SB 5556-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Declares that an association or nonprofit corporation that has a majority of officers or members who are public officials and that derives more than twenty-five percent of its income from dues, assessments, or membership fees paid with public funds may not provide any financial support or use of their facilities for or against a ballot proposition, to a political committee, to a candidate for public office, or to promote or oppose a ballot proposition.

     Declares that the prohibitions do not apply to an action at an open public meeting to express a collective decision or position or to prepare and disseminate factual information relating to specific ballot propositions.