Legislative Advocacy Seminar Scheduled

Jan. 24, 2010 - PRLog -- California Legislative Advocacy Explained

Capitol Seminars has scheduled its next How to Lobby Seminars.   Lobbying 101, the introductory session, will be presented  on February 25, 2010. Lobbying 201 is scheduled for February 26, 2010. Each session will be conducted in Sacramento, California

Lobbying 101 covers all aspects of 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 indispensible 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 101 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 - 1:30 pm . Further information and enrollment is available at www.capitolseminars.net or by telephone at (916) 442-5009.

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Capitol Seminars teaches how to lobby the California Legislature through its Lobbying 101 (introductory) and 201 (advanced) seminars,