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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 405
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(iv) appearances as part of the official duties of an officer, director,
member, or employee of an association engaged exclusively in representing counties
or municipal corporations, to the extent that the appearance is not on behalf of any
other entity; or
(v) actions as part of the official duties of a trustee, an
administrator, or a faculty member of a nonprofit independent college or university in
the State, provided the official duties of the individual do not consist primarily of
attempting to influence legislative action or executive action.
(2) The following activities are exempt from regulation under this
subtitle if the individual engages in no other acts during the reporting period that
require registration:
(i) professional services in drafting bills or in advising clients on
the construction or effect of proposed or pending legislation;
(ii) appearances before the entire General Assembly, or any
committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly, at the specific request of the
body involved;
(iii) appearances before a legislative committee at the specific
request of a regulated lobbyist, if the witness notifies the committee that the witness
is testifying at the request of the regulated lobbyist;
(iv) appearances before an executive unit at the specific request of
the executive unit involved; [or]
(v) appearances before an executive unit at the specific request of a
regulated lobbyist, if the witness notifies the executive unit that the witness is
testifying at the request of the regulated lobbyist; OR.
(VI) WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION THRESHOLDS
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION, COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF
A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OR A TRADE ASSOCIATION, A TRADE ASSOCIATION;
OR A CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL ENTITY THAT IS FEDERALLY TAX EXEMPT
UNDER § 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, BY A MEMBER OF THE
ASSOCIATION OR ENTITY, UNLESS COMMUNICATION TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATIVE
ACTION OR EXECUTIVE ACTION IS A DISTINCT AND CONSISTENT ELEMENT OF THE
MEMBER'S SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THE PREPARATION AND PLANNING FOR
SUCH COMMUNICATION, CONSTITUTES AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE MEMBER'S
EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES DURING THE CURRENT OR PREVIOUS REPORTING
PERIODS.
(3) AN ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, OR POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENT OR STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT COMMUNICATES AS PART OF A COURSE
OR STUDENT ACTIVITY IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
BASED ON THE EXPENSE THRESHOLD UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1)(I) OF THIS SECTION.
(4) AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION BASED ON THE COMPENSATION THRESHOLDS
SPECIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION IF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
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