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History
- Signed chap.146
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.612
- Substituted for A8345
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–2
- Ordered to third reading cal.14
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the state education department, to identify or develop materials on problem gambling among school-aged youth
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Marcos Crespo
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6251
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services in consultation with the state education department to identify or develop materials on problem gambling among school-aged youth to be used by school districts and boards of cooperative educational services
Purpose
To make the agreed upon changes to chapter 551 of the laws of 2013.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 551 of the laws of 2013 to remove the curriculum development provisions and instead to connect schools through SED to OASAS materials that they may use to educate students on problem gambling.
Section 2 amends subdivision 43 of section 305 of the education law, as added by chapter 551 of the laws of 2013 to require the department to post materials on problem gambling on their website that is to be identified or developed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services in consultation with the state education department.
Section 3 makes the act take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 551 of the laws of 2013
Justification
This chapter amendment is needed to remove the curriculum development provision and instead connect schools through the state education department to office of alcoholism and substance abuse services materials that schools may use to educate students on problem gambling.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 551 of 2013.,
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