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          Date of Hearing:   April 15, 2015


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                                 Jimmy Gomez, Chair


          AB  
          701 (Cristina Garcia) - As Introduced February 25, 2015


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          Urgency:  No  State Mandated Local Program:  NoReimbursable:  No


          SUMMARY:


          This bill modifies the Gambling Control Act to increase the  
          membership of the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee (GPAC), an  
          advisory committee to the Gambling Control Commission (GCC),  
          from 10 to 12 members as well as prescribe the composition of  
          the membership to be: 5 representatives of controlled gambling  
          licensees; 5 representatives of the general public; and 2  
          representatives from the Department of Justice's Bureau of  
          Gambling Control (DOJ).


          FISCAL EFFECT:









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          Minor and absorbable costs to the GCC and DOJ.


          COMMENTS:


          1)Purpose.  According to the author, AB 701 is intended to  
            improve communication and discussion of state policies, laws,  
            and regulations concerning card clubs, which will in turn  
            support job creation and increase economic activity.  The  
            author believes these committee changes will make GPAC more  
            relevant to the GCC, gaming industry, and the public.


          2)Gaming Policy Advisory Committee.  The GPAC was created to  
            provide advisory recommendations to the GCC concerning matters  
            of controlled gaming regulatory policy and other relevant  
            gambling-related issues, including the integrity of gambling  
            operations and controlling problem gambling.  The Gambling  
            Control Act presently requires the GPAC to consist of 10  
            members, with 5 representatives from controlled gambling  
            licensees and 5 representatives from the general public.


            Current GPAC membership includes one representative from the  
            DOJ, one representative expert in problem gambling, one  
            representative from law enforcement, one accountant, one other  
            member of the public, and five representatives of controlled  
            gambling licensees.








          Analysis Prepared by:Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916)  








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