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                                   3580
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2017
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 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to approval, denial and renewal of casino and gaming employee
   licenses and registrations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1325 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   §  1325.  Approval, denial and renewal of employee licenses and regis-
 trations. 1. Upon the filing of an application for a casino key employee
 license or gaming employee registration required  by  this  article  and
 after  submission of such supplemental information as the commission may
 require, the commission shall REQUEST THE DIVISION OF  STATE  POLICE  TO
 conduct [or cause to be conducted such] AN investigation into the quali-
 fication  of  the applicant, and the commission shall conduct such hear-
 ings concerning the qualification of the applicant, in  accordance  with
 its regulations, as may be necessary to determine qualification for such
 license.
   1-A.  THE  COST OF ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION SHALL BE BORNE BY THE GAMING
 FACILITY THAT INITIALLY EMPLOYS OR  EXTENDS  EMPLOYMENT  TO  A  LICENSEE
 PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AFTER THE APPROVAL OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE PAID IN A TIME AND MANNER DETERMINED BY
 THE COMMISSION.
   2. After such investigation, the commission may either deny the appli-
 cation or grant a license to an applicant whom it determines to be qual-
 ified to hold such license.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06516-01-7

              

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   3. The commission shall have the authority  to  deny  any  application
 pursuant to the provisions of this article following notice and opportu-
 nity for hearing.
   4. When the commission grants an application, the commission may limit
 or  place  such  restrictions  thereupon as it may deem necessary in the
 public interest.
   5. After an application for a casino key employee license  is  submit-
 ted,  final  action  of the commission shall be taken within ninety days
 after completion of all hearings and investigations and the  receipt  of
 all information required by the commission.
   6.  Licenses  and  registrations  of  casino  key employees and gaming
 employees issued pursuant to this article shall remain  valid  for  five
 years unless suspended, revoked or voided pursuant to law. Such licenses
 and registrations may be renewed by the holder thereof upon application,
 on  a  form  prescribed by the commission, and payment of the applicable
 fee. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if a gaming employee  registrant  has
 not  been employed in any position within a gaming facility for a period
 of three years, the registration of that gaming employee shall lapse.
   8. The commission shall establish by regulation appropriate fees to be
 paid upon the filing of the required applications. Such  fees  shall  be
 deposited into the commercial gaming revenue fund.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.