SB 1805 — GAMING-CONTRACTS-VETERANS

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Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 10/7 from Ch.

120, par.

2407 ILCS 10/7.6 Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act.

Provides that, in determining whether to grant an owners license to an applicant, the Illinois Gaming Board shall consider the extent to which the ownership of the applicant includes veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States, and the good faith affirmative action plan of each applicant to recruit, train, and upgrade veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States in all employment classifications.

Requires the Board, by rule, to establish goals for the award of contracts by each owners licensee to businesses owned by veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States, expressed as percentages of an owners licensee's total dollar amount of contracts awarded during each calendar year.

Provides criteria for the Board to consider when setting the goals.

Requires each owners licensee to file with the Board an annual report of its utilization of veteran-owned businesses during the preceding calendar year, which shall include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners licensee to meet the goals.

LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB1805 LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b AN ACT concerning gaming.

From the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly until (i) 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, (ii) the date any organization licensee begins to operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, (iii) the date that payments begin under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of the Act, or (iv) the wagering tax imposed under Section 13 of this Act is increased by law to reflect a tax rate that is at least SB1805 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b as stringent or more stringent than the tax rate contained in subsection (a-3) of Section 13, whichever occurs first, as a condition of licensure and as an alternative source of payment for those funds payable under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of the Riverboat Gambling Act, any owners licensee that holds or receives its owners license on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, other than an owners licensee operating a riverboat with adjusted gross receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than $200,000,000, must pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund, in addition to any other payments required under this Act, an amount equal to 3% of the adjusted gross receipts received by the owners licensee.

SB1805 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b (5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an officer, director or managerial employee of the firm or corporation;

(A) controls, directly or indirectly, such applicant, or SB1805 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b (B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such applicant or by a person which controls, directly or indirectly, such applicant;

(7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets SB1805 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b other standards for the issuance of an owners license which the Board may adopt by rule;

The Board shall issue one additional license to become effective SB1805 Engrossed - 6 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b not earlier than March 1, 1992, which shall authorize riverboat gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County.

In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the Board under this Act, the Board may revoke the owners license of a licensee which fails to begin conducting gambling within 15 months of receipt of the Board's approval of the application if the Board determines that license revocation is in the best SB1805 Engrossed - 7 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b interests of the State.

(i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board SB1805 Engrossed - 8 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b for and, if approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the Board necessary for the operation of a riverboat, including a liquor license, a license to prepare and serve food for human consumption, and other necessary licenses.

(a) For the purposes of this Section, the terms "minority", "minority owned business", "female", "female owned business", SB1805 Engrossed - 9 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b "person with a disability", and "business owned by a person with a disability" have the meanings ascribed to them in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act.

(c) Each owners licensee shall file with the Board an annual report of its utilization of minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with SB1805 Engrossed - 10 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b disabilities during the preceding calendar year.

The Board shall SB1805 Engrossed - 11 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b grant the waiver where the owners licensee demonstrates that there has been made a good faith effort to comply with the goals for participation by minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned businesses.

(C) elimination of extended experience or SB1805 Engrossed - 12 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b capitalization requirements, when programmatically feasible, to permit participation of minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned businesses;

(f) The Board shall file, no later than May 31 March 1 of each year, an annual report that shall detail the level of achievement toward the goals specified in this Section over the 3 most recent fiscal years.

and (2) an analysis of the level of overall goal achievement concerning purchases from minority owned businesses, female owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned SB1805 Engrossed - 13 - LRB100 09203 MJP 19359 b businesses.