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AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2015

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE PICKETT

Printer's No. 3295

Amend Bill, page 1, line 9, by striking out "and"

Amend Bill, page 1, line 10, by inserting after "raffle"

; and further providing for licensing of eligible

organizations to conduct games of chance

Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 6 and 7

Section 2.1.  Section 307(h) of the act, renumbered and

amended February 2, 2012 (P.L.7, No.2) is amended to read:

Section 307.  Licensing of eligible organizations to conduct

games of chance.

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(h)  Background checks.--[Each]

(1)  Except as set forth in paragraph (2), each 

application for a license shall include the results of a

criminal history record information check obtained from the

Pennsylvania State Police, as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 9102

(relating to definitions) and permitted by 18 Pa.C.S. §

9121(b) (relating to general regulations), for the executive

officer and secretary of the eligible organization making the

application for a license or any other person required by the

department.

(2)  Paragraph (1) does not apply as follows:

(i)  An application submitted by an eligible

organization that is not a club, shall not be required to

include the results of a criminal history record

information check if the application includes an

affidavit executed by the eligible organization's

executive officer affirming that, if granted a license,

the eligible organization does not anticipate that the

organization's total small games of chance revenue will

exceed $2,500 during the period for which the license is

valid. The department shall prescribe an affidavit form

for this purpose and make the form available to licensing

authorities.

(ii)  If, following the issuance of a license to an

eligible organization under subparagraph (i), the

eligible organization's total small games of chance

revenue receipts surpass $2,500 during the period for

which the license was valid, the eligible organization

shall:

(A)  within 180 days of surpassing the specified

amount, provide the issuing authority with the

results of a criminal history record information

check for its executive officer and secretary which

meets the requirements of paragraph (1); and

(B)  when it next applies for licensure, comply

with paragraph (1).