STATE OF NEW YORK
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4472
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to directing revenue
from certain mobile casino gaming activities to be used for school
safety and security purposes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as
2 amended by chapter 913 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. The moneys in such fund shall be appropriated or transferred only
5 (i) for repayment of first instance expenditures incurred in the opera-
6 tion of the state lottery, (ii) for the state fiscal year commencing
7 April first, nineteen hundred seventy-six only for the purpose of
8 providing aid to pupils with special educational needs as defined in
9 paragraph e of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of the
10 education law, and pupils with handicapping conditions receiving state
11 financial support for programs delineated in paragraph f of subdivision
12 one of section thirty-six hundred two, article eighty-three, article
13 eighty-five, article eighty-seven, article eighty-eight, article eight-
14 y-nine, article forty and subdivision seventeen of section thirty-six
15 hundred two of the education law, and for any state fiscal year commenc-
16 ing after such nineteen hundred seventy-six fiscal year for the purpose
17 of providing aid to all school children pursuant to the provisions of
18 subdivision four of this section, (iii) for elementary and secondary
19 education, provided, however, upon the authorization and legalization of
20 interactive gaming, including any internet-based version or substantial
21 equivalent of a table game, slot machine constituting spinning reels,
22 poker tournament, or any other game as set forth in subdivision four,
23 nineteen, thirty-eight, thirty-nine or forty-one of section thirteen
24 hundred one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 approved by the gaming commission and which is accessed by a computer or
2 mobile device which is connected to the internet, at least ten million
3 dollars or one percent, whichever is greater, of such revenues shall be
4 used for any expenses related to school safety and security purposes as
5 determined by the commissioner of education, (iv) for expenditures for
6 machines or other capital equipment which the division of the lottery is
7 authorized to purchase for the operation of the lottery and (v) for
8 payment in the state fiscal years commencing April first, nineteen
9 hundred seventy-seven, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and nineteen
10 hundred seventy-nine into the winter sports education trust fund, as
11 created in section four hundred ninety-five-a of article ten-C of the
12 education law, for the purposes of such fund in accordance with the
13 provisions of subdivision five of this section. Payments into such trust
14 fund shall discontinue at such time as the sum of one hundred million
15 dollars, in the aggregate, has been paid into such fund or upon March
16 thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty, whichever event occurs first.
17 Nothing herein shall prohibit the purchase of machines or other capital
18 equipment from funds appropriated for expenditures under paragraph (i)
19 hereof.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
