BILL NUMBER: AB 270	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Perea
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Hill)

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2011

   An act to amend Section 19522 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to satellite wagering.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 270, Perea. Satellite wagering.
   Existing law requires that every person who participates in, or
has anything to do with, the racing of horses and every employee of a
parimutuel department be licensed by the California Horse Racing
Board. Existing law requires the board to set forth requirements for
the position of satellite facility supervisor for all satellite
wagering facilities operated by the state or on public land. The
supervisor is required to monitor the performance of licensees at the
facilities.
   This bill would create an exception from that provision by
authorizing a fair satellite facility generating less than
$10,000,000 annually in total handle to elect not to be subject to
the requirements related to a satellite facility supervisor if the
board of directors of the fair satellite facility, after a public
hearing, deems those requirements to be not economically feasible,
under specified conditions. Those conditions would include a
requirement that the fair board notify the California Horse Racing
Board in writing of its intention to take that action 30 days prior
to the public hearing, and that notice of the fair board's action be
provided to the California Horse Racing Board within 10 days of
approval by the fair board. The bill would require the fair satellite
facility to continue to abide by all laws and regulations pertaining
to the operation of a satellite facility, including the
responsibilities of the position of satellite facility supervisor.
The bill would also require that notice of the fair board's action
include the name and contact information of the individual or
individuals assuming the responsibilities of the satellite facility
supervisor position.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 19522 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19522.  (a) The board shall also set forth requirements for the
position of satellite facility supervisor for all satellite wagering
facilities operated by the state or on public land. The satellite
facility supervisor shall, among other things, monitor the
performance of licensees at the facilities.
   (b) A fair satellite facility generating less than ten million
dollars ($10,000,000) annually in total handle may elect not to be
subject to the requirements of this section if the board of directors
of the fair satellite facility, after a public hearing, deems those
requirements to be not economically feasible and all of the following
requirements are met:
   (1) Thirty days prior to the public hearing, the fair board
notifies the board in writing of its intention to take the action
described in this subdivision.
   (2) The fair satellite facility shall continue to abide by all
laws and regulations pertaining to the operation of a satellite
facility, including the responsibilities of the position of satellite
facility supervisor.
   (3) Notice of the fair board's action shall be provided to the
board within 10 days of approval by the fair board. Notice shall
include the name and contact information of the individual or
individuals assuming the responsibilities of the position of
satellite facility supervisor.