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Assembly Bill A9239

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a problem gambling research institute to examine and find solutions to problem gambling in the state of New York

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2025-A9239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §355-f, Ed L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L

2025-A9239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a problem gambling research institute to examine and find solutions to problem gambling in the state of New York; creates a fund to fund such problem gambling institute.

2025-A9239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9239
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
   to creating a problem gambling research institute and fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-f
 to read as follows:
   § 355-F. NEW YORK STATE PROBLEM GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 1. INSTI-
 TUTE FORMATION AND GOALS. SUBJECT TO AMOUNTS AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION,
 THE NEW YORK STATE PROBLEM GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HEREINAFTER  THE
 "INSTITUTE",  IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
 THE PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) ADVISING THE GOVERNOR, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, THE REGENTS, AND THE
 LEGISLATURE ON MATTERS RELATING TO PROBLEM GAMBLING IN NEW YORK STATE;
   (B) FOSTERING, PURSUING, AND SPONSORING COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM GAMBLING
 RESEARCH;
   (C) INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BY ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING ON WHAT  IS
 KNOWN AND WHAT IS NOT KNOWN ABOUT PROBLEM GAMBLING IN THE STATE;
   (D)  IDENTIFYING  PRIORITY  NEEDS FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING RESEARCH WITHIN
 NEW YORK THAT CURRENTLY IS NOT RECEIVING ADEQUATE ATTENTION, AND IDENTI-
 FYING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT ARE BEST SITUATED TO ADDRESS  SUCH
 NEEDS,  THEREBY  LEADING  TO  BETTER  COORDINATION  OF  PROBLEM GAMBLING
 RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE STATE;
   (E) PROMOTING AWARENESS OF EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF PROBLEM  GAMBL-
 ING  INFORMATION AND PROBLEM GAMBLING WHILE EDUCATING ELECTED OFFICIALS,
 GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON PROBLEM GAMBLING ISSUES
 THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS IT MAY DETERMINE;
   (F) ORGANIZING AND SPONSORING MEETINGS ON PROBLEM GAMBLING TOPICS;
   (G) ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORKS OF COLLABORATING EXPERTS
 ENGAGED IN RELATED ASPECTS OF PROBLEM GAMBLING RESEARCH;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13712-02-5
              

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