Require Thoroughbred Horse Trainers to Complete Four Hours of Continuing Education Each Year
NY-ADR
12/28/16 N.Y. St. Reg. SGC-37-16-00007-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 52
December 28, 2016
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
I.D No. SGC-37-16-00007-A
Filing No. 1150
Filing Date. Dec. 13, 2016
Effective Date. Dec. 28, 2016
Require Thoroughbred Horse Trainers to Complete Four Hours of Continuing Education Each Year
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of section 4002.8 of Title 9 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law, sections 103(2), 104(1) and (19)
Subject:
Require thoroughbred horse trainers to complete four hours of continuing education each year.
Purpose:
To preserve the integrity of pari-mutuel racing while generating reasonable revenue for the support of government.
Text or summary was published
in the September 14, 2016 issue of the Register, I.D. No. SGC-37-16-00007-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Kristen Buckley, New York State Gaming Commission, One Broadway Center, P.O. Box 7500, Schenectady, New York 12301, (518) 388-3407, email: [email protected]
Initial Review of Rule
As a rule that does not require a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2021, which is no later than the 5th year after the year in which this rule is being adopted.
Assessment of Public Comment
The Gaming Commission received public comments from the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), The Jockey Club (TJC) and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA)
ARCI and TJC support the amendment and offer program assistance. ARCI is preparing a national certification of trainer’s continuing education (“TCE”) programs throughout the United States that will be available for New York licensees. The Commission can approve these programs, including ones offered in New York, and benefit from ARCI tracking in its database the completion of certified TCE programs. TJC currently offers TCE modules that are sufficient to complete the TCE requirement, are available online, and are free. TJC tracks participation and provides notice to jurisdictions specified by the trainer when one of its modules is completed.
Although NYTHA supports trainer continuing education to benefit trainers, believes licensed horse owners, jockeys, and Standardbred trainers and drivers would benefit from a similar requirement, and offers to assist in identifying topics and courses, NYTHA is concerned whether TCE courses will be available in 2017. The Commission has determined that this need will be met. The Commission expects to approve for TCE credit, in addition to the resources available from ARCI and TJC, the online training videos offered by the Thoroughbred Health Network, live programs offered by Cornell University at the Ruffian Clinic near Belmont Park, and the Commission’s own TCE programs which have been provided without charge for many years at every race meet. The TJC and the Commission each provide sufficient credit hours to meet the TCE requirement, and the ARCI certification program and other offerings will provide many more opportunities for trainers to complete the required four hours of annual TCE.
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