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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing |
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| Sections 2 and 20 and by adding Section 21.7 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1605/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1152)
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| Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish |
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| within the State
a lottery to be operated by the State, the |
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| entire net proceeds of which
are to be used for the support of |
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| the State's Common School Fund,
except as provided in Sections |
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| 21.2,
and 21.5,
and 21.6, and 21.7.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; |
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| revised 8-23-05.)
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| (20 ILCS 1605/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
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| Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
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| (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund |
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| to be
known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall |
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| consist of all revenues
received from (1) the sale of lottery |
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| tickets or shares, (net of
commissions, fees
representing those |
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| expenses that are directly proportionate to the
sale of tickets |
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| or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less
than
$600 |
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| which
have been validly paid at the agent
level), (2) |
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| application fees,
and (3) all other sources including moneys |
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| credited or transferred thereto
from
any other fund
or source |
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| pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund
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| shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
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| (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section |
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| 21.5 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
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| (c)
(b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under |
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| Section 21.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section |
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| 21.6. |
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| (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section |
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| 21.7 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.7.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; |
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| revised 8-19-05.)
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| (20 ILCS 1605/21.7 new) |
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| Sec. 21.7. Wild about animals scratch-off game. |
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| (a) The Department shall offer a special instant |
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| scratch-off game for the benefit of threatened or endangered |
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| species, humane education programs, and dogs and cats. The game |
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| shall commence on January 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the |
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| discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The |
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| operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any |
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| rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this |
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| Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, |
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| then this Section governs.
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| (b) The Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund is created |
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| as a special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from |
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| the wild about animals scratch-off game created under this |
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| Section shall be deposited into the Fund for appropriation by |
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| the General Assembly as follows: |
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| (1) One-third of net revenue to the Department of |
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| Natural Resources for making grants for the maintenance of |
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| wildlife rehabilitation facilities that take care of |
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| threatened or endangered species. |
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| (2) One-third of net revenue to the State Board of |
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| Education for character and humane education programs; and |
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| (3) One-third of net revenue into the Pet Population |
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| Control Fund. |
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| Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, |
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| including, without limitation, net revenue from the special |
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| instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards |
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| from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the |
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| Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be |
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| deposited into the Fund. For purposes of this subsection, "net |
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| revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been |
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| sold less the sum of the amount paid out in the prizes and the |
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| actual administrative expenses of the Department solely |
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| related to the scratch-off game under this Section. |
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| (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the wild |
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| about animals scratch-off game, the Department shall not |
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| unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any |
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| other instant scratch-off lottery game. |
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| (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to |
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| implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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| Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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| Section
5.663 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)
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| Sec. 5.663. The Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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