Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 5/11/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 940

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 940, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
41, on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section" with "Sections 9
5and"; and
 
6on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the
7following:
 
8    "(230 ILCS 5/9)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-9)
9    Sec. 9. The Board shall have all powers necessary and
10proper to fully and effectively execute the provisions of this
11Act, including, but not limited to, the following:
12    (a) The Board is vested with jurisdiction and supervision
13over all race meetings in this State, over all licensees doing
14business in this State, over all occupation licensees, and over
15all persons on the facilities of any licensee. Such
16jurisdiction shall include the power to issue licenses to the

 

 

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1Illinois Department of Agriculture authorizing the pari-mutuel
2system of wagering on harness and Quarter Horse races held (1)
3at the Illinois State Fair in Sangamon County, and (2) at the
4DuQuoin State Fair in Perry County. The jurisdiction of the
5Board shall also include the power to issue licenses to county
6fairs which are eligible to receive funds pursuant to the
7Agricultural Fair Act, as now or hereafter amended, or their
8agents, authorizing the pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse
9races conducted at the county fairs receiving such licenses.
10Such licenses shall be governed by subsection (n) of this
11Section.
12    Upon application, the Board shall issue a license to the
13Illinois Department of Agriculture to conduct harness and
14Quarter Horse races at the Illinois State Fair and at the
15DuQuoin State Fairgrounds during the scheduled dates of each
16fair. The Board shall not require and the Department of
17Agriculture shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections
1815.3, 18 and 19, paragraphs (a)(2), (b), (c), (d), (e), (e-5),
19(e-10), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 20, and Sections 21, 24
20and 25. The Board and the Department of Agriculture may extend
21any or all of these exemptions to any contractor or agent
22engaged by the Department of Agriculture to conduct its race
23meetings when the Board determines that this would best serve
24the public interest and the interest of horse racing.
25    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it
26shall be lawful for any licensee to operate pari-mutuel

 

 

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1wagering or contract with the Department of Agriculture to
2operate pari-mutuel wagering at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
3or for the Department to enter into contracts with a licensee,
4employ its owners, employees or agents and employ such other
5occupation licensees as the Department deems necessary in
6connection with race meetings and wagerings.
7    (b) The Board is vested with the full power to promulgate
8reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of
9administering the provisions of this Act and to prescribe
10reasonable rules, regulations and conditions under which all
11horse race meetings or wagering in the State shall be
12conducted, including wagering on historical or past horse
13races. Such reasonable rules and regulations are to provide for
14the prevention of practices detrimental to the public interest
15and to promote the best interests of horse racing and to impose
16penalties for violations thereof.
17    (c) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
18delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter the
19facilities and other places of business of any licensee to
20determine whether there has been compliance with the provisions
21of this Act and its rules and regulations.
22    (d) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
23delegates this power, is vested with the authority to
24investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this Act,
25its reasonable rules and regulations, orders and final
26decisions; the Board shall take appropriate disciplinary

 

 

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1action against any licensee or occupation licensee for
2violation thereof or institute appropriate legal action for the
3enforcement thereof.
4    (e) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
5delegates this power, may eject or exclude from any race
6meeting or the facilities of any licensee, or any part thereof,
7any occupation licensee or any other individual whose conduct
8or reputation is such that his presence on those facilities
9may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question the
10honesty and integrity of horse racing or wagering or interfere
11with the orderly conduct of horse racing or wagering; provided,
12however, that no person shall be excluded or ejected from the
13facilities of any licensee solely on the grounds of race,
14color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex. The power to
15eject or exclude an occupation licensee or other individual may
16be exercised for just cause by the licensee or the Board,
17subject to subsequent hearing by the Board as to the propriety
18of said exclusion.
19    (f) The Board is vested with the power to acquire,
20establish, maintain and operate (or provide by contract to
21maintain and operate) testing laboratories and related
22facilities, for the purpose of conducting saliva, blood, urine
23and other tests on the horses run or to be run in any horse race
24meeting and to purchase all equipment and supplies deemed
25necessary or desirable in connection with any such testing
26laboratories and related facilities and all such tests.

