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Rep. Daniel Didech
Filed: 3/7/2024
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5307
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5307 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 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.
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| 12 | | Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by adding |
| 13 | | Section 13.3 as follows:
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| 14 | | (230 ILCS 10/13.3 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 13.3. Problem Gambling Task Force. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Problem Gambling Task Force is created to provide |
| 2 | | recommendations to the General Assembly on how the State |
| 3 | | should continue to meet its responsibility to assist those who |
| 4 | | suffer from a gambling problem or disorder. The Task Force |
| 5 | | shall be composed of: |
| 6 | | (1) one member of the Senate who shall serve as |
| 7 | | cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the President of |
| 8 | | the Senate; |
| 9 | | (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the |
| 10 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; |
| 11 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives who |
| 12 | | shall serve as cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the |
| 13 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
| 14 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, |
| 15 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 16 | | Representatives; |
| 17 | | (5) one member appointed by the Governor who is a |
| 18 | | representative from the health care industry; |
| 19 | | (6) one member appointed by the Director of Public |
| 20 | | Health who is a representative from the Department of |
| 21 | | Public Health; |
| 22 | | (7) one member appointed by the Chairman of the |
| 23 | | Illinois Gaming Board who is a representative from the |
| 24 | | Illinois Gaming Board; |
| 25 | | (8) one member appointed by the Director of the |
| 26 | | Lottery who is a representative from the Department of the |
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| 1 | | Lottery; |
| 2 | | (9) one member appointed by the Chairman of the |
| 3 | | Illinois Racing Board who is a representative from the |
| 4 | | Illinois Racing Board; |
| 5 | | (10) one member appointed by the Governor who is a |
| 6 | | representative from a nonprofit organization with |
| 7 | | experience in problem gambling treatment and recovery |
| 8 | | services; |
| 9 | | (11) one member of the public appointed by the |
| 10 | | Governor who is impacted by a gambling problem or gambling |
| 11 | | disorder; |
| 12 | | (12) one member appointed by the Governor who is a |
| 13 | | representative from a business or organization licensed |
| 14 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Illinois |
| 15 | | Gambling Act, the Video Gaming Act, or the Sports Wagering |
| 16 | | Act; and |
| 17 | | (13) other State agency representatives or stakeholder |
| 18 | | group representatives specially appointed by the Task |
| 19 | | Force for the purpose of participating in specific topic |
| 20 | | discussions or subcommittees. |
| 21 | | The members of the Task Force shall serve without |
| 22 | | compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for their expenses |
| 23 | | incurred in performing their duties. The Task Force shall meet |
| 24 | | at least 4 times. |
| 25 | | (b) The Task Force shall: |
| 26 | | (1) review existing programs, services, and treatment |
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| 1 | | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in this |
| 2 | | State by public, private, and nonprofit entities; |
| 3 | | (2) review existing programs, services, and treatment |
| 4 | | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in |
| 5 | | other states and the federal government; |
| 6 | | (3) review the emerging nexus between gambling |
| 7 | | advertisements and gambling addiction; |
| 8 | | (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly |
| 9 | | regarding: |
| 10 | | (A) whether additional research and study is |
| 11 | | needed on the prevalence of problem gambling and |
| 12 | | gambling disorders in the State; |
| 13 | | (B) whether this State should expand State funding |
| 14 | | for prevention, treatment, and recovery services to |
| 15 | | address the need for these programs; and |
| 16 | | (C) whether the current delivery of State |
| 17 | | licensing and certification of problem gambling |
| 18 | | providers meets the current and projected future |
| 19 | | demand for services; and |
| 20 | | (5) identify additional problem gambling areas for |
| 21 | | consideration and any actions needed to ensure the State |
| 22 | | or gambling regulatory entities are effectively addressing |
| 23 | | problem gambling in an attempt to reduce the number of |
| 24 | | persons impacted by this problem. |
| 25 | | (c) The Department of Human Services shall provide |
| 26 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. |