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        By the Committee on Tourism and Representatives Starks,
    Farkas, Barreiro, Sobel, Dennis, Melvin, Lynn, Argenziano,
    Bloom, Hafner and Bush




  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the State Athletic

  3         Commission; amending s. 548.002, F.S.;

  4         providing definitions; amending s. 548.003,

  5         F.S.; changing the name of the commission to

  6         the Florida State Boxing Commission; assigning

  7         the commission to the Department of Business

  8         and Professional Regulation for administrative

  9         and fiscal accountability purposes only;

10         providing procedures for filling vacancies on

11         commission; expanding scope of rules;

12         eliminating branch offices; requiring selection

13         of vice chair; providing for removal of

14         commission members for specified absences;

15         providing accountability for commission

16         members; increasing compensation rate for

17         attendance of meetings; authorizing membership

18         and participation by the commission in

19         specified associations; amending s. 548.004,

20         F.S.; renaming the executive secretary of the

21         commission as the executive director; requiring

22         approval of the Governor in hiring of the

23         executive director; providing additional duties

24         of the executive director; delineating

25         circumstances for removal of executive

26         director; eliminating the appointment of

27         deputies; requiring electronic recording of

28         commission proceedings; requiring the

29         department to provide assistance to the

30         commission under certain circumstances;

31         creating s. 548.005, F.S.; providing budget

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  1         submission and preparation requirements;

  2         creating s. 548.0055, F.S.; requiring the

  3         department to oversee the activities of the

  4         commission; providing for long-range policy

  5         planning, and preparation of plans, reports,

  6         and recommendations; requiring submission to

  7         the Governor and Legislature; amending s.

  8         548.006, F.S.; providing that matches shall be

  9         held in accordance with commission rules;

10         amending s. 548.007, F.S.; providing for

11         applicability of the act to toughman and badman

12         competitions; amending s. 548.008, F.S.;

13         prohibiting professional or amateur toughman

14         and badman competitions; providing a penalty;

15         amending s. 548.014, F.S.; requiring surety

16         bond to apply to promoters or foreign

17         copromoters; increasing the minimum amount for

18         surety bond; revising options to surety bond;

19         eliminating a filing fee; amending ss. 548.025,

20         548.041, and 548.042, F.S.; removing provisions

21         relating to amateurs and amateur matches;

22         amending s. 548.043, F.S.; revising provisions

23         regulating weights, classes, and gloves;

24         amending s. 548.045, F.S.; revising provisions

25         relating to the medical advisory council;

26         providing for appointment of the council by the

27         commission; revising terms of council members;

28         amending s. 548.046, F.S.; revising the time

29         for examination of participants by physician

30         and filing of physician report; amending s.

31         548.053, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

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  1         distribution of purses to participants;

  2         requiring promoters and managers to retain

  3         certain information for a designated time;

  4         amending s. 548.054, F.S.; designating those

  5         persons authorized to order the surrender of a

  6         purse or the withholding of a manager's share;

  7         amending s. 548.057, F.S.; providing for

  8         appointment of judges at a boxing match;

  9         requiring certain qualifications for referees,

10         judges, and officials; removing the requirement

11         that scorecards be turned in at the end of each

12         contest; amending ss. 548.05, 548.071, and

13         548.077, F.S., to conform; providing an

14         effective date.

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16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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18         Section 1.  Subsections (3), (4), (5), and (9) of

19  section 548.002, Florida Statutes, are amended, subsections

20  (5) through (15) are renumbered as subsections (6) through

21  (16), respectively, and new subsections (5) and (17) are added

22  to said section to read:

23         548.002  Definitions.--As used in this act, the term:

24         (3)  "Commission" means the Florida State Boxing

25  Athletic Commission.

26         (4)  "Contest" means a boxing or, kickboxing, or

27  martial arts engagement in which the participants strive

28  earnestly to win.

29         (5)  "Department" means the Department of Business and

30  Professional Regulation.

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  1         (6)(5)  "Exhibition" means a boxing or, kickboxing, or

  2  martial arts engagement in which the participants show or

  3  display their skill without necessarily striving to win.

