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FPPC staff outlines Streamline enforcement program, eligibility tiers and limits
Summary
Staff presented the Fair Political Practices Commission's Streamline enforcement program overview, including eligible violations, tiered penalties, cross-review safeguards and cases excluded from Streamline such as mass mailings and money laundering.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission heard a multi-part presentation on Sept. 18 about how the enforcement division uses its Streamline program to resolve lower- to moderate-harm violations quickly and consistently.
Commission staff said the Streamline program provides several closure options for cases with limited public harm: warning letters, referral to the Political Reform Education Program (PREP), and standardized Streamline stipulations that include an admission of violation and payment of a set penalty. Senior Commission Counsel Teresa Gilbertson and Commission Counsel Jonathan Rivera led the overview.
The presentation explained why the program exists: to allocate enforcement resources to higher-harm cases while providing faster, standardized resolutions for common filing and reporting errors. Gilbertson said the division also built internal safeguards, including cross-review by a second attorney and review by an assistant chief before a Streamline resolution is finalized.
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