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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         2425--C
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 18, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. P. RIVERA, MENG, BROOK-KRASNY, CASTRO, JAFFEE --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  MARKEY,  McENENY,  ROBINSON,  RUSSELL,
          TITONE  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and
          Drug Abuse -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said

          committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
          ted to said committee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Alcoholism
          and Drug Abuse in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law  and the education 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
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  19.07  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:

     3    (i) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in  consul-
     4  tation with the state education department, shall establish a curriculum
     5  for a course of instruction in adolescent problem gambling which may, at
     6  the  option  of  any  school, be provided in grades four through twelve.
     7  Such course of instruction shall include materials to  educate  students
     8  on the dangers and consequences of problem gambling, and shall be avail-
     9  able on the internet website of such office.
    10    §  2.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
    11  subdivision 43 to read as follows:
    12    43. The commissioner shall make available, on the department  internet
    13  website, the curriculum of the course of instruction in adolescent prob-

    14  lem gambling established pursuant to subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of
    15  the mental hygiene law.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2013.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00067-06-2