  4         (10)(9)  "Manager" means any person who, directly or

  5  indirectly, controls or administers the boxing or, kickboxing,

  6  or martial arts affairs of any participant.

  7         (17)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department

  8  of Business and Professional Regulation.

  9         Section 2.  Section 548.003, Florida Statutes, 1998

10  Supplement, is amended to read:

11         548.003  Florida State Boxing Athletic Commission;

12  organization; meetings; accountability of commission members;

13  compensation and travel expenses; association membership and

14  participation.--

15         (1)  The Florida State Boxing Athletic Commission is

16  created and is assigned to under the Department of Business

17  and Professional Regulation for administrative and fiscal

18  accountability purposes only. The Florida State Boxing

19  Athletic Commission shall consist of five members appointed by

20  the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Upon the

21  expiration of the term of a commissioner, the Governor shall

22  appoint a successor to serve for a 4-year term. A commissioner

23  whose term has expired shall continue to serve on the

24  commission until such time as a replacement is appointed.  If

25  a vacancy on the commission occurs prior to the expiration of

26  the term, it shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the

27  term in the same manner as the original appointment.

28         (2)  The Florida State Boxing Athletic Commission, as

29  created by subsection (1), shall administer the provisions of

30  this chapter. The commission has authority to adopt rules

31  pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the

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  1  provisions of this chapter and to implement each of the duties

  2  and responsibilities conferred upon the commission, including,

  3  but not limited to: development of an ethical code of conduct

  4  for commissioners, commission staff, and commission officials;

  5  procedures for hearings and resolution of disputes;

  6  qualifications for appointment of referees and judges; and

  7  setting fee and reimbursement schedules for officials

  8  appointed by the commission.

  9         (3)  The commission shall maintain an office in

10  Tallahassee and any necessary branch offices.  At the first

11  meeting of the commission after June 1 of each year, the

12  commission shall select a chair and a vice chair from among

13  its membership.  Three members shall constitute a quorum and

14  the concurrence of at least three members is necessary for

15  official commission action.

16         (4)  Three consecutive unexcused absences or absences

17  constituting 50 percent or more of the commission's meetings

18  within any 12-month period shall cause the commission

19  membership of the member in question to become void, and the

20  position shall be considered vacant.  The commission shall, by

21  rule, define unexcused absences.

22         (5)  Each commission member shall be accountable to the

23  Governor for the proper performance of duties as a member of

24  the commission.  The Governor shall cause to be investigated

25  any complaint or unfavorable report received by the Governor

26  or the department concerning an action of the commission or

27  any member and shall take appropriate action thereon.  The

28  Governor may remove from office any member for malfeasance,

29  unethical conduct, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence,

30  permanent inability to perform official duties, or pleading

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  1  guilty or nolo contendere to or being found guilty of a

  2  felony.

  3         (6)(4)  Each member of the commission shall be

  4  compensated at the rate of $50 $25 for each day she or he

  5  attends a commission meeting and shall be reimbursed for other

  6  expenses as provided in s. 112.061.

  7         (7)  The commission shall be authorized to join and

  8  participate in the activities of the Association of Boxing

  9  Commissions (ABC).

10         Section 3.  Section 548.004, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         548.004  Executive director secretary; deputies;

13  duties, compensation, administrative support.--

14         (1)  The commission shall employ an executive director

15  with the approval of the Governor. The executive director

16  secretary who shall receive a salary to be fixed by the

17  commission with the approval of the Governor.  The executive

18  secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the

19  commission; shall preserve all books, papers, and documents

20  pertaining to the business of the commission; shall prepare

21  any notices and papers required; shall appoint judges,

22  referees, and other officials as delegated by the commission

23  and pursuant to this chapter and rules of the commission; and

24  shall perform such other duties as the commission directs.

25  The executive director secretary may issue witness subpoenas

26  and administer oaths.

27         (2)  The executive director may be removed from her or

28  his position by the commission or the Governor for

29  malfeasance, unethical conduct, misfeasance, neglect of duty,

30  incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties,

31  pleading guilty or nolo contendere to or being found guilty of

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  1  a felony, or willfully and wantonly disregarding the

  2  procedures and policies set forth by the commission.

