Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 2/26/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3413

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3413 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 10/9)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
7    Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
8    (a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an
9applicant upon the payment of a non-refundable fee set by the
10Board, upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
11eligible for an occupational license and upon payment of an
12annual license fee in an amount to be established. To be
13eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
14        (1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will
15    perform any function involved in gaming by patrons. Any
16    applicant seeking an occupational license for a non-gaming

 

 

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1    function shall be at least 18 years of age;
2        (2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a
3    violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
4    Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar statute of any other
5    jurisdiction;
6        (2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a
7    crime described in item (2) of this subsection (a),
8    involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, except that the
9    Board may, in its discretion, issue an occupational license
10    to a person who has been convicted of a crime described in
11    this item (2.5) more than 10 years prior to his or her
12    application and has not subsequently been convicted of any
13    other crime;
14        (3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge
15    which the Board determines to be necessary in order to
16    operate gambling aboard a riverboat; and
17        (4) have met standards for the holding of an
18    occupational license as adopted by rules of the Board. Such
19    rules shall provide that any person or entity seeking an
20    occupational license to manage gambling operations
21    hereunder shall be subject to background inquiries and
22    further requirements similar to those required of
23    applicants for an owners license. Furthermore, such rules
24    shall provide that each such entity shall be permitted to
25    manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.
26    (a-5) For any applicant seeking licensure for a licensed

 

 

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1establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
2fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
3under the Video Gaming Act, a first conviction for driving
4under the influence under Section 11-501 of the Illinois
5Vehicle Code is not considered a subsequent conviction under
6item (2.5) of subsection (a) if the conviction was more than 10
7years prior to his or her application for such a license.
8    (b) Each application for an occupational license shall be
9on forms prescribed by the Board and shall contain all
10information required by the Board. The applicant shall set
11forth in the application: whether he has been issued prior
12gambling related licenses; whether he has been licensed in any
13other state under any other name, and, if so, such name and his
14age; and whether or not a permit or license issued to him in
15any other state has been suspended, restricted or revoked, and,
16if so, for what period of time.
17    (c) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
18forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints. The
19Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the Department
20of State Police to defray the costs associated with the search
21and classification of fingerprints obtained by the Board with
22respect to the applicant's application. These fees shall be
23paid into the State Police Services Fund.
24    (d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational
25license to any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the
26duties required of such applicant; (2) who fails to disclose or

 

 

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1states falsely any information called for in the application;
2(3) who has been found guilty of a violation of this Act or
3whose prior gambling related license or application therefor
4has been suspended, restricted, revoked or denied for just
5cause in any other state; or (4) for any other just cause.
6    (e) The Board may suspend, revoke or restrict any
7occupational licensee: (1) for violation of any provision of
8this Act; (2) for violation of any of the rules and regulations
9of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if known to the Board,
10would have disqualified the applicant from receiving such
11license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or
12debt due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just
13cause.
14    (f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
15application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
16    (g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be
17valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
18    (h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a
19licensed owner from entering into an agreement with a public
20community college or a school approved under the Private
21Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 for the training of
22any occupational licensee. Any training offered by such a
23school shall be in accordance with a written agreement between
24the licensed owner and the school.
25    (i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may be
26conducted either on the riverboat or at a school with which a

 

 

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1licensed owner has entered into an agreement pursuant to
2subsection (h).
3(Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11; 97-650, eff. 2-1-12;
497-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)".