Assembly Bill A4839

2009-2010 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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  • 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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2009-A4839 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2425
2013-2014: A2313

2009-A4839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with an adolescent gambling task force, to establish a course of instruction on adolescent problem gambling which may be provided in grades 4 through 12.

2009-A4839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4839

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene 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;  to  establish  an adolescent gambling task force and
  providing for its duties; and providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
  provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 (h) to read as follows:
  (H) THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHALL ESTAB-
LISH  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 AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF SUCH OFFICE.
  S 2. Adolescent gambling task force. (a) An adolescent  gambling  task
force  is  hereby  created to examine, evaluate and make recommendations
concerning the content and manner  of  instruction  for  the  course  of
instruction  in  problem  gambling  established  by  subdivision  (h) of
section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as added by section one of this
act. Such task force shall also examine the prevalence and  consequences
of problem gambling among adolescents.
  (b)  The  adolescent  gambling  task  force  shall be composed of nine
members as follows: the commissioner of alcoholism and  substance  abuse
services,  one  member appointed by the commissioner of health to repre-
sent the department of health, one member appointed by the  commissioner
of  education  to  represent  the  department  of education, two members
appointed by the temporary president of the senate to  represent  organ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06741-01-9
              

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