  3         (3)  The commission shall require electronic recording

  4  of all scheduled proceedings of the commission.

  5         (4)  The department, if requested by the commission,

  6  shall provide assistance in budget development and budget

  7  submission for state funding requests.  The department shall

  8  provide technical assistance and administrative support, if

  9  requested or determined needed, to the commission and its

10  executive director on issues relating to personnel,

11  contracting, property management, or other issues identified

12  as important to performing the duties of this chapter and to

13  protecting the interests of the state.

14         (2)  The commission may appoint any deputies that are

15  necessary, whose compensation shall be the same as that of the

16  commissioners.  A deputy shall, on the order of the

17  commission, represent the commission at a boxing match.

18         Section 4.  Section 548.005, Florida Statutes, is

19  created to read:

20         548.005  Submission of annual budget.--The commission

21  shall develop a budget pursuant to chapter 216.  The budget is

22  not subject to change by the department unless, after

23  consultation with the commission, the change has been agreed

24  to by the commission.  The budget of the commission shall be

25  submitted to the Governor along with the budget of the

26  department.

27         Section 5.  Section 548.0055, Florida Statutes, is

28  created to read:

29         548.0055  Oversight of the commission; long-range

30  policy planning; plans, reports, and recommendations.--

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  1         (1)  The department shall exercise oversight of the

  2  activities of the commission to the extent necessary to

  3  facilitate the requirements of this section.

  4         (2)  To facilitate efficient and cost-effective

  5  regulation, the commission and the department, where

  6  appropriate, shall develop and implement a long-range policy

  7  planning and monitoring process to include recommendations

  8  specific to the commission. Included in the plan shall be

  9  specific recommendations regarding performance standards and

10  measurable outcomes for the commission.  Such process shall

11  include estimates of revenues, expenditures, cash balances,

12  and performance statistics for the commission.  The period

13  covered shall not be less than 5 years.  The commission, with

14  assistance from the department, shall develop the long-range

15  plan which must be approved by the Governor.  The department

16  shall monitor compliance with the approved long-range plan and

17  shall assist the commission in annually updating the plan for

18  approval by the Governor.  The department shall provide

19  concise management reports to the commission and the Governor

20  quarterly.  As part of the review process, the department

21  shall evaluate:

22         (a)  Whether the commission is operating efficiently

23  and effectively and if there is need for assistance to help

24  the commission in ensuring cost-effective regulation.

25         (b)  How and why pugilistic exhibitions and contests

26  are regulated.

27         (c)  Whether there is a need to continue regulation,

28  and to what degree.

29         (d)  Whether or not licensee and consumer protection is

30  adequate, and how it can be improved.

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  1         (e)  Whether unlicensed activity is adequately

  2  enforced.

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  4  Such plans should include conclusions and recommendations on

  5  these and other issues as appropriate.  Such plans shall be

  6  provided to the Governor and the Legislature by November 1 of

  7  each year.

  8         Section 6.  Section 548.006, Florida Statutes, is

  9  amended to read:

10         548.006  Power of commission to control pugilistic

11  contests and exhibitions.--The commission has exclusive

12  jurisdiction over every match held within the state which

13  involves a professional.  Matches shall be held only in

14  accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted by the

15  commission.

16         Section 7.  Section 548.007, Florida Statutes, is

17  amended to read:

18         548.007  Applicability of act to amateur matches and

19  certain other matches or events.--With the exception of s.

20  548.008, sections 548.001-548.079 do not apply to:

21         (1)  Any match in which the participants are amateurs;

22         (2)  Any match conducted or sponsored by a university,

23  college, or secondary school if all the participants are

24  students regularly enrolled in the institution;

25         (3)  Any match conducted or sponsored by a nationally

26  chartered veterans' organization registered with the state;

27         (4)  Any match conducted or sponsored by any company or

28  detachment of the Florida National Guard; or

29         (5)  Any official Olympic event.

