Florida Senate - 2011                                    SB 1154
       
       
       
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       40-01370A-11                                          20111154__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to slot machine licensee fees;
    3         amending s. 551.118, F.S.; removing a requirement that
    4         the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering in the Department
    5         of Business and Professional Regulation contract for
    6         certain services related to the prevention of
    7         compulsive and addictive gambling; removing an annual
    8         nonrefundable regulatory fee used to fund the
    9         services; amending s. 550.135, F.S.; conforming cross
   10         references; providing an effective date.
   11  
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Section 551.118, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         551.118 Compulsive or addictive gambling prevention
   17  program.—
   18         (1) The slot machine licensee shall offer training to
   19  employees on responsible gaming and shall work with a compulsive
   20  or addictive gambling prevention program to recognize problem
   21  gaming situations and to implement responsible gaming programs
   22  and practices.
   23         (2) The division shall, subject to competitive bidding,
   24  contract for provision of services related to the prevention of
   25  compulsive and addictive gambling. The contract shall provide
   26  for an advertising program to encourage responsible gaming
   27  practices and to publicize a gambling telephone help line. Such
   28  advertisements must be made both publicly and inside the
   29  designated slot machine gaming areas of the licensee’s
   30  facilities. The terms of any contract for the provision of such
   31  services shall include accountability standards that must be met
   32  by any private provider. The failure of any private provider to
   33  meet any material terms of the contract, including the
   34  accountability standards, shall constitute a breach of contract
   35  or grounds for nonrenewal. The division may consult with the
   36  Department of the Lottery in the development of the program and
   37  the development and analysis of any procurement for contractual
   38  services for the compulsive or addictive gambling prevention
   39  program.
   40         (3) The compulsive or addictive gambling prevention program
   41  shall be funded from an annual nonrefundable regulatory fee of
   42  $250,000 paid by the licensee to the division.
   43         Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 550.135, Florida
   44  Statutes, is amended to read:
   45         550.135 Division of moneys derived under this law.—All
   46  moneys that are deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to
   47  the credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be
   48  distributed as follows:
   49         (3) The slot machine license fee and, the slot machine
   50  occupational license fee, and the compulsive or addictive
   51  gambling prevention program fee collected pursuant to ss.
   52  551.106 and, 551.107(2)(a)1., and 551.118 shall be used to fund
   53  the direct and indirect operating expenses of the division’s
   54  slot machine regulation operations and to provide funding for
   55  relevant enforcement activities in accordance with authorized
   56  appropriations. Funds deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering
   57  Trust Fund pursuant to ss. 551.106 and, 551.107(2)(a)1., and
   58  551.118 shall be reserved in the trust fund for slot machine
   59  regulation operations. On June 30, any unappropriated funds in
   60  excess of those necessary for incurred obligations and
   61  subsequent year cash flow for slot machine regulation operations
   62  shall be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the
   63  credit of the General Revenue Fund.
   64         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.