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                                   3856
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BARRETT, BENEDETTO,  COOK,  CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HIKIND,  JAFFEE,
   KEARNS,  PERRY,  TITUS  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 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 (k) and (l) to read as follows:
   (K) 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.
   (L)  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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD06240-01-7
              

 A. 3856                             2
 
 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 (K) 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 (L) 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 (L) 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.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.