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Government Relations Committee
Mission Statement: To provide a forum to deal with the rising tide of proposed State and Federal legislation to regulate the ATM industry and to keep ATMIA members informed about legislation affecting the ATM industry.
Committee Participation: Host: Mike Lee, CEO, ATMIA mike@atmia.com Phone: ++27-21-9750752 Meeting Schedule February 4, 2010
May 5, 2010
August 4, 2010
November 4, 2010
* 10:30 AM ET (all calls will be held at this time) Call in Details US Callers 1-888-387-8686 International Callers ++1-303-928-3281 Meeting Notes Committee Participants
Outputs
· State Legislative Monitoring – 2009 legislative monitoring dailing alerting members about hearings and important developments on ATM issues including the following information:
o Bill Sponsor (name and party affiliation)
o Summary of Major Provisions (emphasizing provisions of interest to the ATM Industry Association)
o Status (report of past and upcoming actions)
o Outlook (a political assessment)
o Hyperlink to the full text of Bills/Amendments (where available)
· 50-state ATMIA Compliance Portal – monitor issues in each of the 50 states for the following issues:
o ATM Due Diligence
o ATM Fees/Notification/Disclosure
o ATM Licensing
o ATM Security
o Taxes on ATM Fees
o Requirements on ATM operators related to efforts to conceal the identity, source and/or destination of money
· ATMIA US Industry Defense Fund - Established to cover the costs of lobbying various state and federal authorities regarding any proposed legislation which could adversely affect ATM businesses and the industry as a whole.
· International Cardholder Surcharging – ATMIA has been instrumental in passing legislation authorizing surcharging on international cardholders in the following 21 states:
Alabama; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Florida (7/1/08); Georgia: Hawaii (3/31/08); Idaho; Louisiana; Maine; Minnesota; Mississippi; Montana; Nevada; New York; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Washington; Wisconsin (4/1/08); Wyoming To pursue the International legislative initiative for your state the first step will be to identify appropriate legislators to approach regarding sponsorship—committee assignments/leadership, experience in this substantive area as well caucus membership and leadership will all be factors. The General Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee will most likely be the committees of jurisdiction. Once sponsors are identified in both houses, you/we will work to ensure that the appropriate language/model bill is introduced. The next steps in the process will be to work with relevant committee members to garner their support and understanding for the issues as well as legislative leadership to have the bills reviewed and ultimately released from committee. A similar process will occur when the bills receive consideration by the full Senate and General Assembly.
Here is the New York Bill that passed in July of 2007.
· Position Papers
o ADA
o EBT
o 911
In the past year, we have seen shrinking margins on the ATM revenue stream as a result of various external factors. We need your help now more than ever to continue efforts and affect positive change. Donations to the US Defense fund will help in our cooperative efforts with various government bodies and industry associations.
Please, make your donations to the ATMIA US Industry Defense Fund, P.O. Box 88433, Sioux Falls, SD 57109-8433. The recommended minimum donation for small companies is $250 and for large organizations it is $1,000. For additional information on the disbursement of funds please review the attached document.
For more information on how to participate as a member of the Government Relations Committee, or questions regarding the use of the US Defense fund, please contact Mike Lee, CEO, mike@atmia.com or ++27-21-9750752.
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