Full Text of HB5307 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: | 5 | | (1) the State continues to have a responsibility to | 6 | | provide resources related to prevention, treatment, and | 7 | | recovery for persons suffering with a gambling problem or | 8 | | gambling disorder; and | 9 | | (2) a task force is necessary in order for there to be | 10 | | a comprehensive review of gambling funding, services, | 11 | | programs, and policies. | 12 | | Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by adding | 13 | | Section 13.3 as follows: | 14 | | (230 ILCS 10/13.3 new) | 15 | | Sec. 13.3. Problem Gambling Task Force. | 16 | | (a) The Problem Gambling Task Force is created to provide | 17 | | recommendations to the General Assembly on how the State | 18 | | should continue to meet its responsibility to assist those who | 19 | | suffer from a gambling problem or disorder. The Task Force | 20 | | shall be composed of: | 21 | | (1) one member of the Senate who shall serve as | 22 | | cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the President of |
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| 1 | | the Senate; | 2 | | (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | 3 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; | 4 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives who | 5 | | shall serve as cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the | 6 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 7 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, | 8 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 9 | | Representatives; | 10 | | (5) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | 11 | | representative from the health care industry; | 12 | | (6) one member appointed by the Director of Public | 13 | | Health who is a representative from the Department of | 14 | | Public Health; | 15 | | (7) one member appointed by the Chairman of the | 16 | | Illinois Gaming Board who is a representative from the | 17 | | Illinois Gaming Board; | 18 | | (8) one member appointed by the Director of the | 19 | | Lottery who is a representative from the Department of the | 20 | | Lottery; | 21 | | (9) one member appointed by the Chairman of the | 22 | | Illinois Racing Board who is a representative from the | 23 | | Illinois Racing Board; | 24 | | (10) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | 25 | | representative from a nonprofit organization with | 26 | | experience in problem gambling treatment and recovery |
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| 1 | | services; | 2 | | (11) one member of the public appointed by the | 3 | | Governor who is impacted by a gambling problem or gambling | 4 | | disorder; | 5 | | (12) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | 6 | | representative from a business or organization licensed | 7 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Illinois | 8 | | Gambling Act, the Video Gaming Act, or the Sports Wagering | 9 | | Act; and | 10 | | (13) other State agency representatives or stakeholder | 11 | | group representatives specially appointed by the Task | 12 | | Force for the purpose of participating in specific topic | 13 | | discussions or subcommittees. | 14 | | The members of the Task Force shall serve without | 15 | | compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for their expenses | 16 | | incurred in performing their duties. The Task Force shall meet | 17 | | at least 4 times. | 18 | | (b) The Task Force shall: | 19 | | (1) review existing programs, services, and treatment | 20 | | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in this | 21 | | State by public, private, and nonprofit entities; | 22 | | (2) review existing programs, services, and treatment | 23 | | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in | 24 | | other states and the federal government; | 25 | | (3) review the emerging nexus between gambling | 26 | | advertisements and gambling addiction; |
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| 1 | | (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly | 2 | | regarding: | 3 | | (A) whether additional research and study is | 4 | | needed on the prevalence of problem gambling and | 5 | | gambling disorders in the State; | 6 | | (B) whether this State should expand State funding | 7 | | for prevention, treatment, and recovery services to | 8 | | address the need for these programs; and | 9 | | (C) whether the current delivery of State | 10 | | licensing and certification of problem gambling | 11 | | providers meets the current and projected future | 12 | | demand for services; and | 13 | | (5) identify additional problem gambling areas for | 14 | | consideration and any actions needed to ensure the State | 15 | | or gambling regulatory entities are effectively addressing | 16 | | problem gambling in an attempt to reduce the number of | 17 | | persons impacted by this problem. | 18 | | (c) The Department of Human Services shall provide | 19 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 20 | | (d) The Task Force shall submit a report of its | 21 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | 22 | | December 31, 2025. | 23 | | (e) This Section is repealed January 1, 2027. |
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