 

 

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1    (g) The Board may require that the records, including
2financial or other statements of any licensee or any person
3affiliated with the licensee who is involved directly or
4indirectly in the activities of any licensee as regulated under
5this Act to the extent that those financial or other statements
6relate to such activities be kept in such manner as prescribed
7by the Board, and that Board employees shall have access to
8those records during reasonable business hours. Within 120 days
9of the end of its fiscal year, each licensee shall transmit to
10the Board an audit of the financial transactions and condition
11of the licensee's total operations. All audits shall be
12conducted by certified public accountants. Each certified
13public accountant must be registered in the State of Illinois
14under the Illinois Public Accounting Act. The compensation for
15each certified public accountant shall be paid directly by the
16licensee to the certified public accountant. A licensee shall
17also submit any other financial or related information the
18Board deems necessary to effectively administer this Act and
19all rules, regulations, and final decisions promulgated under
20this Act.
21    (h) The Board shall name and appoint in the manner provided
22by the rules and regulations of the Board: an Executive
23Director; a State director of mutuels; State veterinarians and
24representatives to take saliva, blood, urine and other tests on
25horses; licensing personnel; revenue inspectors; and State
26seasonal employees (excluding admission ticket sellers and

 

 

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1mutuel clerks). All of those named and appointed as provided in
2this subsection shall serve during the pleasure of the Board;
3their compensation shall be determined by the Board and be paid
4in the same manner as other employees of the Board under this
5Act.
6    (i) The Board shall require that there shall be 3 stewards
7at each horse race meeting, at least 2 of whom shall be named
8and appointed by the Board. Stewards appointed or approved by
9the Board, while performing duties required by this Act or by
10the Board, shall be entitled to the same rights and immunities
11as granted to Board members and Board employees in Section 10
12of this Act.
13    (j) The Board may discharge any Board employee who fails or
14refuses for any reason to comply with the rules and regulations
15of the Board, or who, in the opinion of the Board, is guilty of
16fraud, dishonesty or who is proven to be incompetent. The Board
17shall have no right or power to determine who shall be
18officers, directors or employees of any licensee, or their
19salaries except the Board may, by rule, require that all or any
20officials or employees in charge of or whose duties relate to
21the actual running of races be approved by the Board.
22    (k) The Board is vested with the power to appoint delegates
23to execute any of the powers granted to it under this Section
24for the purpose of administering this Act and any rules or
25regulations promulgated in accordance with this Act.
26    (l) The Board is vested with the power to impose civil

 

 

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1penalties of up to $5,000 against an individual and up to
2$10,000 against a licensee for each violation of any provision
3of this Act, any rules adopted by the Board, any order of the
4Board or any other action which, in the Board's discretion, is
5a detriment or impediment to horse racing or wagering. All such
6civil penalties shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund.
7    (m) The Board is vested with the power to prescribe a form
8to be used by licensees as an application for employment for
9employees of each licensee.
10    (n) The Board shall have the power to issue a license to
11any county fair, or its agent, authorizing the conduct of the
12pari-mutuel system of wagering. The Board is vested with the
13full power to promulgate reasonable rules, regulations and
14conditions under which all horse race meetings licensed
15pursuant to this subsection shall be held and conducted,
16including rules, regulations and conditions for the conduct of
17the pari-mutuel system of wagering. The rules, regulations and
18conditions shall provide for the prevention of practices
19detrimental to the public interest and for the best interests
20of horse racing, and shall prescribe penalties for violations
21thereof. Any authority granted the Board under this Act shall
22extend to its jurisdiction and supervision over county fairs,
23or their agents, licensed pursuant to this subsection. However,
24the Board may waive any provision of this Act or its rules or
25regulations which would otherwise apply to such county fairs or
26their agents.

 

 

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1    (o) Whenever the Board is authorized or required by law to
2consider some aspect of criminal history record information for
3the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and
4responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in
5conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the
6Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400), the
7Department of State Police is authorized to furnish, pursuant
8to positive identification, such information contained in
9State files as is necessary to fulfill the request.
10    (p) To insure the convenience, comfort, and wagering
11accessibility of race track patrons, to provide for the
12maximization of State revenue, and to generate increases in
13purse allotments to the horsemen, the Board shall require any
14licensee to staff the pari-mutuel department with adequate
15personnel.
16(Source: P.A. 97-1060, eff. 8-24-12.)"; and
 
17on page 1, line 10, by replacing "licensee" with "licensee,
18conducted by a racetrack outside of Illinois,".