Amended in Senate August 27, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 30, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 364

Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 17, 2015

An act to amend Section begin delete 19596.2 end delete begin insert 19604 end insert of the Business and Professions Code, relating to begin delete gambling. end delete begin insert horse racing. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 364, as amended, Gipson. Horse racing: begin delete out-of-state thoroughbred races: Belmont Derby Invitational. end delete begin insert advance deposit wagering. end insert

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The Horse Racing Law authorizes advance deposit wagering to be conducted, with the approval of the California Horse Racing Board. That law requires the board to develop and adopt rules to license and regulate all phases of operation of advance deposit wagering for advance deposit wagering providers operating in California and authorizes a racing association, a fair, a satellite wagering facility, or a minisatellite wagering facility to enter into an agreement with an advance deposit wagering provider to accept and facilitate the placement of any wager at its facility that a California resident could make through that advance deposit wagering provider.

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The Horse Racing Law also requires that amounts distributed under these advance deposit wagering provisions be proportionally reduced by an amount equal to 0.00295 multiplied by the amount handled on advance deposit wagers originating in California for each racing meeting, except for harness racing meetings, provided that the amount of this reduction not exceed $2,000,000. That law requires that 50% of the amount of this reduction be distributed to the board to establish and to administer a defined contribution retirement plan for California-licensed jockeys who retired from racing on or after January 1, 2009.

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This bill would provide that a person becomes a participant in the retirement plan when he or she is licensed as a jockey in California.

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The Horse Racing Law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Under that law, the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions are required to not exceed 50 per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races, including races imported that are part of the race card of the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the Arlington Million, the Breeders’ Cup, the Dubai World Cup, the Arkansas Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, or the Haskell Invitational.

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This bill would also exempt from the 50 imported race-per-day limitation, races imported that are part of the race card of the Belmont Derby Invitational.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 19604 of the end insert begin insert Business and Professions
Code end insert begin insert is amended to read: end insert

19604.  

The board may authorize begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert racing association,
racing fair, betting system, or multijurisdictional wagering hub to
conduct advance deposit wagering in accordance with this section.
Racing associations, racing fairs, and their respective horsemen’s
organizations may form a partnership, joint venture, or any other
affiliation in order to further the purposes of this section.

(a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Advance deposit wagering” (ADW) means a form of
parimutuel wagering in which a person residing within California
or outside of this state establishes an account with an ADW
provider, and subsequently issues wagering instructions concerning
the funds in this account, thereby authorizing the ADW provider
holding the account to place wagers on the account owner’s behalf.

(2) “ADW provider” means a licensee, betting system, or
multijurisdictional wagering hub, located within California or
outside this state, that is authorized to conduct advance deposit
wagering pursuant to this section.

(3) “Betting system” means a business conducted exclusively
in this state that facilitates parimutuel wagering on races it
simulcasts and other races it offers in its wagering menu.

(4) “Breed of racing” means as follows:

(A) With respect to associations and fairs licensed by the board
to conduct thoroughbred, fair, or mixed breed race meetings, “breed
of racing” shall mean thoroughbred.

(B) With respect to associations licensed by the board to conduct
quarter horse race meetings, “breed of racing” shall mean quarter
horse.

(C) With respect to associations and fairs licensed by the board
to conduct standardbred race meetings, “breed of racing” shall
mean standardbred.

(5) “Contractual compensation” means the amount paid to an
ADW provider from advance deposit wagers originating in this
state. Contractual compensation includes, but is not limited to, hub
fee payments, and may include host fee payments, if any, for
out-of-state and out-of-country races. Contractual compensation
is subject to the following requirements:

(A) Excluding contractual compensation for host fee payments,
contractual compensation shall not exceed 6.5 percent of the
amount wagered.

