SB0669sam002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 11/13/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 669

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 669, AS AMENDED, by inserting immediately above Section 5 the following:

"Section 3. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended by adding Sections 3.36 and 3.37 and by changing Section 29 as follows:

(230 ILCS 5/3.36 new)

Sec. 3.36. Backstretch. "Backstretch" means the area near the horse racetrack where race horses are stabled and the daily work of maintaining the race horses occurs.

(230 ILCS 5/3.37 new)

Sec. 3.37. Backstretch worker. "Backstretch worker" means a person who works on the backstretch of a horse racetrack and holds an occupational license issued by the Illinois Racing Board as a hotwalker, groom, exercise person, or foreman. "Backstretch worker" does not include any other individual who works on the backstretch and has been issued an occupational license by the Illinois Racing Board.

(230 ILCS 5/29) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-29)

Sec. 29. (a) After the privilege or pari-mutuel tax established in Sections 26(f), 27, and 27.1 is paid to the State from the monies retained by the organization licensee pursuant to Sections 26, 26.2, and 26.3, the remainder of those monies retained pursuant to Sections 26 and 26.2, except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, shall be allocated evenly to the organization licensee and as purses.

(b) (Blank).

(c) (Blank).

(d) From the amounts generated for purses from all sources, including, but not limited to, amounts generated from wagering conducted by organization licensees, organization gaming licensees, inter-track wagering licensees, inter-track wagering location licensees, and advance deposit wagering licensees, an organization licensee shall pay to an organization representing the largest number of horse owners and trainers in Illinois, for thoroughbred and standardbred horses that race at the track of the organization licensee, an amount equal to at least 5% of any and all revenue earned by the organization licensee for purses for that calendar year. A contract with the appropriate thoroughbred or standardbred horsemen organization shall be negotiated and signed by the organization licensee before the beginning of each calendar year. Amounts may be used for any legal purpose, including, but not limited to, operational expenses, programs for backstretch workers, retirement plans, diversity scholarships, horse aftercare programs, workers compensation insurance fees, and horse ownership programs. Financial statements highlighting how the funding is spent shall be provided upon request to the organization licensee. The appropriate thoroughbred or standardbred horsemen organization shall make that information available on its website.

No later than 105 days after the close of the organization's fiscal year, any organization that has received moneys pursuant to this subsection (d) during that prior year shall file with the Illinois Racing Board, the Illinois Gaming Board, and the organization licensee whose purse account moneys have been transferred to the organization, statements verified by a certified public accountant that shows the financial condition of such organization and contains itemized statements of the audited receipts and audited disbursements of the organization for such the year. The Board shall audit the books and records of any such organization annually. The Board shall make that information available on its website.

(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)"; and

by inserting immediately after the third paragraph of subsection (a) of Sec. 7.7 of Section 5 the following:

"To apply for an organization gaming license, a person, firm, or corporation having operating control of a racetrack at which 10 or more persons worked the previous year must first submit to the Illinois Gaming Board from each labor organization that is actively engaged in representing and attempting to represent employees in this State written proof that the person, firm, or corporation having operating control of the racetrack has entered into a labor peace agreement. As used in this paragraph, "labor peace agreement" means an agreement in which the labor organization waives the rights of itself and its members to strike, picket, or otherwise boycott the operation for at least 3 years.".