S0784B1088A03553 NAD:JMT 10/29/19 #90 A03553
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 784
Sponsor: SENATOR KILLION
Printer's No. 1088
Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by inserting after "for"
definitions, for
Amend Bill, page 6, lines 9 and 10, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 4. Section 306(a)(1) of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 24 and 25
Section 5. The definition of "bureau" in section 902 is
amended to read:
Section 902. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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["Bureau." The Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement of
the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.]
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Section 6. Sections 903(b)(4), (5), (6) and (7), (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), (h) and (i), 904(a), (b) and (c) and 905(b) and
(c) of the act are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 7, line 18, by inserting a bracket before
"bureau."
Amend Bill, page 7, line 18, by inserting after "bureau"
] board
Amend Bill, page 7, by inserting between lines 22 and 23
(c) Duty of [bureau] board.--The [bureau] board shall
conduct a background investigation of each applicant[, the scope
of which shall be determined by the bureau].
Amend Bill, page 7, line 24, by inserting a bracket before
"from"
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Amend Bill, page 7, line 24, by inserting a bracket after
"bureau"
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(f) Personal interview.--If the [bureau] board determines
that the results of the background report investigation warrant
additional review of the individual, the [bureau] board shall
conduct a personal interview with the applicant and may request
information and interviews from other personal or professional
associates.
(g) Cooperation.--The applicant shall cooperate [with the
bureau] as requested during the conduct of the background
investigation. Any refusal to provide the information required
under this section or to consent to a background investigation
shall result in the immediate denial of a license by the board.
(h) Costs.--The applicant shall reimburse the [bureau] board
for the actual costs of conducting the background investigation.
The board shall not approve an applicant that has not fully
reimbursed the [bureau for] cost of the investigation.
(i) Approval.--[The bureau shall transmit the investigative
report and may make a recommendation to the board.] The board
shall review the information obtained under this section to
determine if the applicant possesses the following:
(1) Financial stability, integrity and responsibility.
(2) Sufficient business experience and ability to
effectively operate tavern games as part of the restaurant
licensee's operator.
(3) Character, honesty and integrity to be licensed to
operate tavern games in a responsible and lawful manner.
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"conducted"
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before "that"
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"bureau" where it occurs the second time
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where it occurs the second time
] board
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of said lines and inserting
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(b) Renewal.--A license shall be renewed annually. [A
license renewal shall not require review of the bureau, unless
requested by the board.] The board may refuse to renew a tavern
gaming license for the following reasons:
(1) A license shall not be issued to a restaurant
licensee whose liquor license is in safekeeping under section
474.1 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as
the Liquor Code.
(2) A license shall not be issued to a location that is
subject to a pending objection under section 470(a.1) of the
Liquor Code.
(3) A license shall not be issued to a location that is
subject to:
(i) a pending license suspension under section 471
of the Liquor Code; or
(ii) a one-year prohibition on the issuance or
transfer of a license under section 471(b) of the Liquor
Code.
Amend Bill, page 9, line 1, by striking out "5" and inserting
7
Amend Bill, page 10, line 23, by striking out "bureau" and
inserting
board
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inserting
8
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inserting
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