(B) The host fee payments included within contractual
compensation shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the amount wagered.
Notwithstanding this provision, the host fee payment with respect
to wagers on the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont
Stakes, and selected Breeders’ Cup Championship races may be
negotiated by the ADW provider, the racing associations accepting
wagers on those races pursuant to Section 19596.2, and the
horsemen’s organization.

(C) In order to ensure fair and consistent market access fee
distributions to associations, fairs, horsemen, and breeders, for
each breed of racing, the percentage of wagers paid as contractual
compensation to an ADW provider pursuant to the terms of a hub
agreement with a racing association or fair when that racing
association or fair is conducting live racing shall be the same as
the percentage of wagers paid as contractual compensation to that
ADW provider when that racing association or fair is not
conducting live racing.

(6) “Horsemen’s organization” means, with respect to a
particular racing meeting, the organization recognized by the board
as responsible for negotiating purse agreements on behalf of
horsemen participating in that racing meeting.

(7) “Hub agreement” means a written agreement providing for
contractual compensation paid with respect to advance deposit
wagers placed by California residents on a particular breed of
racing conducted outside of California. In the event a hub
agreement exceeds a term of two years, then an ADW provider,
one or more racing associations or fairs that together conduct no
fewer than five weeks of live racing for the breed covered by the
hub agreement, and the horsemen’s organization responsible for
negotiating purse agreements for the breed covered by the hub
agreement shall be signatories to the hub agreement. A hub
agreement is required for an ADW provider to receive contractual
compensation for races conducted outside of California.

(8) “Hub agreement arbitration” means an arbitration proceeding
pursuant to which the disputed provisions of the hub agreement
pertaining to the hub or host fees from wagers on races conducted
outside of California provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (b) are determined in accordance with the provisions
of this paragraph. If a hub agreement arbitration is requested, all
of the following shall apply:

(A) The ADW provider shall be permitted to accept advance
deposit wagers from California residents.

(B) The contractual compensation received by the ADW
provider shall be the contractual compensation specified in the
hub agreement that is the subject of the hub agreement arbitration.

(C) The difference between the contractual compensation
specified in subparagraph (B) and the contractual compensation
determined to be payable at the conclusion of the hub agreement
arbitration shall be calculated and paid within 15 days following
the arbitrator’s decision and order. The hub agreement arbitration
shall be held as promptly as possible, but in no event more than
60 days following the demand for that arbitration. The arbitrator
shall issue a decision no later than 15 days following the conclusion
of the arbitration. A single arbitrator jointly selected by the ADW
provider and the party requesting a hub agreement arbitration shall
conduct the hub agreement arbitration. However, if the parties
cannot agree on the arbitrator within seven days of issuance of the
written demand for arbitration, then the arbitrator shall be selected
pursuant to the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of
the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, or pursuant to the
applicable rules of its successor organization. In making the hub
agreement arbitration determination, the arbitrator shall be required
to choose between the contractual compensation of the hub
agreement agreed to by the ADW provider or whatever different
terms for the hub agreement were proposed by the party requesting
the hub agreement arbitration. The arbitrator shall not be permitted
to impose new, different, or compromised terms to the hub
agreement. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding on
the parties. If an arbitration is requested, either party may bring
an action in state court to compel a party to go into arbitration or
to enforce the decision of the arbitrator. The cost of the hub
agreement arbitration, including the cost of the arbitrator, shall be
borne in equal shares by the parties to the hub agreement and the
party or parties requesting a hub agreement arbitration. The hub
agreement arbitration shall be administered by the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Services pursuant to its Streamlined
Arbitration Rules and Procedures or its successor organization.

(9) “Incentive awards” means those payments provided for in
Sections 19617.2, 19617.7, 19617.8, 19617.9, and 19619. The
amount determined to be payable for incentive awards under this
section shall be payable to the applicable official registering agency
and thereafter distributed as provided in this chapter.

(10) “Licensee” means begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert racing association or fair licensed
to conduct a live racing meet in this state, or affiliation thereof,
authorized under this section.

