Senate Bill S3394A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 3394--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug  Abuse
  --  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
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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06203-03-3

              

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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.