Any person registered as a lobbyist at the time of their appointment
or who has been a lobbyist registered under a state or local law two
years prior to their appointment and who is or has been compensated
to represent more than one client or lobby on behalf of an association
consisting of for-profit or not-for profit entities shall be eligible
for service on any public authority, board, committee and commission
which has the power to incur public debt and/or spend public monies
and/or provide oversight of elected officials and/or government programs,
provided that such person discloses that he/she is a registered lobbyist
and further discloses all the entities that person or the firm he/she
is employed by represents.
The following appointments are exempted: appointments in accordance
with the NYS Election Law; any person registered as a lobbyist who
is an elected official who lobbies solely on behalf of the municipality
he/she represents; and any person who lobbies solely on behalf of
a religious organization.