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                                   1339
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing the legislative task force on  online
   sports  betting  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative task force on online sports betting. A legisla-
 tive task force on online sports betting is hereby established to:
   (a)  Identify policies and programs that mitigate the risks and conse-
 quences associated with online sports betting  and  promote  responsible
 gaming  practices for all online sports betting activities authorized in
 New York state.
   (b) Recommend policies and procedures to be promulgated in regulations
 by the New York state gaming commission  and  its  divisions  to  ensure
 responsible  online sports betting in all facilities licensed or enfran-
 chised by such commission or divisions.
   (c) Recommend a structure by which all  online  sports  betting  regu-
 lations  promulgated  by  the  commission  or  its  divisions  shall  be
 enforced, including but not limited to penalties for violations of regu-
 latory standards and corrective action.
   (d) Identify methods to measure effectiveness  of  any  online  sports
 betting procedures implemented in New York state.
   §  2.  Composition.  The task force shall consist of ten members. Task
 force members appointed or designated shall have experience  and  exper-
 tise in one or more of the following areas:
   1) the implementation of online sports betting;
   2) the treatment of problem gambling; and
   3)  administration  of  online sports betting programs within a gaming
 facility.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01304-01-9
              

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   The task force shall  consist  of  ten  members  to  be  appointed  as
 follows:   three members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly,
 one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, three
 members to be appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate,  and
 one  member  to  be  appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The
 task force shall also include the executive director  of  the  New  York
 state  gaming  commission or his or her designee and the director of the
 division of gaming or his or her designee. The chair shall be designated
 by a simple majority vote of all members of the task force.
   § 3. Compensation. Members shall receive  no  compensation  for  their
 services  but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and neces-
 sarily incurred in the performance of any of their duties.
   § 4. Report. The task force shall create a final report regarding  all
 findings  and  recommendations  to  be  delivered upon completion of all
 objectives described herein, but in no event  later  than  December  31,
 2020,  to  the  governor,  the speaker of the assembly and the temporary
 president of the senate. At the completion of all duties described here-
 in the legislative task force shall be dissolved.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2021.