Assembly Bill A2313

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a curriculum for course of instruction on adolescent problem gambling in grades 4 through 12

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4499 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2313 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4499
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.07, Ment Hyg L; amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4839
2011-2012: A2425, S4885

2013-A2313 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the education department, to establish a course of instruction on adolescent problem gambling which may be provided in grades 4 through 12; requires the commissioner to provide such curriculum be posted on the department of education internet website.

2013-A2313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2313

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CRESPO, CASTRO, JAFFEE, BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   ARROYO,  ESPINAL,  MOYA,  RAMOS,  ROBINSON,
  RODRIGUEZ, RUSSELL, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law  and the education law, in
  relation to requiring the office of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse
  services  to  establish  a curriculum in problem gambling which may be
  provided in grades four through twelve

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

  Section  1.  Section  19.07  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, IN  CONSUL-
TATION WITH THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SHALL ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM
FOR A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN ADOLESCENT PROBLEM GAMBLING WHICH MAY, AT
THE  OPTION  OF  ANY  SCHOOL, BE PROVIDED IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH TWELVE.
SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE MATERIALS TO  EDUCATE  STUDENTS
ON THE DANGERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF PROBLEM GAMBLING, AND SHALL BE AVAIL-
ABLE ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF SUCH OFFICE.
  S  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, ON THE DEPARTMENT  INTERNET
WEBSITE, THE CURRICULUM OF THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN ADOLESCENT PROB-
LEM GAMBLING ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (I) OF SECTION 19.07 OF
THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect August 1, 2014.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05438-01-3

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