Bill Text: NY A04340 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to the regulation of boxing, sparring and wrestling matches, in relation to creating the "honesty in sports act"

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-12 - held for consideration in tourism, arts and sports development [A04340 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04340-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4340
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JAFFEE --
         read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports
         Development
       AN ACT to amend chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to  the  regu-
         lation  of  boxing,  sparring  and  wrestling  matches, in relation to
         creating the "honesty in sports act"
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "honesty in
    2  sports act".
    3    S  2.  Section  6  of chapter 912 of the laws of 1920, relating to the
    4  regulation of boxing, sparring  and  wrestling  matches  is  amended  by
    5  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    6    3.  (A)  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  REQUIRE  ALL AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL
    7  ATHLETES IN ALL SPORTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BASKETBALL,  BASE-
    8  BALL,  FOOTBALL, AND HOCKEY WHO PERFORM BEFORE SPECTATORS, WHO HAVE PAID
    9  AN ADMISSION FEE FOR A SPORTING EVENT OR EXHIBITION IN NEW  YORK  STATE,
   10  TO  SUBMIT  A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT CERTIFYING THAT SUCH ATHLETE HAS NOT USED
   11  PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCES.  THE FORM OF SUCH CERTIFICATION  SHALL
   12  BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.  SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL BE FILED WITH
   13  THE COMMISSION SEMIANNUALLY AND SHALL BE LIMITED IN SCOPE TO THE PRECED-
   14  ING  SIX  MONTHS.   AN ATHLETE WHO FAILS TO SUBMIT SUCH CERTIFICATION IS
   15  HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING BEFORE SPECTATORS  WHO  HAVE  PAID  AN
   16  ADMISSION FEE FOR SUCH AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENT OR EXHIBI-
   17  TION IN NEW YORK.
   18    (B)  THE  POWERS  AND  DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ARE HEREBY EXPANDED TO
   19  DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS  REQUIRED  IN  PARAGRAPH
   20  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.    THE CHAIRPERSON, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEES,
   21  SHALL MAKE A RECORD OF SUCH FILED CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
   22  IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (C) FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "PERFORMANCE  ENHANCING
    2  SUBSTANCES"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  SAME  AS THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
    3  ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT LIST OF BANNED DRUGS.
    4    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    5  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
    6  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
    7  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
    8  authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
    9  effective date.