(11) “Market access fee” means the amount of advance deposit
wagering handle remaining after the payment of winning wagers,
and after the payment of contractual compensation, if any, to an
ADW provider. Market access fees shall be distributed in
accordance with subdivision (f).

(12) “Multijurisdictional wagering hub” means a business
conducted in more than one jurisdiction that facilitates parimutuel
wagering on races it simulcasts and other races it offers in its
wagering menu.

(13) “Racing fair” means a fair authorized by the board to
conduct live racing.

(14) “Zone” means the zone of the state, as defined in Section
19530.5, except as modified by the provisions of subdivision (f)
of Section 19601. For these purposes, the central and southern
zones shall together be considered one zone.

(b) Wagers shall be accepted according to the procedures set
forth in this subdivision.

(1) No ADW provider shall accept wagers or wagering
instructions on races conducted in California from a resident of
California unless all of the following conditions are met:

(A) The ADW provider is licensed by the board.

(B) A written agreement allowing those wagers exists with the
racing association or fair conducting the races on which the wagers
are made.

(C) The agreement referenced in subparagraph (B) shall have
been approved in writing by the horsemen’s organization
responsible for negotiating purse agreements for the breed on
which the wagers are made in accordance with the Interstate
Horseracing Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.), regardless of the
location of the ADW provider, whether in California or otherwise,
including, without limitation, any and all requirements contained
therein with respect to written consents and required written
agreements of horsemen’s groups to the terms and conditions of
the acceptance of those wagers and any arrangements as to the
exclusivity between the host racing association or fair and the
ADW provider. For purposes of this subdivision, the substantive
provisions of the Interstate Horseracing Act shall be taken into
account without regard to whether, by its own terms, that act is
applicable to advance deposit wagering on races conducted in
California accepted from residents of California.

(2) No ADW provider shall accept wagers or wagering
instructions on races conducted outside of California from a
resident of California unless all of the following conditions are
met:

(A) The ADW provider is licensed by the board.

(B) There is a hub agreement between the ADW provider and
one or both of (i) one or more racing associations or fairs that
together conduct no fewer than five weeks of live racing on the
breed on which wagering is conducted during the calendar year
during which the wager is placed, and (ii) the horsemen’s
organization responsible for negotiating purse agreements for the
breed on which wagering is conducted.

(C) If the parties referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (B) are both signatories to the hub agreement, then
no party shall have the right to request a hub agreement arbitration.

(D) If only the party or parties referenced in clause (i) of
subparagraph (B) is a signatory to the hub agreement, then the
signatories to the hub agreement shall, within five days of
execution of the hub agreement, provide a copy of the hub
agreement to the horsemen’s organization responsible for
negotiating purse agreements for the breed on which wagering is
conducted for each race conducted outside of California on which
California residents may place advance deposit wagers. Before
receipt of the hub agreement, the horsemen’s organization shall
sign a nondisclosure agreement with the ADW provider agreeing
to hold confidential all terms of the hub agreement. If the
horsemen’s organization wants to request a hub agreement
arbitration, it shall send written notice of its election to the
signatories to the hub agreement within 10 days after receipt of
the copy of the hub agreement, and shall provide its alternate
proposal to the hub and host fees specified in the hub agreement
with that written notice. If the horsemen’s organization does not
provide that written notice within the 10-day period, then no party
shall have the right to request a hub agreement arbitration. If the
horsemen’s organization does provide that written notice within
the 10-day period, then the ADW provider shall have 10 days to
elect in writing to do one of the following:

(i) Abandon the hub agreement.

(ii) Accept the alternate proposal submitted by the horsemen’s
organization.

(iii) Proceed with a hub agreement arbitration.

