This may be problematic. I mean I wouldn't feel comfortable sitting in a training run by OCF considering I have more experience and expertise than most of the staff and their are plenty of folks in this city with more experience than me.
Further how are you going to tell someone who has been doing this for years that they need to come learn the laws now. Further there are currently no CPA's or campaign finance experts on staff so they would either be subcontracting out the training or be forced to hire more staff and there hasn't been an FTE to do so.
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For Immediate Release:
January 22, 2013
Contact:
Darrell Jackson
McDuffie Introduces Bill Requiring Candidates and Treasurers to Complete Campaign Finance Training
Washington, DC – Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (D – Ward 5), Chair of the Committee on Government Operations, along with Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D – Ward 4), Councilmember Tommy Wells (D – Ward 6) and Councilmember David Grosso (I – At-Large), introduced the "Campaign Finance Training Amendment Act of 2013" at today's Committee of the Whole meeting.
This legislation would establish a mandatory training program within the Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) to educate candidates for public office and the treasurers of political, exploratory, inaugural, transition and legal defense committees regarding campaign finance requirements. Currently OCF conducts voluntary training.
"As we have seen from recent events, it is important that individuals that are responsible for handling campaign funds have a full understanding of their legal obligations," said McDuffie. "My hope is that this training will have a prophylactic effect on campaign finance violations while promoting accountability and transparency."Participants in the training program would be issued a verified "Certificate of Completion" to be posted publicly on the OCF website. The bill would also prohibit contributions and expenditures from being accepted or made by or on behalf of a candidate or committee prior to completion of the training.
The bill was co-sponsored by Councilmember David Catania (I – At-Large) and was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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Darrell Jackson, Jr.
Communications Director
Office of Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Ward 5
Chairman Pro Tempore
Chair, Committee on Government Operations
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