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Public Act 099-0791
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| SB2397 Enrolled | LRB099 16798 AMC 41145 b |
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AN ACT concerning the lottery.
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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 |
Section 21.8 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1605/21.8) |
Sec. 21.8. Quality of Life scratch-off game. |
(a) The Department shall offer a special instant |
scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life". The game |
shall commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the |
discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical, and |
shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 2017. The operation |
of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules adopted by |
the Department. The Department must consult with the Quality of |
Life Board, which is established under Section 2310-348 of the |
Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil |
Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design and |
promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is |
inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this |
Section governs. |
(b) The Quality of Life Endowment Fund is created as a |
special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the |
Quality of Life special instant scratch-off game must be |
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deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General |
Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the |
purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants |
to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of |
funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk |
categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Grants shall |
be targeted to serve at-risk populations in proportion to the |
distribution of recent reported Illinois HIV/AIDS cases among |
risk groups as reported by the Illinois Department of Public |
Health. The recipient organizations must be engaged in |
HIV/AIDS-prevention education and HIV/AIDS healthcare |
treatment. The Department must, before grants are awarded, |
provide copies of all grant applications to the Quality of Life |
Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and |
comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants. |
Organizational size will determine an organization's |
competitive slot in the "Request for Proposal" process. |
Organizations with an annual budget of $300,000 or less will |
compete with like size organizations for 50% of the Quality of |
Life annual fund. Organizations with an annual budget of |
$300,001 to $700,000 will compete with like organizations for |
25% of the Quality of Life annual fund, and organizations with |
an annual budget of $700,001 and upward will compete with like |
organizations for 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund. The |
lottery may designate a percentage of proceeds for marketing |
purpose. The grant funds may not be used for institutional, |
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organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect |
costs, or levies. |
Grants awarded from the Fund are intended to augment the |
current and future State funding for the prevention and |
treatment of HIV/AIDS and are not intended to replace that |
funding.
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Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, |
including, without limitation, net revenue from the special |
instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any |
public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any |
interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into |
the Fund. |
For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the |
total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of |
the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative |
expenses of the Department solely related to the Quality of |
Life game. |
(c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Quality |
of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish |
the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off |
lottery game. |
(d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to |
implement and administer the provisions of this Section in |
consultation with the Quality of Life Board.
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(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 97-1117, eff. 8-27-12; |
98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
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