(E) If only the party referenced in clause (ii) of subparagraph
(B) is a signatory to the hub agreement, then the signatories to the
hub agreement shall, within five days of execution of the hub
agreement, provide written notice of the host and hub fees
applicable pursuant to the hub agreement for each race conducted
outside of California on which California residents may place
advance deposit wagers, which notice shall be provided to all
racing associations and fairs conducting live racing of the same
breed covered by the hub agreement. If any racing association or
fair wants to request a hub agreement arbitration, it shall send
written notice of its election to the signatories to the hub agreement
within 10 days after receipt of the notice of host and hub fees. It
shall also provide its alternate proposal to the hub and host fees
specified in the hub agreement with the notice of its election. If
more than one racing association or fair provides notice of their
request for hub agreement arbitration, those racing associations or
fairs, or both, shall have a period of five days to jointly agree upon
which of their alternate proposals shall be the official proposal for
purposes of the hub agreement arbitration. If one or more racing
associations or fairs that together conduct no fewer than five weeks
of live racing on the breed on which wagering is conducted during
the calendar year during which the wager is placed does not provide
written notice of their election to arbitrate within the 10-day period,
then no party shall have the right to request a hub agreement
arbitration. If a valid hub agreement arbitration request is made,
then the ADW provider shall have 10 days to elect in writing to
do one of the following:

(i) Abandon the hub agreement.

(ii) Accept the alternate proposal submitted by the racing
associations or fairs.

(iii) Proceed with a hub agreement arbitration.

The results of begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert hub agreement arbitration elected pursuant
to this subdivision shall be binding on all other associations and
fairs conducting live racing on that breed.

(F) The acceptance thereof is in compliance with the provisions
of the Interstate Horseracing Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.),
regardless of the location of the ADW provider, whether in
California or otherwise, including, without limitation, any and all
requirements contained therein with respect to written consents
and required written agreements of horsemen’s groups to the terms
and conditions of the acceptance of the wagers and any
arrangements as to the exclusivity between the host racing
association or fair and the ADW provider.

(c) An advance deposit wager may be made only by the ADW
provider holding the account pursuant to wagering instructions
issued by the owner of the funds communicated by telephone call
or through other electronic media. The ADW provider shall ensure
the identification of the account’s owner by using methods and
technologies approved by the board. begin delete Any end delete begin insert An end insert ADW provider that
accepts wagering instructions concerning races conducted in
California, or accepts wagering instructions originating in
California, shall provide a full accounting and verification of the
source of the wagers thereby made, including the postal ZIP Code
and breed of the source of the wagers, in the form of a daily
download of parimutuel data to a database designated by the board.
The daily download shall be delivered in a timely basis using file
formats specified by the database designated by the board, and
shall include any and all data necessary to calculate and distribute
moneys according to the rules and regulations governing California
parimutuel wagering. begin delete Any and all end delete begin insert All end insert reasonable costs associated
with the creation, provision, and transfer of this data shall be borne
by the ADW provider.

(d) (1) (A) The board shall develop and adopt rules to license
and regulate all phases of operation of advance deposit wagering
for ADW providers operating in California, including advance
deposit wagering activity that takes place within a minisatellite
wagering facility. The board may recover begin delete any end delete costs associated
with the licensing or regulation of advance deposit wagering
activities in a minisatellite wagering facility either directly from
the ADW provider or through an appropriate increase in the
funding formula devised by the board pursuant to paragraph (1)
of subdivision (a) of Section 19616.51.

(B) The board shall not approve an application for an original
or renewal license as an ADW provider unless the entity, if
requested in writing by a bona fide labor organization no later than
90 days before licensing, has entered into a contractual agreement
with that labor organization that provides all of the following:

(i) The labor organization has historically represented employees
who accept or process any form of wagering at the nearest horse
racing meeting located in California.

(ii) The agreement establishes the method by which the ADW
provider will agree to recognize and bargain in good faith with a
labor organization that has demonstrated majority status by
submitting authorization cards signed by those employees who
accept or process any form of wagering for which a California
ADW license is required.

