Senate Bill 0216

    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 216

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries





    315-256-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to jai alai charity

  3         performances; amending s. 550.0351, F.S.;

  4         providing that permitholders may hold

  5         additional performances to fund benefits for

  6         retired jai alai players; providing an

  7         effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Subsections (8) and (9) of section

12  550.0351, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

13         550.0351  Charity racing days.--

14         (8)  In addition to the eligible charities that meet

15  the criteria set forth in this section, a jai alai

16  permitholder is authorized to conduct two one additional

17  charity performances performance each fiscal year for a fund

18  to benefit retired jai alai players.  This performance shall

19  be known as the "Retired Jai Alai Players Charity Day."  The

20  administration of this fund shall be determined by rule by the

21  division.

22         (9)  Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in

23  subsection (8), any jai alai permitholder who has not

24  conducted one "Retired Jai Alai Players Charity Day"

25  performance per year since the 1992-1993 fiscal year is

26  authorized to conduct up to two performances per fiscal year

27  until the time when the total number of such performances is

28  equivalent to the total number of fiscal years.  This

29  subsection shall be repealed on July 1, 2000.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 216
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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Allows all jai alai permit holders to conduct two
      additional charity performances each year to fund
  4    benefits for retired jai alai players.

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