HB0849ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 3/17/2021

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 849

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 849 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Sections 5.935 and 6z-124 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)

Sec. 5.935. The Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new)

Sec. 6z-124. Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund. The Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Board of Higher Education shall deposit into the Fund money collected from the remittance of any licensure fees paid by a tier 2 official league data provider under the Sports Wagering Act that provides official athletic league data related to intercollegiate athletics. Moneys in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Board of Higher Education to provide grants to institutions of higher education located in this State for insurance policies, cost of living stipends, and professional support to student athletes of those institutions who are deemed to qualify for such assistance by those institutions.

Section 10. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:

(230 ILCS 45/25-25)

Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.

(b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at least 21 years of age.

(c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a minor league sports event.

(d) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. However, the Illinois college or university may petition the Board to suspend wagers on a team for a period not to exceed 6 months if the college or university has a reasonable belief that a player of that team has been influenced, has suffered mental or physical injury, or has otherwise been affected by a wager.

(e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from a person physically located in the State.

(f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports wagers.

(g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official league data to master sports wagering licensees for determining the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such notification shall be made in the form and manner as the Board may require. If a sports governing body does not notify the Board of its desire to supply official league data, a master sports wagering licensee may use any data source for determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers on sports contests for that sports governing body.

Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only official league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports wagers on sports events sanctioned by that sports governing body, unless: (1) the sports governing body or designee cannot provide a feed of official league data to determine the results of a particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which case master sports wagering licensees may use any data source for determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports wager until such time as such data feed becomes available on commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of official league data to the master sports wagering licensee on commercially reasonable terms. During the pendency of the Board's determination, such master sports wagering licensee may use any data source for determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers.

(h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.

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