(iii) The agreement requires the ADW provider to maintain its
neutrality concerning the choice of those employees who accept
or process any form of wagering for which a California ADW
license is required whether or not to authorize the labor
organization to represent them with regard to wages, hours, and
other terms and conditions of employment.

(iv) The agreement applies to those classifications of employees
who accept or process wagers for which a California ADW license
is required whether the facility is located within or outside of
California.

(C) (i) The agreement required by subparagraph (B) shall not
be conditioned by either party upon the other party agreeing to
matters outside the requirements of subparagraph (B).

(ii) The requirement in subparagraph (B) shall not apply to an
ADW provider that has entered into a collective bargaining
agreement with a bona fide labor organization that is the exclusive
bargaining representative of employees who accept or process
parimutuel wagers on races for which an ADW license is required
whether the facility is located within or outside of California.

(D) Permanent state or county employees and nonprofit
organizations that have historically performed certain services at
county, state, or district fairs may continue to provide those
services.

(E) Parimutuel clerks employed by racing associations or fairs
or employees of ADW providers who accept or process any form
of wagers who are laid off due to lack of work shall have
preferential hiring rights for new positions with their employer in
occupations whose duties include accepting or processing any
form of wagers, or the operation, repair, service, or maintenance
of equipment that accepts or processes any form of wagering at a
racetrack, satellite wagering facility, or ADW provider licensed
by the board. The preferential hiring rights established by this
subdivision shall be conditioned upon the employee meeting the
minimum qualification requirements of the new job.

(2) The board shall develop and adopt rules and regulations
requiring ADW providers to establish security access policies and
safeguards, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) The ADW provider shall use board-approved methods to
perform location and age verification confirmation with respect
to persons establishing an advance deposit wagering account.

(B) The ADW provider shall use personal identification numbers
(PINs) or other technologies to assure that only the accountholder
has access to the advance deposit wagering account.

(C) The ADW provider shall provide for withdrawals from the
wagering account only by means of a check made payable to the
accountholder and sent to the address of the accountholder or by
means of an electronic transfer to an account held by the verified
accountholder or the accountholder may withdraw funds from the
wagering account at a facility approved by the board by presenting
verifiable account identification information.

(D) The ADW provider shall allow the board access to its
premises to visit, investigate, audit, and place expert accountants
and other persons it deems necessary for the purpose of ensuring
that its rules and regulations concerning credit authorization,
account access, and other security provisions are strictly complied
with. To ensure that the amounts retained from the parimutuel
handle are distributed under law, rules, or agreements, any ADW
provider that accepts wagering instructions concerning races
conducted in California or accepts wagering instructions originating
in California shall provide an independent “agreed-upon
procedures” audit for each California racing meeting, within 60
days of the conclusion of the race meeting. The auditing firm to
be used and the content and scope of the audit, including host fee
obligations, shall be set forth in the applicable agreement. The
ADW provider shall provide the board, horsemen’s organizations,
and the host racing association with an annual parimutuel audit of
the financial transactions of the ADW provider with respect to
wagers authorized pursuant to this section, prepared in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards and the requirements
of the board. Any and all reasonable costs associated with those
audits shall be borne by the ADW provider.

(3) The board shall prohibit advance deposit wagering
advertising that it determines to be deceptive to the public. The
board shall also require, by regulation, that every form of
advertising contain a statement that minors are not allowed to open
or have access to advance deposit wagering accounts.

(e) In order for a licensee, betting system, or multijurisdictional
wagering hub to be approved by the board as an ADW provider,
it shall meet both of the following requirements:

(1) All wagers thereby made shall be included in the appropriate
parimutuel pool under a contractual agreement with the applicable
host track.

