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                                  3477--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BARRETT, BENEDETTO, COOK, CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  GOTTFRIED,
   JAFFEE,  LUPARDO,  TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Racing and Wagering -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the legislative task force on respon-
   sible gaming
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. a. The legislature hereby finds  that
 the  2012-2013  New  York state budget amended the state constitution to
 allow for non-tribal  casino  gaming  in  New  York.  It  also  included
 provisions  to create a New York state gaming commission, as a result of
 the merger between the division of lottery and the racing  and  wagering
 board.  The  commission  is  charged  with  oversight of the division of
 lottery, the division of charitable gaming, the division of gaming,  and
 the  division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. This legislative
 action consolidated the state's  gaming  regulatory  functions  under  a
 single oversight body.
   b.  The legislature further finds that the development of policies and
 procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities
 licensed  or enfranchised by the New York state gaming commission or its
 divisions is necessary to mitigate the risks or consequences  associated
 with  problem  gambling. The legislature concludes that this can be best
 accomplished by the creation of a task force on responsible gaming.
   § 2. Legislative task force on responsible gaming.  A legislative task
 force on responsible gaming is hereby established to:
   (a) Identify policies and programs that mitigate the risks and  conse-
 quences  associated  with  compulsive  gambling  and promote responsible
 gaming practices for all gaming activities authorized in New York state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06783-02-9
              

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   (b) Recommend policies and procedures to be promulgated in regulations
 by the New York state gaming commission  and  its  divisions  to  ensure
 responsible  gaming  in  all facilities licensed or enfranchised by such
 commission or divisions.
   (c)  Recommend a structure by which all responsible gaming regulations
 promulgated by the  commission  or  its  divisions  shall  be  enforced,
 including  but  not  limited  to  penalties for violations of regulatory
 standards and corrective action.
   (d) Identifying methods to measure effectiveness  of  any  responsible
 gaming procedures implemented.
   (e)  Identify and recommend provisions necessary to ensure responsible
 gaming practices to be  included  in  enabling  legislation  authorizing
 casino style gaming facilities in New York state.
   §  3.  Composition.  The  task  force shall consist of eleven members.
 Task force members appointed or designated  shall  have  experience  and
 expertise in one or more of the following areas:
   1) the prevention of problem gambling;
   2) the treatment of problem gambling;
   3) administration of problem gambling programs within a gaming facili-
 ty.
   The  task  force  shall  consist  of eleven members to be appointed as
 follows: two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one
 member to be appointed by the  minority  leader  of  the  assembly,  two
 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 commissioner of the office of alcohol-
 ism  and  substance abuse services or his or her designee, the executive
 director of the New York state gaming commission or his or her designee,
 the director of the division of lottery or  his  or  her  designee,  the
 director  of the division of gaming or his or her designee, the director
 of the division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering or his  or  her
 designee. The chair shall be designated by a simple majority vote of all
 members of the task force.
   §  4.  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.
   §  5. 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 1,
 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.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.