(a) A person
required to file an annual registration statement under
AS
24.45.041 shall register as a lobbyist on the
form prescribed by the commission, identifying each employer of the lobbyist on
a separate form. The form must be submitted electronically as provided in
AS
24.45.041 and
2 AAC 50.816, and must include the employer's signature
authorizing or verifying employment or retention of the lobbyist.
(b) A person who communicates to others,
through advertising, personal contacts, or other means, that the person is in
the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying shall submit the
registration statement required in this section before engaging in any lobbying
activity; this requirement applies even if the person's lobbying activity will
be part-time or for a single client.
(c) An individual who does not purport to be
in the business, occupation, or profession of lobbying, but is employed, is
retained, or contracts to engage in lobbying for compensation, including
reimbursement for travel expenses and personal living expenses, shall submit
the registration statement no later than seven days after that individual's
lobbying activity exceeds 10 hours in any 30-day period in one calendar year. A
person required to register under this subsection shall include all lobbying
activity including the initial 10 hours before registration in the first
reporting period. In this subsection, "lobbying activity" has the meaning given
in
2 AAC 50.590, except that "lobbying
activity" does not include research, or the drafting, preparation, or
adaptation of documents for that individual's own use.
(d) No later than seven days after beginning
lobbying activity, a representational lobbyist shall register as provided in
AS
24.45.041. A representational lobbyist is an
individual who engages in lobbying activity but does not receive compensation,
including any salary, fee, retainer, stipend, or other economic consideration,
for the lobbying activity except reimbursement of the individual's own travel
expenses and personal living expenses incurred in lobbying activity. An
individual is not a representational lobbyist if
(1) that individual's lobbying activities are
on behalf of the person's employer; or
(2) the individual is a member of a state
board or commission who lobbies in an official capacity as a state board or
commission member, and is reimbursed for travel expenses or personal living
expenses; an individual meeting the provisions of this paragraph is a public
officer exempt from lobbying regulation under
AS
24.45.161(a)(2).
(e) A person who does not receive
compensation for lobbying activity or reimbursement of any personal living
expenses incurred in lobbying activity is not required to register under this
section.
(f) In this section
(1) "personal living expenses" means an
amount equal to the per diem currently allowed under
AS
39.20.110 and
39.20.160 for lodging or
food;
(2) "travel expenses" means
the cost of traveling to Juneau, Alaska or to the location of an official
proceeding of any standing, interim, or special legislative or administrative
committee or agency.
