BILL NUMBER: AB 1949	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jerome Horton

                        FEBRUARY 2, 2006

   An act to amend Section 19613.3 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to horse racing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1949, as amended, Jerome Horton  Horse racing.
   Existing law provides for the recognition of horsemen's and
horsewomen's organizations by the California Horse Racing Board. Each
organization, except for the thoroughbred horsemen's and horsewomen'
s organizations, and except an organization that solely represents
owners, or solely represents trainers, shall provide for the
representation of owners and trainers on its board of directors. Each
thoroughbred horsemen's and horsewomen's organization, except one
that solely represents trainers, shall provide for the representation
of owners and owner-trainers on its board.  Existing law provides
that the organization representing owners who are also licensed as
trainers, and their spouses who are licensed as owners, shall
comprise a class of owner-trainers, which may elect 3 of its members
to the board of directors of the owner's organization, while all
other directors shall be owners and not owner-trainers. The board of
the thoroughbred owners' organization shall not exceed 15 members and
all members shall have equal standing. Existing law further provides
that the thoroughbred trainers' organization may appoint 3 persons
who qualify as owner-trainers, to the board of the thoroughbred
owners' organization. This provision will be repealed as of January
1, 2007.
   This bill would require  that  the  Board
of Directors   boards of directors  for the
thoroughbred trainers' organization and thoroughbred owners'
organization to appoint 3 mutually agreed upon persons who qualify as
owner-trainers to the board of the thoroughbred owners'
organization. This bill would maintain these provisions in effect
until January 1,  2008   2009  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 19613.3 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   19613.3.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), (d),
and (e) relating to thoroughbred horsemen's organizations, each
horsemen's organization, except an organization that solely
represents owners, or an organization that solely represents
trainers, shall provide for the representation of owners and trainers
on its board of directors.  The provisions setting forth the
composition of the board of directors of each organization shall be
in the bylaws of the organization and shall be submitted to the
board. The bylaws and any changes thereto shall be approved by the
board.
   (b) Each thoroughbred horsemen's organization, except an
organization that solely represents trainers, shall provide for the
representation of owners and owner-trainers, as defined in
subdivision (c), on its board of directors.  The provisions setting
forth the composition of the board of directors of each organization
shall be in the bylaws of the organization and shall be submitted to
the board. The bylaws and any changes thereto shall be approved by
the board.
   (c) The organization representing owners shall provide in its
bylaws that owners who are also licensed as trainers, and their
spouses who are licensed as owners shall comprise a class of
owner-trainers  , which may elect three of its members
  three members of which shall be appointed  to the
board of directors of the organization representing owners. All
other directors shall be owners as defined in Section 19613, and
shall not be members of the class of owner-trainers.
   (d) The board of directors of the thoroughbred owners'
organization shall not exceed 15 persons, and all members of the
board shall have equal standing. No person other than a duly elected
or appointed member of the board of directors shall be entitled to
vote on matters that are subject to the vote of the board.
   (e) The  Board of Directors   board of
directors  of the organization representing thoroughbred
trainers and the organization representing thoroughbred owners
 may   shall  , upon the effective date of
this section, appoint three mutually agreed upon individuals who
qualify as members of the class of owner-trainers as described in
subdivision (c) to the board of directors of the organization
representing thoroughbred owners. This section shall remain in effect
only until January 1,  2008   2009  , and
as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is
enacted before January 1,  2008   2009  ,
deletes or extends that date.