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	HB2947 - 104th General Assembly
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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by
5changing Section 9 as follows:
6    (230 ILCS 10/9)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
7    Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
8    (a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an
9applicant upon the payment of a non-refundable fee set by the
10Board, upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
11eligible for an occupational license and upon payment of an
12annual license fee in an amount to be established. To be
13eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
14        (1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will
15    perform any function involved in gaming by patrons[. Any ]
16    [applicant seeking an occupational license for a non-gaming ]
17    [function shall be at least 18 years of age];
18        (2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a
19    violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20    Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar statute of any other
21    jurisdiction if the applicant will perform any function
22    involved in gaming by patrons;
23        (2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a
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1    crime described in item (2) of this subsection (a),
2    involving dishonesty or moral turpitude if the applicant
3    will perform any function involved in gaming by patrons,
4    except that the Board may, in its discretion, issue an
5    occupational license to a person who has been convicted of
6    a crime described in this item (2.5) more than 10 years
7    prior to his or her application and has not subsequently
8    been convicted of any other crime;
9        (3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge
10    which the Board determines to be necessary in order to
11    operate gambling aboard a riverboat, in a casino, or at an
12    organization gaming facility; and
13        (4) have met standards for the holding of an
14    occupational license as adopted by rules of the Board.
15    Such rules shall provide that any person or entity seeking
16    an occupational license to manage gambling operations
17    under this Act shall be subject to background inquiries
18    and further requirements similar to those required of
19    applicants for an owners license. Furthermore, such rules
20    shall provide that each such entity shall be permitted to
21    manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.
22    (b) Each application for an occupational license shall be
23on forms prescribed by the Board and shall contain all
24information required by the Board. The applicant shall set
25forth in the application: whether he has been issued prior
26gambling related licenses; whether he has been licensed in any
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1other state under any other name, and, if so, such name and his
2age; and whether or not a permit or license issued to him in
3any other state has been suspended, restricted or revoked,
4and, if so, for what period of time.
5    (c) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
6forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints. The
7Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the Illinois
8State Police to defray the costs associated with the search
9and classification of fingerprints obtained by the Board with
10respect to the applicant's application. These fees shall be
11paid into the State Police Services Fund. This subsection (c) 
12does not apply to the non-gaming occupational identification 
13badge issued under subsection (j).
14    (d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational
15license to any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the
16duties required of such applicant; (2) who fails to disclose
17or states falsely any information called for in the
18application; (3) who has been found guilty of a violation of
19this Act or whose prior gambling related license or
20application therefor has been suspended, restricted, revoked
21or denied for just cause in any other state; (4) who has a
22background, including a criminal record, reputation, habits,
23social or business associations, or prior activities, that
24poses a threat to the public interests of this State or to the
25security and integrity of gaming; or (5) for any other just
26cause. When considering criminal convictions of an applicant,
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1the Board shall consider the following factors:
2        (1) the length of time since the conviction;
3        (2) the number of convictions that appear on the
4    conviction record;
5        (3) the nature and severity of the conviction and its
6    relationship to the safety and security of others or the
7    integrity of gaming;
8        (4) the facts or circumstances surrounding the
9    conviction;
10        (5) the age of the employee at the time of the
11    conviction; and
12        (6) evidence of rehabilitation efforts.
13    (e) The Board may suspend, revoke or restrict any
14occupational licensee: (1) for violation of any provision of
15this Act; (2) for violation of any of the rules and regulations
16of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if known to the Board,
17would have disqualified the applicant from receiving such
18license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or
19debt due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just
20cause.
21    (f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
22application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
23    (g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be
24valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
25    (h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a
26licensed owner or organization gaming licensee from entering
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1into an agreement with a public community college or a school
2approved under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act
3of 2012 for the training of any occupational licensee. Any
4training offered by such a school shall be in accordance with a
5written agreement between the licensed owner or organization
6gaming licensee and the school.
7    (i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may
8be conducted either at the site of the gambling facility or at
9a school with which a licensed owner or organization gaming
10licensee has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection
11(h).
12    (j) The Board shall not require individuals hired 
13exclusively to perform functions that are not related in any 
14way to gaming operations to hold an occupational license. The 
15Board shall issue a non-gaming occupational identification 
16badge upon submission of an application and payment of a 
17nonrefundable annual fee set by the Board. To be eligible for a 
18non-gaming occupational identification badge, the individual 
19must be at least 18 years of age.
20    The Board has the authority to rescind non-gaming 
21occupational identification badges for any reasons provided 
22under Section 9 of this Act and the Board's adopted rules. All 
23individuals holding non-gaming occupational identification 
24badges are subject to the jurisdiction of the Board and the 
25Board's standards and adopted rules.
26(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-550, eff. 1-1-24.)
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.