Bill Text: CA AB1154 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Horse racing: equine drug testing: equine medical director.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1154 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1154-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1154	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gray

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 19578 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to horse racing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1154, as amended, Gray. Horse racing: equine drug testing:
equine medical director.
   Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature
that the California Horse Racing Board contract with the Regents of
the University of California to provide equine drug testing. Existing
law also requires the board to contract to provide compensation for
an equine medical director, with specified duties and
responsibilities, who shall advise the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, located at the University of
California at Davis, and be appointed by the Dean of the School of
Veterinary Medicine, as specified.
   This bill would  instead authorize the board to contract
to provide compensation for an equine medical director. 
 establish that the term   for the equine medical
director is 2 years, and would prohibit a person from serving 2
consecutive terms. The bill would state various legislative findings
and declarations relating to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical
Chemistry Laboratory. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    The Legislature finds and declares all
of the following: 
    (a)     The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory located at the University of
California at Davis has proven to be an asset to California's horse
racing industry.  
   (b) It is in the interest of the people of California that the
Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory continues to
provide equine drug testing.  
   (c) In order to ensure that the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical
Chemistry Laboratory remains a leader in equine drug testing, a
knowledge and talent base to lead the laboratory must be broad. 

   (d) Having multiple individuals capable of being the equine
medical director at the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory strengthens and ensures the continued success of the
laboratory. 
   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   Section 19578 of
the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
   19578.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board
contract with the Regents of the University of California to provide
equine drug testing. It is further the intent of the Legislature that
to the extent that resources are available, the California Animal
Health and Food Safety Laboratory perform studies that may lead to
the development of alternative or improved drug testing techniques.
   (b) The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
shall be located at the University of California at Davis in order to
take advantage of the expertise of the veterinary specialists at
that campus' School of Veterinary Medicine. The laboratory shall be a
part of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. Any
capital outlay expenditures for the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory shall comply with Section 13332.11 of
the Government Code.
   (c) Funds collected under Article 9.2 (commencing with Section
19605) and Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 19610) for purposes
of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory and the
Center for Equine Health shall be deposited in the California Animal
Health and Food Safety Laboratory and Center for Equine Health
Account in the Fair and Exposition Fund. Funds deposited in that
account constitute trust funds and shall be held in trust and may be
expended only for the purposes for which those funds are authorized
to be expended pursuant to this section. The funds designated for the
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory shall be
distributed to that system and shall be used to fund the construction
costs, equipment costs, and for the repayment of the principal of,
interest on, and costs of issuance of, and as security, including any
coverage factor, pledged to the payment of, bonds issued or other
debt service or expense, including repayment of any advances made or
security required by any provider of credit enhancement or liquidity
for those bonds or other indebtedness, or expense of maintaining that
credit enhancement or liquidity, incurred for the purpose of
constructing the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory, and for the operating costs of the Kenneth L. Maddy
Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. The funds designated for the
Center for Equine Health shall be distributed to the Center for
Equine Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
California, Davis.
   (d) Title to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory shall vest in the Regents of the University of California.
The laboratory shall be used in a manner that is consistent with
Section 19577 and this section.
   (e) The board  may   shall  contract to
provide compensation for an equine medical director who shall advise
the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory and be
appointed by the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine under
applicable university hiring rules with the advice of the board. The
equine medical director shall be a member of the scientific advisory
committee to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory, and act as the primary advisor to the board on all
matters relating to medication and drug testing, the practice of
veterinary medicine within the areas regulated by the board, and the
health and safety of horses within the inclosure. 
   (f) The equine medical director at the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory shall serve for a term of two years.
No individual shall serve two consecutive terms as the equine medical
director.  
   (f) 
    (g)  The budget for equine drug testing to be performed
by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory pursuant
to Section 19577 shall be established as a permanent line item in the
budget of the board. Operating budget requests shall be submitted
annually by the university, and the board shall transfer funds
appropriated for the operation of the laboratory and for equipment,
in accordance with the contract, to the university. 
   (g) 
    (h)  The board and the University of California may
expand the services provided by the laboratory to the board in a
manner that is mutually agreeable and is consistent with Section
19577 and this section.