HLS 15RS-971 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 344
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
GAMING: Provides with respect to the regulation of video draw poker employee permits
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 27:427(H) and 449(B) and (C) and to enact R.S. 27:449(D),
3 relative to video draw poker employee permits; to provide with respect to the
4 issuance of video draw poker employee permits; to provide that a person who is the
5 holder of a valid video draw poker employee permit shall not be required to undergo
6 an additional suitability determination to be named a designated representative; to
7 prohibit a person who has had a video draw poker employee permit denied or
8 revoked from serving as a designated representative; to prohibit provisional
9 authorization to work for a person who has had a video draw poker employee permit
10 denied or revoked; to require a subsequent suitability determination for an employee
11 with an expired video draw poker employee permit prior to that person serving as a
12 designated representative; to establish a time period that a provisional authorization
13 to work is valid; to require that a licensee maintain a list of designated
14 representatives; and to provide for related matters.
15Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
16 Section 1. R.S. 27:427(H) and 449(B) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted
17and R.S. 27:449(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
18 §427. Suitability requirements
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1 H.(1) On or after August 15, 2009, a licensee who employs a designated
2 representative Before an individual is named as a designated representative of the
3 licensee at a licensed qualified truck stop facility, Louisiana State Racing
4 Commission licensed pari-mutuel wagering facility, or an offtrack wagering facility
5 the licensee shall do all of the following prior to employing the person both:
6 (a) Obtain conviction records of an applicant seeking employment as a
7 designated representative pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:587(F).
8 (b) Determine that, based upon those conviction records, the applicant meets
9 the suitability requirements provided for in Subsection A of this Section.
10 (2) A licensee is exempt from complying with Paragraph (1) of this
11 Subsection if the person holds a valid video draw poker employee permit. If the
12 designated representative's video draw poker employee permit expires, the licensee
13 shall immediately comply with Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
14 (3) A person whose video draw poker employee permit is suspended or who
15 has had his permit revoked within the last five years, unless he currently holds a
16 valid video draw poker permit, is prohibited from serving as a designated
17 representative.
18 (2)(4) The licensee shall have a continuing duty to inform the division of any
19 action taken by the designated representative which they believe would constitute a
20 violation of this Chapter.
21 (3)(5) The licensee shall maintain the information required by the provisions
22 of this Subsection and have it readily available for inspection by the division.
23 (6) The licensee shall maintain a list of names of the persons employed as
24 designated representatives, have the list readily available for inspection by the
25 division, and provide the list to the division upon request. The list shall also indicate
26 whether that person holds a valid video draw poker employee permit.
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28 §449. Provisional authorization to work pending suitability determination
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1 B. The document acknowledging receipt of the application and supporting
2 documentation shall serve indicate whether it serves as a provisional authorization
3 for the applicant to work in the capacity for which the applicant is seeking the video
4 draw poker employee permit.
5 C. No provisional authorization shall be issued to an applicant who has
6 previously had a video draw poker employee permit denied or revoked.
7 C.D. The provisional authorization shall expire ninety days from the date of
8 issuance or when the division approves or denies the application for the issuance of
9 a video draw poker employee permit, whichever occurs first.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 344 Original 2015 Regular Session Hazel
Abstract: Amends provisions of law regarding designated representatives employed at
video draw poker licensed facilities.
Present law provides for the operation of video draw poker devices at truck stops, horse
tracks, and offtrack wagering facilities.
Present law provides for video draw poker employee permits for technician levels one and
two. The permits require a suitability determination, are non transferable, and have a term
of five years.
Present law provides that prior to employing a person as a designated representative at a
truck stop facility, pari-mutuel wagering facility, or offtrack wagering facility, the video
draw poker licensee is required to obtain that person's conviction records and determine if
they meet the suitability requirements of present law.
Proposed law provides that if the employee is the holder of a valid video draw poker
employee permit, he does not have to undergo an additional suitability determination.
Proposed law provides that if the permit expires, the employee has to undergo the suitability
determination and if the employee has had a permit revoked or denied within 5 years, he is
ineligible to serve as a designated representative unless he has a current employee permit.
Proposed law provides that the licensee shall maintain a list of names of the persons
employed as designated representatives, have the list readily available for inspection by the
division, and provide the list to the division upon request. The list shall also indicate
whether that person holds a valid video draw poker employee permit.
Present law provides for a provisional authorization to work when the applicant receives
notice from the gaming division of state police indicating it has received the application for
a video draw poker employee permit.
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Present law provides that the provisional authorization expires when the division takes final
action on the application and either denies or grants the video draw poker employee permit.
Proposed law changes present law to provide that the notice of receipt of application shall
indicate whether or not it is a provisional authorization to work and that the authorization
expires within 90 days or when the division takes action on the application, whichever
occurs first.
Proposed law prohibits the issuance of a provisional authorization to work to a person who
has previously had a video draw poker permit denied or revoked.
(Amends R.S. 27:427(H) and 449(B) and (C); Adds R.S. 27:449(D))
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