30         Section 8.  Section 548.008, Florida Statutes, is

31  amended to read:

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  1         548.008  Toughman and badman competition prohibited.--

  2         (1)  No professional or amateur toughman or badman

  3  match, as described in this section, may be held in this

  4  state.  Such competition includes any contest or exhibition

  5  where participants compete by using a combination of fighting

  6  skills.  Such skills may include, but are not limited to,

  7  boxing, wrestling, kicking, or martial arts skills.

  8  Notwithstanding the above, this section shall not preclude

  9  kickboxing as regulated by this chapter.

10         (2)  Any person participating in or promoting a

11  professional or amateur toughman or badman match is guilty of

12  a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in

13  s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

14         Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and

15  subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 548.014, Florida

16  Statutes, are amended to read:

17         548.014  Promoters and foreign copromoters; bonds or

18  other security.--

19         (1)(a)  Before any license is issued or renewed to a

20  promoter or foreign copromoter and before any permit is issued

21  to a promoter or foreign copromoter, she or he must file a

22  surety bond with the commission in such reasonable amount, but

23  not less than $15,000 $3,000, as the commission determines.

24         (2)  In lieu of a surety bond, the promoter or foreign

25  copromoter may deposit with the commission cash or, a

26  certified check, or direct obligations of the United States or

27  this state which are acceptable to the commission in an

28  equivalent amount and subject to the same conditions as the

29  bond.  No such security may be returned to the promoter until

30  1 year after the date on which it was deposited with the

31  commission unless a surety bond is substituted for it.  If no

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  1  claim against the deposit is outstanding, it shall be returned

  2  to the depositor 1 year from the date it was deposited.

  3         (3)  A filing fee of $10 shall accompany each bond,

  4  cash, or security deposited under this section.

  5         (3)(4)  Recovery may be made against any bond, cash, or

  6  other security in the same manner as penalties are recoverable

  7  at law.

  8         Section 10.  Section 548.025, Florida Statutes, is

  9  amended to read:

10         548.025  License fees.--

11         (1)  The commission shall set license fees as follows:

12         (1)(a)  Promoter, matchmaker--not to exceed $500.

13         (2)(b)  Any other license--not to exceed $100.

14         (2)  The commission may issue licenses, without charge,

15  to referees and physicians authorizing them to officiate only

16  at matches involving amateurs.

17         Section 11.  Section 548.041, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         548.041  Age of boxers.--A person under 18 years of age

20  may not participate in any match, except that an amateur who

21  is 16 or 17 years of age may participate in matches with other

22  amateurs who are 16 or 17 years of age under rules adopted by

23  the commission.

24         Section 12.  Section 548.042, Florida Statutes, is

25  amended to read:

26         548.042  Participation under fictitious name.--A person

27  may not participate under a fictitious or assumed name in any

28  match involving an amateur unless she or he has registered the

29  name with the commission.

30         Section 13.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section

31  548.043, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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  1         548.043  Weights and classes, limitations; gloves.--

  2         (2)  The commission shall establish by rule the

  3  acceptable No boxing match shall be held in which the

  4  difference in weight between of the participants; however, the

  5  maximum difference in weight shall not exceed 12 exceeds 10

  6  pounds, except matches in the cruiserweight light-heavyweight

  7  and heavyweight classes and exhibitions held solely for

  8  training purposes.

  9         (3)  The commission shall establish by rule the

10  appropriate weight of boxing gloves to be used in each boxing

11  match; however, all participants in boxing matches shall wear

12  boxing gloves weighing not less than 8 6 ounces each.

13  Participants in all other types of matches shall wear such

14  protective devices as the commission deems necessary.

15         Section 14.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section

16  548.045, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

17         548.045  Medical advisory council; qualifications,

18  compensation, powers and duties.--

19         (1)  A medical advisory council, which shall consist of

20  five members appointed by the commission Governor, is created.

21  Each member must be licensed to practice medicine in this

22  state, must maintain an unencumbered license in good standing,

23  and must, at the time of her or his appointment, have

24  practiced medicine at least 5 years.