(2) The amounts deducted from advance deposit wagers shall
be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(f) After the payment of contractual compensation, the amounts
received as market access fees from advance deposit wagers, which
shall not be considered for purposes of Section 19616.51, shall be
distributed as follows:

(1) An amount equal to 0.0011 multiplied by the amount handled
on advance deposit wagers originating in California for each racing
meeting shall be distributed to the Center for Equine Health to
establish the Kenneth L. Maddy Fund for the benefit of the School
of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis.

(2) An amount equal to 0.0003 multiplied by the amount handled
on advance deposit wagers originating in California for each racing
meeting shall be distributed to the Public Employment Relations
Board to cover costs associated with audits conducted pursuant to
Section 19526 and for purposes of reimbursing the State Mediation
and Conciliation Service for costs incurred pursuant to this section.
However, if that amount would exceed the costs of the Public
Employment Relations Board, the amount distributed to that board
shall be reduced, and that reduction shall be forwarded to an
organization designated by the racing association or fair described
in subdivision (a) for the purpose of augmenting a compulsive
gambling prevention program specifically addressing that problem.

(3) An amount equal to 0.00165 multiplied by the amount
handled on advance deposit wagers that originate in California for
each racing meeting shall be distributed as follows:

(A) One-half of the amount shall be distributed to supplement
the trainer-administered pension plans for backstretch personnel
established pursuant to Section 19613. Moneys distributed pursuant
to this subparagraph shall supplement, and not supplant, moneys
distributed to that fund pursuant to Section 19613 or any other
provision of law.

(B) One-half of the amount shall be distributed to the welfare
fund established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch
personnel pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19641. Moneys
distributed pursuant to this subparagraph shall supplement, and
not supplant, moneys distributed to that fund pursuant to Section
19641 or any other provision of law.

(4) With respect to wagers on each breed of racing that originate
in California, an amount equal to 2 percent of the first two hundred
fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) of handle from all advance
deposit wagers originating from within California annually, an
amount equal to 1.5 percent of the next two hundred fifty million
dollars ($250,000,000) of handle from all advance deposit wagers
originating from within California annually, an amount equal to
1 percent of the next two hundred fifty million dollars
($250,000,000) of handle from all advance deposit wagers
originating from within California annually, and an amount equal
to 0.50 percent of handle from all advance deposit wagers
originating from within California in excess of seven hundred fifty
million dollars ($750,000,000) annually, shall be distributed as
satellite wagering commissions. Satellite wagering facilities that
were not operational in 2001, other than one each in the Cities of
Inglewood and San Mateo, and two additional facilities each
operated by the Alameda County Fair and the Los Angeles County
Fair and their partners and other than existing facilities that are
relocated, are not eligible for satellite wagering commission
distributions under this section. The satellite wagering facility
commissions calculated in accordance with this subdivision shall
be distributed to each satellite wagering facility and racing
association or fair in the zone in which the wager originated in the
same relative proportions that the satellite wagering facility or the
racing association or fair generated satellite commissions during
the previous calendar year. If there is a reduction in the satellite
wagering commissions pursuant to this section, the benefits
therefrom shall be distributed equitably as purses and commissions
to all associations and racing fairs generating advance deposit
wagers in proportion to the handle generated by those associations
and racing fairs. If a satellite wagering facility is permanently
closed other than for renovation or remodeling, or if a satellite
wagering facility is unwilling or unable to accept all of the signals
that are available to that facility, the commissions otherwise
provided for in this subdivision that would be payable to that
facility shall be proportionately reduced to take into account the
time that satellite wagering is no longer conducted by that facility,
or the payment of those commissions shall be eliminated entirely
if the facility is permanently closed, and, in either case, the satellite
wagering commissions not paid shall be proportionately
redistributed to the other eligible satellite wagering facilities. For
purposes of this section, the purse funds distributed pursuant to
Section 19605.72 shall be considered to be satellite wagering
facility commissions attributable to thoroughbred races at the
locations described in that section.

