| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to recreational activities at facilities |
| 3 | for elderly or disabled adults; authorizing bingo games |
| 4 | for residents or clients of certain facilities for the |
| 5 | elderly or disabled and for their guests; providing |
| 6 | conditions; providing for use of proceeds; providing |
| 7 | exemption from local regulation and fees; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Notwithstanding section 849.0931, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, bingo games for residents or clients of facilities |
| 14 | licensed or authorized under part II, part III, or part V of |
| 15 | chapter 400, Florida Statutes, chapter 651, Florida Statutes, or |
| 16 | section 430.206, Florida Statutes, and for their guests, or for |
| 17 | residents of government-financed, government-insured, or |
| 18 | government-subsidized housing for the elderly and their guests, |
| 19 | may be conducted if such games are held in the facility, played |
| 20 | exclusively by residents or clients and their guests, and |
| 21 | conducted by residents, staff, or volunteers of the facility, |
| 22 | and if neither the facility nor any third party derives |
| 23 | financial benefit from such games. Games conducted in a facility |
| 24 | licensed under part II, part III, or part V of chapter 400, |
| 25 | Florida Statutes, for residents or clients with a diagnosis of |
| 26 | Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia may not be played with |
| 27 | the personal funds of residents or clients and must be |
| 28 | supervised by paid or volunteer staff. Prizes may be claimed |
| 29 | only by residents or clients of these facilities or by guests |
| 30 | who are residents or clients of other similarly licensed or |
| 31 | authorized facilities. Net proceeds must be returned to players |
| 32 | in the form of prizes after expenses for refreshments and bingo |
| 33 | supplies are deducted. Any county or municipality that regulates |
| 34 | the playing of bingo shall exempt bingo games conducted pursuant |
| 35 | to this section from regulation and fees. |
| 36 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |