| This bill amends the harness racing laws regarding exclusive |
| bargaining agent elections and allows greater voter participation |
| in the election. The bill establishes a compulsory binding |
| arbitration process to resolve disputes between exclusive |
| bargaining agents and commercial racetracks. The bill provides |
| for auditing procedures enabling the exclusive bargaining agents |
| and the Harness Racing Commission to have the purse trust |
| accounts audited. The bill amends the definition of a commercial |
| racetrack and makes the definition retroactive to January 1, |
| 1999. |
