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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2499, 2630 | PRINTER'S NO. 2820 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DAY, BAKER, BOYD, CLYMER, DUNBAR, EVERETT, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, MAHER, MILNE, PYLE, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, STERN, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, WATSON, SWANGER, GROVE, LAWRENCE, VULAKOVICH, RAPP, ROCK, DENLINGER AND CALTAGIRONE, OCTOBER 4, 2011 |
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| AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 5, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in gaming, further providing for Pennsylvania | <-- |
3 | Gaming Control Board established, for licensing of principals |
4 | and for financial and employment interests. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 1201(h)(9) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
8 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
9 | § 1201. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established. |
10 | * * * |
11 | (h) Qualifications and restrictions.-- |
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13 | (9) [No member] The following individuals may not accept |
14 | employment with any applicant, licensed entity, or an |
15 | affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary or holding company |
16 | thereof, for a period of two years from the termination of |
17 | term of office[.] or employment: |
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1 | (i) The Governor. |
2 | (ii) The Attorney General. |
3 | (iii) The Auditor General. |
4 | (iv) A member of the General Assembly. |
5 | (v) A member or employee of the board. |
6 | * * * |
7 | Section 2. Section 1311.1 of Title 4 is amended by adding a |
8 | subsection to read: |
9 | § 1311.1. Licensing of principals. |
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11 | (a.1) Ineligibility.--The following individuals are not |
12 | eligible for licensing as a principal during the two-year period |
13 | following the termination of the individual's term of office or |
14 | employment: |
15 | (1) The Governor. |
16 | (2) The Attorney General. |
17 | (3) The Auditor General. |
18 | (4) A member of the General Assembly. |
19 | (5) A member or employee of the board. |
20 | Section 1. Section 1311.1 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
21 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
22 | § 1311.1. Licensing of principals. |
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24 | (a.1) Ineligibility.-- |
25 | (1) The following persons, or an immediate family member |
26 | thereof, shall not be eligible for licensing as a principal |
27 | during the person's term of office or employment and for a |
28 | two-year period following the termination of the term of |
29 | office or employment: |
30 | (i) An executive-level public employee. |
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1 | (ii) A public official or party officer as defined |
2 | in section 1512 (relating to financial and employment |
3 | interests). |
4 | (2) As used in this subsection, the term "immediate |
5 | family" shall have the same meaning as in section 1201(h)(6) |
6 | (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established). |
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8 | Section 3 2. Section 1512(a.1) of Title 4 is amended to | <-- |
9 | read: |
10 | § 1512. Financial and employment interests. |
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12 | (a.1) Employment.--Except as may be provided by rule or |
13 | order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and except as provided |
14 | in section 1202.1 (relating to code of conduct) or 1512.1 |
15 | (relating to additional restrictions), no executive-level public |
16 | employee, public official or party officer, or an immediate |
17 | family member thereof, shall be employed by an applicant or a |
18 | slot machine licensee, manufacturer licensee, supplier licensee |
19 | or licensed racing entity, or by any holding company, affiliate, |
20 | intermediary or subsidiary thereof, while the individual is an |
21 | executive-level public employee, public official or party |
22 | officer and for [one year] two years following termination of |
23 | the individual's status as an executive-level public employee, |
24 | public official or party officer. |
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26 | Section 4 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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