Capitol Seminars has scheduled its next Legislative Advocacy Seminars. Lobbying 101, the introductory session, will be presented on March 25, 2010. Lobbying 201 is scheduled for March 26, 2010. Each session will be conducted in Sacramento, California
Lobbying 101 focuses on legislative advocacy including registration & disclosure requirements, ethics, basics of the legislative process, legislative rules and exceptions, how to work with legislative committees, glossaries of key legislative terms, key legislative publications, how to read a bill, dos and don't of testifying, rules for effective advocacy, attributes of a successful lobbyist, how to choose the right author for a sponsored bill, the lobbyist/client relationship, and respective roles in Sacramento and the district.
The seminars are essential for new and experienced lobbyists, lobbyist employers, lobbyist support staff as well as concerned citizens who desire a better understanding of the legislative process.
Since its founding in 2007, Capitol Seminars has hosted more than 750 enrollees in its introductory and advanced sessions.session. Founder and presenter Ray LeBov is a veteran of 35 years working in and around the California Legislature, including 17 years as counsel to various Senate and Assembly Committees. In his role as Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs of the California Judicial Council, he served as the chief lobbyist for the state court system. After leaving state service, Mr. LeBov founded Ray LeBov and Associates, a leading California contract lobbying organization.
Lobbying 101 covers the fundamentals of legislative advocacy including:
- Registration & disclosure
- Lobbying ethics
- "How a bill becomes a law"/ basics of the legislative process
- Legislative rules and exceptions
- Legislative committees: Their role, how they function and how to work with them
- Glossaries of key legislative terms & common references to types and categories of
bills
- Review of key legislative publications, documents and
materials
- How to read a bill
- Dos and don'ts of testifying
- Rules for effective advocacy
- Attributes of a successful lobbyist
- How to choose the right author for a sponsored bill
- The lobbyist/client relationship and respective roles
Lobbying 201 focuses on budget advocacy, lobbying the administration, regulatory agency advocacy, and media strategies.
The cost for each seminar is just $250. All Capitol Seminar sessions are held from 9 am - 1:15 pm . Further information and enrollment is available at www.capitolseminars.net or by telephone at (916) 442-5009.