(5) After the distribution of the amounts set forth in paragraphs
(1) to (4), inclusive, the remaining market access fees from advance
deposit wagers originating in California shall be as follows:

(A) With respect to wagers on each breed of racing, the amount
remaining shall be distributed to the racing association or fair that
is conducting live racing on that breed during the calendar period
in the zone in which the wager originated. That amount shall be
allocated to that racing association or fair as commissions, to
horsemen participating in that racing meeting in the form of purses,
and as incentive awards, in the same relative proportion as they
were generated or earned during the prior calendar year at that
racing association or fair on races conducted or imported by that
racing association or fair after making all deductions required by
applicable law. Notwithstanding any other law, the distributions
with respect to each breed of racing set forth in this subparagraph
may be altered upon the approval of the board, in accordance with
an agreement signed by the respective associations, fairs,
horsemen’s organizations, and breeders organizations receiving
those distributions.

(B) If the provisions of Section 19601.2 apply, then the amount
distributed to the applicable racing associations or fairs shall first
be divided between those racing associations or fairs in direct
proportion to the total amount wagered in the applicable zone on
the live races conducted by the respective association or fair.
Notwithstanding this requirement, when the provisions of
subdivision (b) of Section 19607.5 apply to the 2nd District
Agricultural Association in Stockton or the California Exposition
and State Fair in Sacramento, then the total amount distributed to
the applicable racing associations or fairs shall first be divided
equally, with 50 percent distributed to applicable fairs and 50
percent distributed to applicable associations.

(C) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the
contrary, with respect to wagers on out-of-state and out-of-country
thoroughbred races conducted after 6 p.m., Pacific begin insert standard end insert time,
50 percent of the amount remaining shall be distributed as
commissions to thoroughbred associations and racing fairs, as
thoroughbred and fair purses, and as incentive awards in
accordance with subparagraph (A), and the remaining 50 percent,
together with the total amount remaining from advance deposit
wagering originating from California out-of-state and
out-of-country harness and quarter horse races conducted after 6
p.m., Pacific begin insert standard end insert time, shall be distributed as commissions
on a pro rata basis to the applicable licensed quarter horse
association and the applicable licensed harness association, based
upon the amount handled in state, both on- and off-track, on each
breed’s own live races in the previous year by that association, or
its predecessor association. One-half of the amount thereby
received by each association shall be retained by that association
as a commission, and the other begin delete half end delete begin insert one-half end insert of the money received
shall be distributed as purses to the horsemen participating in its
current or next scheduled licensed racing meeting.

(D) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the
contrary, with respect to wagers on out-of-state and out-of-country
nonthoroughbred races conducted before 6 p.m., Pacific begin insert standard end insert
time, 50 percent of the amount remaining shall be distributed as
commissions as provided in subparagraph (C) for licensed quarter
horse and harness associations, and the remaining 50 percent shall
be distributed as commissions to the applicable thoroughbred
associations or fairs, as thoroughbred and fair purses, and as
incentive awards in accordance with subparagraph (A).

(E) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
the distribution of market access fees pursuant to this subparagraph
may be altered upon the approval of the board, in accordance with
an agreement signed by all parties whose distributions would be
affected.

(g) A racing association, a fair, a satellite wagering facility, or
a minisatellite wagering facility may enter into an agreement with
an ADW provider to accept and facilitate the placement of any
wager from a patron at its facility that a California resident could
make through that ADW provider. Deductions from wagers made
pursuant to begin delete the end delete begin insert this end insert agreement shall be distributed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter governing wagers placed at that
facility, except that the board may authorize alternative
distributions as agreed to by the ADW provider, the operator of
the facility accepting the wager, the association or fair conducting
that breed of racing in the zone where the wager is placed, and the
respective horsemen’s organization.

(h) Any begin delete issues end delete begin insert issue end insert concerning the interpretation or application
of this section shall be resolved by the board.