25         (2)  Initially, two of the members shall be appointed

26  for terms of 1 year, one member shall be appointed for a term

27  of 2 years, one member shall be appointed for a term of 3

28  years, and one member shall be appointed for a term of 4

29  years. The term of each member thereafter appointed, except to

30  fill a vacancy, shall be 2 4 years.

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  1         (3)  The commission Governor shall designate one of the

  2  members of the council as its chair.

  3         Section 15.  Subsection (2) of section 548.046, Florida

  4  Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         548.046  Physician's attendance at match; examinations;

  6  cancellation of match.--

  7         (2)  In addition to any other required examination,

  8  each participant shall be examined by the attending physician

  9  at the time of weigh-in within 12 hours before she or he

10  enters the ring.  If the physician determines that a

11  participant is physically or mentally unfit to proceed, the

12  physician shall notify any commissioner or the commission

13  representative deputy in charge who shall immediately cancel

14  the match.  The examination shall conform to rules adopted by

15  the commission based on the advice of the medical advisory

16  council. The result of the examination shall be reported in a

17  writing signed by the physician and filed with the commission

18  prior to completion of the weigh-in within 72 hours after the

19  match.

20         Section 16.  Subsections (3) and (4) of section 548.05,

21  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

22         548.05  Control of contracts.--

23         (3)  The commission may require that each contract

24  contain language authorizing the Florida State Boxing Athletic

25  Commission to withhold any or all of any manager's share of a

26  purse in the event of a contractual dispute as to entitlement

27  to any portion of a purse.  The commission may establish rules

28  governing the manner of resolution of such dispute.  In

29  addition, if the commission deems it appropriate, the

30  commission is hereby authorized to implead interested parties

31  over any disputed funds into the appropriate circuit court for

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  1  resolution of the dispute prior to release of all or any part

  2  of the funds.

  3         (4)  Each contract subject to this section shall

  4  contain the following clause: "This agreement is subject to

  5  the provisions of chapter 548, Florida Statutes, and to the

  6  rules of the Florida State Boxing Athletic Commission and to

  7  any future amendments of either."

  8         Section 17.  Section 548.053, Florida Statutes, is

  9  amended to read:

10         548.053  Distribution of purses to participants;

11  statements.--

12         (1)  Unless otherwise directed by a representative of

13  the commission, all purses shall be distributed by the

14  promoter no later than 24 hours after the match.  A written

15  statement showing the distribution of the purse, including

16  each item of receipt and each expenditure or deduction, shall

17  be furnished to the participant and her or his manager,

18  together with the participant's share of the purse.  The

19  promoter shall retain file a copy of the statement, certified

20  by her or him to be correct, with receipted vouchers for all

21  expenditures and deductions, for a period to be designated by

22  the commission, which copy shall be provided to the commission

23  upon demand with the commission no later than 72 hours after

24  the match.

25         (2)  Unless otherwise directed by a representative of

26  the commission, a manager shall furnish to the participant she

27  or he manages a statement of distribution, together with the

28  participant's share of the purse, no later than 24 hours after

29  the manager receives the purse and statement from the

30  promoter.  The manager shall retain file a copy of the

31  statement, certified by her or him to be correct, with

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  1  receipted vouchers for all expenditures and deductions, for a

  2  period to be designated by the commission, which copy shall be

  3  provided to the commission upon demand with the commission no

  4  later than 72 hours after the manager receives the

  5  distribution from the promoter.

  6         Section 18.  Subsection (1) of section 548.054, Florida

  7  Statutes, is amended to read:

  8         548.054  Withholding of purses; hearing; disposition of

  9  withheld purse forfeiture.--

10         (1)  A member of the commission, the commission

11  representative the deputy in charge, or the referee may order

12  a promoter to surrender to the commission withhold any purse

13  or other funds payable to a participant, or to withhold the

14  share of any manager, if it appears that:

15         (a)  The participant is not competing honestly, or is

16  intentionally not competing to the best of her or his ability

17  and skill, in a match represented to be a contest; or

18         (b)  The participant, her or his manager, or any of the

19  participant's seconds has violated this chapter.

