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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Robinson

 

DATE TYPED:

01/28/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Nonprofit Gaming License Certification

 

SB

106

 

 

ANALYST:

Gonzales

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates HB162, without the emergency clause 

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC Files

Gaming Control Board

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 106 amends Section 60-2E-20 NMSA 1978 of the Gaming Control Act by deleting the requirement for a president or commander of a nonprofit organization that holds or has applied for a license to be certified individually.

 

     Significant Issues

 

According to the Gaming Control Board, this amendment to the Gaming Control Act arguably gives the regulated entity broad discretion to determine who should be subject to statutorily-imposed certification requirements. 

 

By doing so, the amendment could eliminate from certification requirements persons who have substantial responsibility for the honesty and security of gaming operations at licensed nonprofit organizations.  If a nonprofit organization chose not to designate as a key person a president or commander who exercised significant influence over gaming operations, that person might not be subject to regulatory scrutiny even though he or she was actively involved in the gaming operations.   

 

 

DUPLICATION

 

Senate Bill 106 duplicates House Bill 162; however, House Bill 162 contains an emergency clause.

 

JMG/njw :ar

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