(i) Amounts distributed under this section shall be proportionally
reduced by an amount equal to 0.00295 multiplied by the amount
handled on advance deposit wagers originating in California for
each racing meeting, except for harness racing meetings, provided
that the amount of this reduction shall not exceed two million
dollars ($2,000,000). The method used to calculate the reduction
in proportionate share shall be approved by the board. The amount
deducted shall be distributed as follows:

(1)  begin insert (A) end insert begin insert   end insert Fifty percent of the money to the board to begin delete establish end delete
begin insert establish, end insert and to administer jointly with the organization certified
as the majority representative of California-licensed jockeys
pursuant to Section 19612.9, a defined contribution retirement
plan for California-licensed jockeys who retired from racing on
or after January 1, 2009.

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(B) A person becomes a participant in the retirement plan when
he or she is licensed as a jockey in California.

end insert

(2) The remaining 50 percent of the money shall be distributed
as follows:

(A) Seventy percent shall be distributed to supplement the
trainer-administered pension plans for backstretch personnel
established pursuant to Section 19613. Moneys distributed pursuant
to this subparagraph shall supplement, and not supplant, moneys
distributed to that fund pursuant to Section 19613 or any other
provision of law.

(B) Thirty percent shall be distributed to the welfare fund
established for the benefit of horsemen and backstretch personnel
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19641. Moneys distributed
pursuant to this subparagraph shall supplement, and not supplant,
moneys distributed to that fund pursuant to Section 19641 or any
other provision of law.

(j) Amounts distributed under this section shall be proportionally
reduced by an amount equal to 0.00295 multiplied by the amount
handled on advance deposit wagers originating in California for
each harness racing meeting, provided that the amount of this
reduction shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000). The method used to calculate the reduction in
proportionate share shall be approved by the board. The amount
deducted shall be distributed as follows:

(1) First to the welfare fund established for the benefit of
horsemen and backstretch personnel, pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 19641, and administered by the organization
representing the horsemen participating in the race meeting, in the
amount requested by the welfare fund. Moneys distributed pursuant
to this paragraph shall supplement, and not supplant, moneys
distributed to that fund pursuant to Section 19641 or any other
provision of law.

(2) The amount remaining, if any, shall be utilized for the benefit
of the horsemen as specified in a written agreement between the
racing association that conducts the live harness race meeting and
the organization representing the horsemen participating in the
race meeting.

(k) Notwithstanding subdivision (j), amounts generated that
were deducted from amounts handled on advance deposit wagering
for harness racing meetings pursuant to subdivision (i), as that
section read before the enactment of subdivision (j), that have been
held in trust by the California Exposition and State Fair shall be
distributed as follows:

(1) Fifty percent to the harness racing horsemen who participated
in the racing meeting that concluded June 16, 2012, in the form
of purses.

(2) Fifty percent to the California Exposition and State Fair in
the form of commissions.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 19596.2 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

19596.2.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as
provided in Section 19596.4, a thoroughbred racing association
or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on
the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the
United States during the calendar period the association or fair is
conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no
live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the
consent of the organization that represents horsemen and
horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard
to the amount of purses. Further, the total number of thoroughbred
races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under
this section shall not exceed 50 per day on days when live
thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state. The
limitation of 50 imported races per day does not apply to any of
the following:

(1) Races imported for wagering purposes pursuant to
subdivision (c).

(2) Races imported that are part of the race card of the Kentucky
Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont
Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the
Arlington Million, the Breeders’ Cup, the Dubai World Cup, the
Arkansas Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, the Belmont Derby
Invitational, or the Haskell Invitational.

(3) Races imported into the northern zone when there is no live
thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the northern zone.

(4) Races imported into the combined central and southern zones
when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted
in the combined central and southern zones.

(b) Any thoroughbred association or fair accepting wagers
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall conduct the wagering in
accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601,
19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.

(c) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers
pursuant to this section on out-of-state races commencing after 7
p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or
quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing
meeting in Orange County or Sacramento County.

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