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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 3561
whether in the form of fee, salary, expenses,
forbearance, forgiveness, or any other form of
recompense, and any combination thereof. IF COMPENSATION
IS TO BE REPORTED BY OR FOR A PERSON WHOSE LOBBYING IS
ONLY A PORTION OF THAT PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT, IT IS
SUFFICIENT TO REPORT A PRORATED AMOUNT BASED ON THE TIME
DEVOTED TO LOBBYING COMPARED TO THE TIME DEVOTED TO HIS
EMPLOYMENT, AND TO INDICATE THAT THE AMOUNT REPORTED IS A
PRORATED AMOUNT.
[(3)] (F) "Employer" means any person paying or
agreeing to pay compensation and the course of employment
of TO a person as a [legislative agent] LOBBYIST
REGISTRANT.
[(4)] (G) "Person" includes an individual,
partnership, association, corporation or any other
organization or group of persons.
[(5) (H) "Docket" means a record maintained by
the Secretary of State in which are registered the name,
residence and occupation of the person employed, together
with the name and business address of the employer, the
date of employment or agreement thereof, the length of
time the employment is to continue and the special
subject or subjects of legislation to which the
employment relates, together with other information
hereinafter required.]
[(6)] (H) "General Assembly" [includes]
includes any member, committee or subcommittee of the
General Assembly or of the Legislative Policy Committee
or any committee or subcommittee thereof.
(I)(J) "BOARD" MEANS THE MARYLAND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 29-7 OF
ARTICLE 33 OF THE CODE.
(J) (K) "EXECUTIVE AGENCY" MEANS A COMMISSION,
BOARD, AGENCY, OR OTHER BODY IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT, AND INCLUDES ANY INDEPENDENT BODY
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT A PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE OR JUDICIAL BRANCH.
(K)(L) "GIFT" MEANS A PAYMENT, SUBSCRIPTION,
ADVANCE, FORBEARANCE, RENDERING OF MONEY, SERVICES, OR
ANYTHING OF VALUE, UNLESS CONSIDERATION OF EQUAL OR
GREATER VALUE IS RECEIVED. "GIFT" DOES NOT INCLUDE A
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION OTHERWISE REPORTED AS REQUIRED BY
LAW; MATERIAL SUCH AS BOOKS, REPORTS, PERIODICALS OR
PAMPHLETS WHICH ARE SOLELY INFORMATIONAL; A COMMERCIALLY
REASONABLE LOAN MADE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS;
OR A GIFT RECEIVED FROM A MEMBER OF THE PERSON'S
IMMEDIATE FAMILY OR FROM A RELATIVE WITHIN THE THIRD
DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY OF THE PERSON OR OF THE PERSON'S
SPOUSE OR FROM THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH RELATIVE; OR
REASONABLE EXPENSES FOR FOOD, TRAVEL, LODGING AND
SCHEDULED ENTERTAINMENT OF THE OFFICIAL AND SPOUSE FOR A
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