to Chapter 34-12, F.A.C., are intended to implement Section 5, Chapter 2005-359, L.O.F.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Commission will be proposing amendments to Chapter 34-12, F.A.C., concerning executive branch lobbyists and their principals. The rule will address prohibited expenditures, registration requirements, and compensation reporting by lobbying firms.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 112.3215, 112.322(9) FS., Section 5, Chapter 2005-359, Laws of Florida.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 112.3215 FS., Section 5, Chapter 2005-359, Laws of Florida.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Julia Cobb Costas, Senior Attorney, Florida Commission on Ethics, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.