Californians for Arts and Music Education in Public Schools is a primarily formed recipient committee organized to support the qualification and passage of a statewide ballot initiative. It is permitted to accept unlimited donations from individuals, PACs, corporations, partnerships, LLCs, nonprofit organizations, and any other sources not prohibited by law. Contributions may not be accepted from national banks, federally chartered corporations, or foreign nationals without permanent residency status (Green Card holders).
If your contribution(s) to this committee and to other California state or local committees total(s) $10,000 or more in a calendar year, California law requires you to file disclosure reports as a Major Donor Committee. For assistance with your filing obligations, contact the Fair Political Practices Commission toll-free at (866) ASK-FPPC, send an email to advice@fppc.ca.gov, or refer to their website: www.fppc.ca.gov.
If an individual is majority owner of one or more businesses, or directs and controls one or more businesses, the individual and the business(es) are affiliated and contributions are aggregated or if multiple businesses are owned or directed and controlled by a majority of the same persons, the businesses are affiliated and contributions are aggregated. Affiliated donors have an affirmative obligation to notify the recipient of the name under which campaign reports are filed. Further, if you are an “intermediary” for a contribution from someone else (i.e. the contribution is not from you, but you are remitting the contribution on behalf a client or customer, you are an “intermediary” and your client or customer is the “true source”), indicate the “true source’s” full name and street address, if the source is an individual, also provide occupation and employer.