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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to judges and stewards employed by the Texas Racing |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3.07, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subsection |
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(a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) [The commission shall employ all of the judges and all
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of the stewards for the supervision of a horse race or greyhound
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race meeting.] Each horse race or greyhound race meeting shall be |
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supervised by three stewards for horse racing or by three judges for |
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greyhound racing. The commission shall designate one of the |
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stewards or judges as the presiding steward or judge for each race |
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meeting. The commission shall employ two of the judges and two of |
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the stewards. The association shall appoint the third judge or |
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steward, as appropriate. The association, following the completion |
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of the race meeting, may submit written comments to the commission |
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regarding the job performance of the stewards and judges for the |
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commission's review. Comments received are not binding, in any way, |
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on the commission. For each race meeting, the commission shall |
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employ at least one state veterinarian. The commission may, by |
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rule, impose a fee on an association to offset the costs of |
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compensating the stewards, judges, and state veterinarians. The |
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amount of the fee for the compensation of stewards, judges, and |
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state veterinarians must be reasonable according to industry |
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standards for the compensation of those officials at other |
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racetracks and may not exceed the actual cost to the commission for |
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compensating the officials. All other racetrack officials shall be |
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appointed by the association, with the approval of the commission. |
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Compensation for those officials not compensated by the commission |
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shall be determined by the association. |
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(a-1) Section 6.16 of this Act does not prohibit an |
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association from employing a person described by Section 6.16(a) as |
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a judge or steward if the person was employed by the commission on |
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September 1, 2007. This subsection expires September 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |