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                                                                  AB 1290
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          Date of Hearing:   May 18, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                    AB 1290 (Lara) - As Amended:  March 31, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              Governmental 
          Organization Vote:                            16 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee (GPAC) 
          to meet at least twice a year and requires the Gambling Control 
          Commission (GCC) to consult with GPAC on recommended proposed 
          regulations. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Costs to GCC would be insignificant and absorbable within 
          existing resources. 

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . According to the author, this measure seeks to 
          revitalize the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee by ensuring that 
          the committee actually holds meetings and requires the GCC to 
          consult with the committee on recommended proposed regulations.  
          This bill will reiterate in statute the path of communication 
          for card club operators and regulators to discuss pertinent 
          issues.

          The author hopes AB 1290 will make the GPAC more relevant to the 
          GCC, gaming industry, and the public at large.  The GCC is 
          responsible for appointing and constituting the Advisory 
          Committee.  Yet, under current law, there is no requirement that 
          GPAC meet.  In fact, the committee has not met for more than two 
          years.  This bill would make it easier for the GCC to constitute 
          the committee and provides that it meets at least twice a year.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916) 








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