Bill Amendment: IL SB0327 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: IL RACING BOARD-VARIOUS

Status: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [SB0327 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0327-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Dave Vella

Filed: 1/6/2025

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 327
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 327 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by
changing Section 9 as follows:
(230 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
(a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an
applicant upon the payment of a non-refundable fee set by the
Board, upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
eligible for an occupational license and upon payment of an
annual license fee in an amount to be established. To be
eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will
perform any function involved in gaming by patrons. Any
applicant seeking an occupational license for a non-gaming

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function shall be at least 18 years of age;
(2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a
violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar statute of any other
jurisdiction if the applicant will perform any function
involved in gaming by patrons;
(2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a
crime described in paragraph item (2) of this subsection
(a), involving dishonesty or moral turpitude if the
applicant will perform any function involved in gaming by
patrons, except that the Board may, in its discretion,
issue an occupational license to a person who has been
convicted of a crime described in this paragraph item
(2.5) more than 10 years prior to the applicant's his or
her application and has not subsequently been convicted of
any other crime;
(3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge
which the Board determines to be necessary in order to
operate gambling aboard a riverboat, in a casino, or at an
organization gaming facility; and
(4) have met standards for the holding of an
occupational license as adopted by rules of the Board.
Such rules shall provide that any person or entity seeking
an occupational license to manage gambling operations
under this Act shall be subject to background inquiries
and further requirements similar to those required of

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applicants for an owners license. Furthermore, such rules
shall provide that each such entity shall be permitted to
manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.
(b) Each application for an occupational license shall be
on forms prescribed by the Board and shall contain all
information required by the Board. The applicant shall set
forth in the application: whether the applicant he has been
issued prior gambling related licenses; whether the applicant
he has been licensed in any other state under any other name,
and, if so, such name and the applicant's his age; and whether
or not a permit or license issued to the applicant him in any
other state has been suspended, restricted, or revoked, and,
if so, for what period of time.
(c) Each applicant shall submit with the his application,
on forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of the applicant's his
fingerprints. However, an applicant hired exclusively to
perform functions that are not related in any way to gaming
operations may be licensed as an employee of an owners
licensee prior to the Board receiving a response to the
applicant's fingerprint submission. The Board shall charge
each applicant a fee set by the Illinois State Police to defray
the costs associated with the search and classification of
fingerprints obtained by the Board with respect to the
applicant's application. These fees shall be paid into the
State Police Services Fund.
(d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational

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license to any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the
duties required of such applicant; (2) who fails to disclose
or states falsely any information called for in the
application; (3) who has been found guilty of a violation of
this Act or whose prior gambling related license or
application therefor has been suspended, restricted, revoked,
or denied for just cause in any other state; (4) who has a
background, including a criminal record, reputation, habits,
social or business associations, or prior activities, that
poses a threat to the public interests of this State or to the
security and integrity of gaming; or (5) for any other just
cause. When considering criminal convictions of an applicant,
the Board shall consider the following factors:
(1) the length of time since the conviction;
(2) the number of convictions that appear on the
conviction record;
(3) the nature and severity of the conviction and its
relationship to the safety and security of others or the
integrity of gaming;
(4) the facts or circumstances surrounding the
conviction;
(5) the age of the employee at the time of the
conviction; and
(6) evidence of rehabilitation efforts.
(e) The Board may suspend, revoke, or restrict any
occupational licensee: (1) for violation of any provision of

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this Act; (2) for violation of any of the rules and regulations
of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if known to the Board,
would have disqualified the applicant from receiving such
license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or
debt due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just
cause.
(f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be
valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
(h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a
licensed owner or organization gaming licensee from entering
into an agreement with a public community college or a school
approved under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act
of 2012 for the training of any occupational licensee. Any
training offered by such a school shall be in accordance with a
written agreement between the licensed owner or organization
gaming licensee and the school.
(i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may
be conducted either at the site of the gambling facility or at
a school with which a licensed owner or organization gaming
licensee has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection
(h).
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-550, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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