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                                                       Bill No:  AB 
          1290
          
                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
                       Senator Roderick D. Wright, Chair
                           2011-2012 Regular Session
                                 Bill Analysis


          AB 1290  Author:  Lara
          As Amended:  March 31, 2011
          Hearing Date:  June 28, 2011
          Consultant:  Paul Donahue


           SUBJECT  :  Gambling Control Commission; Gaming Policy 
          Advisory Committee

           SUMMARY  :  Requires the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee to 
          meet at least twice a year.

           Existing law :

          1) The Gambling Control Act (Bus. & Prof. Code � 19800 et 
          seq.) establishes a regulatory framework for gaming in 
          California, creating the California Gambling Control 
          Commission with the authority to approve deny, revoke, or 
          suspend gambling licenses and permits for reasonable cause.

          2)  Establishes a 10-member Gaming Policy Advisory 
          Committee, composed of representatives of controlled 
          gambling licensees and members of the general public in 
          equal numbers. 

          3)  Requires the executive director of the Gambling Control 
          Commission to periodically convene the Advisory Committee 
          to discuss recommended controlled gambling regulatory 
          policy.  

          4)  Provides the committee may not advise the commission on 
          Indian gaming.

           This bill  :  Requires the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee 
          to meet at least twice a year and would require the 
          California Gambling Control Commission to consult with the 
          committee on recommended proposed regulations, as 




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          specified.

           COMMENTS  :
          
          1) 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 
          Commission to consult with the committee on recommended 
          proposed regulations.  

          AB 1290 will make the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee more 
          relevant to the Gambling Control Commission, gaming 
          industry, and the public at large.  The Commission is 
          responsible for appointing and constituting the Advisory 
          Committee.  Yet, under current law, there is no requirement 
          that the Advisory Committee meet.  In fact, the committee 
          has not met for more than two years.  This bill would 
          require the Advisory Committee to meet at least twice a 
          year.

          2)  Related legislation  :

          SB 162 (Anderson, 2011) requires the Advisory committee to 
          meet at least twice a year and would require the commission 
          and the Department of Justice to consult with the committee 
          on recommended proposed regulations, and would require the 
          committee to present its recommendations to the Department 
          of Justice. (Assembly G.O. Committee)

           SUPPORT:   None on file

           OPPOSE:   None on file

           FISCAL COMMITTEE:   Senate Appropriations Committee



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