20         Section 19.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section

21  548.057, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

22         548.057  Attendance of referee and judges at match;

23  scoring; seconds.--

24         (2)  At each boxing contest, at the expense of the

25  promoters, three judges appointed by the executive director as

26  delegated by the commission shall attend and shall render

27  their individual decisions in writing on scorecards supplied

28  by the commission at the end of each contest which continues

29  for the scheduled number of rounds.  Each judge shall have one

30  vote, and a majority of the votes cast shall determine the

31  winner.

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  1         (3)  The commission shall ensure that all referees,

  2  judges, and other officials are Florida-licensed officials

  3  qualified pursuant to rules of the commission and that no

  4  sanctioning organization or promoter has been permitted to

  5  influence the appointment of any officials, and shall

  6  prescribe the methods of scoring.

  7         Section 20.  Subsection (12) of section 548.071,

  8  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         548.071  Suspension or revocation of license or permit

10  by commission.--The commission may suspend or revoke a license

11  or permit if the commission finds that the licensee or

12  permittee:

13         (12)  Has been disciplined by the Florida State Boxing

14  Athletic Commission or similar agency or body of any

15  jurisdiction.

16         Section 21.  Section 548.077, Florida Statutes, is

17  amended to read:

18         548.077  Florida State Boxing Athletic Commission;

19  collection and disposition of moneys.--All fees, fines,

20  forfeitures, and other moneys collected under the provisions

21  of this chapter shall be paid by the commission to the State

22  Treasurer who, after the expenses of the commission are paid,

23  shall deposit them in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund

24  to be used for the administration and operation of the

25  commission and to enforce the laws and rules under its

26  jurisdiction.  In the event the unexpended balance of such

27  moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter exceeds

28  $250,000, any excess of that amount shall be deposited in the

29  General Revenue Fund.

30         Section 22.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

  3
      Revises various provisions of ss. 548.001 through
  4    548.079, the "Joe Lang Kershaw Act."  Renames the State
      Athletic Commission as the Florida State Boxing
  5    Commission. Assigns the commission to the Department of
      Business and Professional Regulation for administrative
  6    and fiscal accountability purposes only. Revises various
      provisions relating to the commission to:
  7         1.  Provide procedures for filling vacancies on the
      commission.
  8         2.  Expand the scope of rules adopted by the
      commission.
  9         3.  Eliminate branch offices of the commission.
           4.  Provides accountability for commission members.
10         5.  Increase the specified compensation rate for
      commission members from $25 to $50.
11         6.  Authorize membership and participation by the
      commission in the Association of Boxing Commissions.
12         7.  Rename the executive secretary of the commission
      as the executive director and require the approval of the
13    Governor in hiring the executive director.
           8.  Delineate reasons for removal of the executive
14    director.
           9.  Eliminate the appointment of deputies.
15         10.  Require electronic recording of commission
      proceedings.
16         11.  Require the department to provide specified
      assistance to the commission under certain circumstances.
17         12.  Provide budget submission and preparation
      requirements.
18         13.  Require the department to oversee the
      commission.
19         14.  Provide for long-range policy planning and
      preparation of plans, reports, and recommendations.
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21    Provides that boxing matches be held in accordance with
      commission rules. Provides applicability of the act to
22    toughman and badman competitions and prohibits both
      professional and amateur toughman and badman
23    competitions. Provides a second-degree misdemeanor
      penalty. Requires surety bonds to apply to promoters.
24    Increases the minimum amount for surety bonds from $3,000
      to $15,000, and revises the options to posting a surety
25    bond. Eliminates a $10 filing fee. Revises provisions
      which regulate weights, classes, and gloves.
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27    Revises provisions relating to the medical advisory
      council. Provides for the appointment of the council by
28    the commission, rather than the Governor, and revises
      terms of council members.
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30    Revises the time for examination of participants by a
      physician and the filing of the physician's report.
31    Revises provisions relating to distribution of purses to
      participants. Requires promoters and managers to retain
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  3    Removes a requirement that scorecards be turned in at the
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