Key Person Contact (KPC) Program

History and Purpose

The FICPA has observed that legislators view people with a particular expertise on issues as being almost as important as their constituents. The FICPA believes that, through our Governmental Affairs Department, we have provided expertise on accounting issues, but we are not truly constituents. You then, as a friend and constituent of a particular legislator, have a truly exceptional opportunity to make a difference in the legislative process.

Many situations have occurred over the years where actual contact by a CPA to a state legislator could have created additional favor towards a particular bill or legislative initiative. Conversely, that contact could also have provided for creating additional backing for the defeat of legislation that the FICPA opposed.

The FICPA began its Key Person Contact Program several years ago to identify CPAs with contacts in the Florida Legislature. The program has been extremely successful. The FICPA has over 300 KPCs on file.

The purpose of the Key Person Contact Program is simple. The FICPA would like to use current and future KPCs as an information network, both transmitting information to legislators and reporting information about proposed or pending state legislation to the FICPA.

As you know, KPCs are CPAs who, at the local level, have developed relationships with Florida legislators and who can, on a moment’s notice, communicate our position(s) to those legislators during the hectic days of the legislative session. The absolute backbone of any successful legislative endeavor is the ability to reach legislators and communicate effectively and concisely in order to convince a majority of the benefits of a given concept.

Further, frequent personal contact from CPA constituents in a legislator's district maintains a professional camaraderie with that legislator. The ability to have numerous lines of communication with state legislative bodies and to keep them open assures the FICPA of a strong voice for critical issues concerning the accounting profession.

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