Bill Text: NY A10025 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to compulsive gambling assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-14 - REFERRED TO RULES [A10025 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10025
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 1, 2012
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored
         by -- M. of  A.    BENEDETTO,  CASTRO,  CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HIKIND,
         JAFFEE,  KEARNS,  MILLMAN,  NOLAN,  SWEENEY,  TITUS  --  read once and
         referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
       AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law  and  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
         wagering  and breeding law, in relation to compulsive gambling assist-
         ance
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
    2  adding two new subdivisions (i) and (j) to read as follows:
    3    (I) THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  REGARDING
    4  COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS THAT VOLUN-
    5  TARILY  PLACE  THEMSELVES  ON A SELF EXCLUSION LIST OF AN ASSOCIATION OR
    6  CORPORATION LICENSED OR  ENFRANCHISED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  GAMING
    7  COMMISSION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE RACING,
    8  PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACEMENT ON SUCH
    9  LIST. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON  THE  WEBSITE
   10  OF  THE  OFFICE  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO
   11  TREATMENT.
   12    (J) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  GAMING
   13  COMMISSION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE
   14  COMPLETED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT  HAVE  PLACED  THEMSELVES  ON  A  SELF
   15  EXCLUSION  LIST  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE RACING,
   16  PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, WHOM SUBSEQUENTLY REQUEST REMOVAL
   17  FROM SUCH EXCLUSION LIST. THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
   18  ON THE WEBSITES OF BOTH THE OFFICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMIS-
   19  SION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO TREATMENT.
   20    S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 of  section  111  of  the
   21  racing,  pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of
   22  part A of chapter 60 of the  laws  of  2012,  are  amended  to  read  as
   23  follows:
   24    (a)  The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to
   25  which people may: voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the prem-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15572-01-2
       A. 10025                            2
    1  ises of an association or corporation licensed or  enfranchised  by  the
    2  commission  pursuant  to  this chapter; RECEIVE THE REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL
    3  MATERIALS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (I) OF SECTION  19.09  OF  THE  MENTAL
    4  HYGIENE  LAW;  AND,  UPON  REQUEST TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SELF EXCLUSION
    5  LIST, COMPLETE THE PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
    6  VISION (J) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
    7    (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
    8  premises of any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility  may  be
    9  rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until [seven days after a
   10  request]  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS  SELF EXCLUDED COMPLETES IN PAPER OR
   11  ELECTRONIC FORMAT, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE OFFICE  PURSU-
   12  ANT  TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (I) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL
   13  HYGIENE LAW AND PROOF OF COMPLETION has been received  by  such  associ-
   14  ation, corporation, or facility to cancel such order or request.
   15    S  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
   16  manner as part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012, takes effect.