Bill Text: CA AB1154 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Horse racing: equine drug testing: equine medical director.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1154 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1154-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1154 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 1, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 18, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gray
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An act to amend Section 19578 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to horse racing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1154, as amended, Gray. Horse racing: equine drug testing:
equine medical director.
Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature
that the California Horse Racing Board contract with the Regents of
the University of California to provide equine drug testing. Existing
law also requires the board to contract to provide
compensation for an equine medical director, with specified duties
and responsibilities, who shall provides for the
appointment of an equine medical director to advise the Kenneth
L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, located at the
University of California at Davis, and be appointed
by the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, as
specified.
This bill would establish that the term for the equine medical
director is 2 years, and , for a person who is appointed as
equine medical director on or after January 1, 2014, would
prohibit a person from serving limit the
number of terms that a person may serve consecutively to 2
consecutive terms. The bill would state various
legislative findings and declarations relating to the Kenneth L.
Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
located at the University of California at Davis has proven to be an
asset to California's horse racing industry.
(b) It is in the interest of the people of California that the
Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory continues to
provide equine drug testing.
(c) In order to ensure that the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical
Chemistry Laboratory remains a leader in equine drug testing, a
knowledge and talent base to lead the laboratory must be broad.
(d) Having multiple individuals capable of being the equine
medical director at the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory strengthens and ensures the continued success of the
laboratory.
SEC. 2. Section 19578 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
19578. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board
contract with the Regents of the University of California to provide
equine drug testing. It is further the intent of the Legislature that
to the extent that resources are available, the California Animal
Health and Food Safety Laboratory perform studies that may lead to
the development of alternative or improved drug testing techniques.
(b) The Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
shall be located at the University of California at Davis in order to
take advantage of the expertise of the veterinary specialists at
that campus' School of Veterinary Medicine. The laboratory shall be a
part of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. Any
capital outlay expenditures for the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory shall comply with Section 13332.11 of
the Government Code.
(c) Funds collected under Article 9.2 (commencing with Section
19605) and Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 19610) for purposes
of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory and the
Center for Equine Health shall be deposited in the California Animal
Health and Food Safety Laboratory and Center for Equine Health
Account in the Fair and Exposition Fund. Funds deposited in that
account constitute trust funds and shall be held in trust and may be
expended only for the purposes for which those funds are authorized
to be expended pursuant to this section. The funds designated for the
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory shall be
distributed to that system and shall be used to fund the construction
costs, equipment costs, and for the repayment of the principal of,
interest on, and costs of issuance of, and as security, including any
coverage factor, pledged to the payment of, bonds issued or other
debt service or expense, including repayment of any advances made or
security required by any provider of credit enhancement or liquidity
for those bonds or other indebtedness, or expense of maintaining that
credit enhancement or liquidity, incurred for the purpose of
constructing the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory, and for the operating costs of the Kenneth L. Maddy
Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. The funds designated for the
Center for Equine Health shall be distributed to the Center for
Equine Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
California, Davis.
(d) Title to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry
Laboratory shall vest in the Regents of the University of California.
The laboratory shall be used in a manner that is consistent with
Section 19577 and this section.
(e) The board shall contract to provide compensation for an equine
medical director who shall advise the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory and be appointed by the Dean of the
School of Veterinary Medicine under applicable university hiring
rules with the advice of the board. The equine medical director shall
be a member of the scientific advisory committee to the Kenneth L.
Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, and act as the primary
adviser to the board on all matters relating to medication and drug
testing, the practice of veterinary medicine within the areas
regulated by the board, and the health and safety of horses within
the inclosure.
(f) (1) The equine medical director at the
Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory shall
serve be appointed for a term of two
years. No individual shall serve two consecutive terms as
the equine medical director.
(2) For a person who is appointed as equine medical director on or
after January 1, 2014, the number of terms that the person may serve
consecutively shall be limited to two terms. However, this paragraph
does not limit the total number of nonconsecutive terms a person may
serve.
(g) The budget for equine drug testing to be performed by the
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory pursuant to
Section 19577 shall be established as a permanent line item in the
budget of the board. Operating budget requests shall be submitted
annually by the university, and the board shall transfer funds
appropriated for the operation of the laboratory and for equipment,
in accordance with the contract, to the university.
(h) The board and the University of California may expand the
services provided by the laboratory to the board in a manner that is
mutually agreeable and is consistent with Section 19577 and this
section.
