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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 237A.30 GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS.
1 2 1. For the purposes of this section, unless the context
1 3 otherwise requires, "gambling establishment" means any
1 4 structure, building, or other facility which is owned, leased,
1 5 rented, or otherwise operated, used, or controlled by any of
1 6 the following:
1 7 a. A person licensed under chapter 99B to conduct bingo,
1 8 raffles, or other games of chance or skill.
1 9 b. A person licensed under chapter 99D to operate a pari-
1 10 mutuel racetrack.
1 11 c. A person licensed under chapter 99F to operate an
1 12 excursion gambling boat or gambling games at a pari-mutuel
1 13 racetrack enclosure.
1 14 2. Child day care may be provided in accordance with this
1 15 chapter in a gambling establishment if the care is available
1 16 only to the children of persons employed by the gambling
1 17 establishment or if the child day care has been authorized to
1 18 be provided in a gambling establishment pursuant to an
1 19 agreement entered into or exception to policy issued by the
1 20 director of human services or the department of human services
1 21 which is in existence as of the effective date of this Act.
1 22 3. Except for child day care provided in accordance with
1 23 subsection 2, a family or group day care home or center shall
1 24 not be established or operated in or by a gambling
1 25 establishment. Establishing or operating a family or group
1 26 day care home or center in violation of this section is
1 27 subject to penalty under section 237A.19 and injunction under
1 28 section 237A.20.
1 29 Sec. 2. Section 99B.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997,
1 30 is amended to read as follows:
1 31 The department shall revoke a license issued pursuant to
1 32 this chapter if the licensee or an agent of the licensee
1 33 violates or permits a violation of a provision of this
1 34 chapter, or a departmental rule adopted pursuant to chapter
1 35 17A, or if a cause exists for which the director of the
2 1 department would have been justified in refusing to issue a
2 2 license, or upon the conviction of a person of a violation of
2 3 this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter which
2 4 occurred on the licensed premises, or if the licensee or an
2 5 agent of the licensee establishes or operates a family or
2 6 group day care home or center in violation of section 237A.30.
2 7 However, the revocation of one type of gambling license does
2 8 not require the revocation of a different type of gambling
2 9 license held by the same licensee.
2 10 Sec. 3. Section 99D.9, Code 1997, is amended by adding the
2 11 following new subsection:
2 12 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. A licensee or an agent of a licensee
2 13 shall not establish or operate a family or group day care home
2 14 or center in violation of section 237A.30.
2 15 Sec. 4. Section 99F.7, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code
2 16 1997, is amended by striking the paragraph.
2 17 Sec. 5. Section 99F.7, Code 1997, is amended by adding the
2 18 following new subsection:
2 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 14A. A licensee or an agent of a licensee
2 20 shall not establish or operate a family or group day care home
2 21 or center in violation of section 237A.30.
2 22 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 23 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 24 EXPLANATION
2 25 This bill restricts the provision of child day care in
2 26 gambling establishments.
2 27 Code chapter 237A, relating to child day care facilities
2 28 regulated by the department of human services, is amended by
2 29 adding a new section. Gambling establishments are defined as
2 30 a structure, building, or other facility which is owned,
2 31 leased, or otherwise under the control of any of the following
2 32 persons: a licensee for bingo or other games of skill or
2 33 chance under Code chapter 99B, a licensee for pari-mutuel
2 34 wagering under Code chapter 99D, or a licensee for excursion
2 35 gambling boats or gambling games under chapter 99F.
3 1 A gambling establishment is authorized to provide child day
3 2 care for children of its employees or to provide child day
3 3 care if it has been authorized by the applicable state agency
3 4 as of the effective date of this bill. Otherwise, the
3 5 provision of child day care in a gambling establishment under
3 6 Code chapter 237A is prohibited. Provision of child day care
3 7 in violation of the prohibition is subject to a penalty as a
3 8 serious misdemeanor for a child day care center or a simple
3 9 misdemeanor for a family or group day care home.
3 10 The bill also amends Code section 99B.14, relating to
3 11 licenses for bingo, raffles, and other games of skill or
3 12 chance; Code section 99D.9, relating to licenses for pari-
3 13 mutuel racetracks; and Code section 99F.7, relating to
3 14 licenses for excursion gambling boats and gambling games at
3 15 pari-mutuel racetrack enclosures. These amendments direct the
3 16 department of inspections and appeals and the racing and
3 17 gaming commission to revoke licenses for a violation of the
3 18 child day care prohibition.
3 19 The bill also amends section 99F.7, subsection 5, to
3 20 eliminate the requirement that a section of a gambling boat be
3 21 reserved for activities for persons under 21 years of age.
3 22 The bill provides for an immediate effective date.
3 23 LSB 1126SV 77
3 24 jp/sc/14
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