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                                 2243--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BARRETT, BENEDETTO,  COOK,  CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HIKIND,  JAFFEE,
  KEARNS,  MILLMAN,  NOLAN,  ROBERTS,  SWEENEY,  TITUS  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse -- reported and
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

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:

  Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions (i) and (j) to read as follows:
  (I) THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  REGARDING
COMPULSIVE GAMBLING FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS THAT VOLUN-
TARILY  PLACE  THEMSELVES  ON A SELF EXCLUSION LIST OF AN ASSOCIATION OR
CORPORATION LICENSED OR  ENFRANCHISED  BY  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  GAMING
COMMISSION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE RACING,
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW IMMEDIATELY UPON PLACEMENT ON SUCH
LIST. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON  THE  WEBSITE
OF  THE  OFFICE  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO
TREATMENT.
  (J) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  GAMING
COMMISSION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM TO BE
COMPLETED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT  HAVE  PLACED  THEMSELVES  ON  A  SELF
EXCLUSION  LIST  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE RACING,
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, WHOM SUBSEQUENTLY REQUEST REMOVAL
FROM SUCH EXCLUSION LIST. THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ON THE WEBSITES OF BOTH THE OFFICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMIS-
SION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO RESOURCES TO TREATMENT.
  S  2.  Paragraphs  (a)  and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 111 of the
racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1  of
part  A  of  chapter  60  of  the  laws  of 2012, are amended to read as
follows:
  (a) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant  to
which people may: voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the prem-
ises  of  an  association or corporation licensed or enfranchised by the
commission pursuant to this chapter; RECEIVE  THE  REQUIRED  EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  (I) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL
HYGIENE LAW; AND, UPON REQUEST TO BE REMOVED  FROM  THE  SELF  EXCLUSION
LIST, COMPLETE THE PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION (J) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
  (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
premises  of  any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility may be
rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until [seven days after a
request] SUCH INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SELF  EXCLUDED  COMPLETES  IN  PAPER  OR
ELECTRONIC  FORMAT, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE OFFICE PURSU-
ANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION (J) OF SECTION 19.09 OF THE  MENTAL
HYGIENE  LAW  AND  PROOF OF COMPLETION has been received by such associ-
ation, corporation, or facility to cancel such order or request.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.