Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 5/12/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1040
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1040 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 2 and 20 and by adding Section 21.9 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 1605/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1152)
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7 | Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish | ||||||
8 | within the State
a lottery to be operated by the State, the | ||||||
9 | entire net proceeds of which
are to be used for the support of | ||||||
10 | the State's Common School Fund,
except as provided in Sections | ||||||
11 | 21.2, 21.5, 21.6, and 21.7, 21.8, and 21.9 and
21.7 .
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12 | (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; | ||||||
13 | 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-673, eff. 10-11-07; 95-674, eff. | ||||||
14 | 10-11-07; revised 12-5-07.)
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15 | (20 ILCS 1605/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
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1 | Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
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2 | (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund | ||||||
3 | to be
known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall | ||||||
4 | consist of all revenues
received from (1) the sale of lottery | ||||||
5 | tickets or shares, (net of
commissions, fees
representing those | ||||||
6 | expenses that are directly proportionate to the
sale of tickets | ||||||
7 | or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less
than
$600 | ||||||
8 | which
have been validly paid at the agent
level), (2) | ||||||
9 | application fees,
and (3) all other sources including moneys | ||||||
10 | credited or transferred thereto
from
any other fund
or source | ||||||
11 | pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund
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12 | shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
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13 | (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
14 | 21.5 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
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15 | (c) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
16 | 21.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.6. | ||||||
17 | (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
18 | 21.7 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.7.
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19 | (e)
(d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under | ||||||
20 | Section 21.8
21.7 of this Act shall be in accordance with | ||||||
21 | Section 21.8
21.7 .
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22 | (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
23 | 21.9 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.9.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; | ||||||
25 | 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-673, eff. 10-11-07; 95-674, eff. | ||||||
26 | 10-11-07; revised 12-5-07.)
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1 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.9 new)
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2 | Sec. 21.9. Go For The Gold scratch-off game. | ||||||
3 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
4 | scratch-off game with the title of "Go For The Gold". The game | ||||||
5 | must commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, at the | ||||||
6 | discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The | ||||||
7 | operation of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules | ||||||
8 | adopted by the Department. If any provision of this Section is | ||||||
9 | inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this | ||||||
10 | Section governs. | ||||||
11 | (b) The net revenue from the Go For The Gold special | ||||||
12 | instant scratch-off game must be deposited into the Special | ||||||
13 | Olympics Illinois Fund for appropriation by the General | ||||||
14 | Assembly solely to the Department of Human Services, which must | ||||||
15 | distribute the moneys to Special Olympics Illinois to support | ||||||
16 | the statewide training, competitions, and programs for present | ||||||
17 | and future Special Olympics athletes. The moneys may not be | ||||||
18 | used for institutional, organizational, or community-based | ||||||
19 | overhead costs, indirect costs, or levies. | ||||||
20 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
21 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
22 | instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any | ||||||
23 | public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any | ||||||
24 | interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into | ||||||
25 | the Fund. |
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1 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
2 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
3 | the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative | ||||||
4 | expenses of the Department solely related to the Go For The | ||||||
5 | Gold game. | ||||||
6 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Go For | ||||||
7 | The Gold game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish | ||||||
8 | the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off | ||||||
9 | lottery game. | ||||||
10 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
11 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
13 | becoming law.".
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