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Assembly Bill A10001

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the youth gambling prevention public awareness campaign

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2009-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.09, Ment Hyg L

2009-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to create the youth gambling prevention public awareness campaign directed at young adults, teenagers and their families; may include the use of broadcast and written communications, development of written materials, and use of internet.

2009-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10001

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  creating  the
  youth gambling prevention public awareness campaign; and providing for
  the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A PUBLIC  SERVICE  CAMPAIGN  TO  PREVENT  THE
GROWING  PROBLEM  OF  YOUTH  GAMBLING  ADDICTION.  SUCH  PUBLIC  SERVICE
CAMPAIGN SHALL BE DIRECTED AT YOUNG ADULTS, TEENAGERS, AND  THEIR  FAMI-
LIES.  TO  THE  GREATEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL USE
EVIDENCE BASED PREVENTION PRACTICES IN ITS PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN. SAID
PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN MAY INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:  USE  OF
BROADCAST AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS; THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN MATERI-
ALS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND AGE APPROPRI-
ATE  SCHOOLS,  AND  THE USE OF THE INTERNET, INCLUDING THE USE OF SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire June  30,
2012  when  upon  such  date  the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16125-01-0

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