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Sec. 1101. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Campaign Finance Reform Implementation Amendment Act of 2020".
Sec. 1102. Section 1108(c-1) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-611.08(c-1)), is amended as follows:
(a) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place.
(b) Paragraph (10) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a period in its place.
(c) Paragraph (11) is repealed.
Sec. 1103. The Campaign Finance Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.01 et seq .), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 302a(h) (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.02a(h)) is amended to read as follows:
" (h) Members of the Campaign Finance Board, including the Chairperson, shall not receive compensation for their service on the Campaign Finance Board.".
(b) Section 309(b) (D.C. Official Code § 1-1163.09(b)) is amended to read as follows:
" (b) The reports required by subsection (a) of this section shall be filed on the 10th day of March, June, August, October, and December in the 7 months preceding the date on which, and in each year during which, an election is held for the office sought, and 8 days before a special or general election, and also by the 31st day of January each year. In addition, the reports shall be filed on the 31st day of July of each year in which there is no election. The reports shall be complete as of the date prescribed by the Director of Campaign Finance, which shall not be more than 5 days before the date of filing, except that any contribution of $200 or more received after the closing date prescribed by the Director of Campaign Finance for the last report required to be filled before the election shall be reported within 24 hours after its receipt.".
Sec. 1104. Section 10 of the Campaign Finance Reform Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 13, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-250; 66 DCR 985), is amended to read as follows:
" Sec. 10. Applicability.
" (a) Sections 6(b)(4), (8), and (22), and (pp), 8, and 9:
" (1) (A) Shall apply upon the date of inclusion of their fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan.
" (B) The Chief Financial Officer shall certify the date of the inclusion of the fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan and provide notice to the Budget Director of the Council of the certification.
" (C) (i) The Budget Director shall cause the notice of the certification to be published in the District of Columbia Register.
" (ii) The date of publication of the notice of the certification shall not affect the applicability of sections 6(b)(4), (8), and (22), and (pp), 8, and 9.
" (2) Shall not apply to contracts, as defined in section 101(10C)(A)(ii) of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, effective April 27, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-124; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01(10C)(A)(ii)), including those contracts' option periods or similar contract extensions or modifications, sought, entered into, or executed before the applicability date of sections 6(b)(4), (8), and (22), and (pp), 8, and 9.
" (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the functions and duties transferred to the Campaign Finance Board pursuant to this act shall continue to be implemented by the Elections Board or the Director of Campaign Finance, as applicable, until the date that the Campaign Finance Board has a quorum of members.
" (2) All rules, orders, obligations, determinations, grants, contracts, licenses, and agreements of the Board of Elections transferred to the Campaign Finance Board under this act shall continue in effect according to their terms until lawfully amended, repealed, or modified.".