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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 21.6 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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| Section 21.2 and 21.6.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-215.)
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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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| 21.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.6.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-603, eff. 1-1-99.)
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| (20 ILCS 1605/21.6 new)
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| Sec. 21.6. Scratch-off for Illinois veterans. |
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| (a) The Department shall offer a special instant |
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| scratch-off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans. The game |
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| shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter, at 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 Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund is created as a |
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| special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the |
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| Illinois veterans scratch-off game shall be deposited into the |
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| Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs for making grants, funding |
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| additional services, or conducting additional research |
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| projects relating to: |
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| (i) veterans' post traumatic stress disorder; |
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| (ii) veterans' homelessness; |
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| (iii) the health insurance costs of veterans; |
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| (iv) veterans' disability benefits, including but not |
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| limited to, disability benefits provided by veterans |
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| service organizations and veterans assistance commissions |
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| or centers; and |
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| (v) the long-term care of veterans. |
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| Moneys collected from the special instant scratch-off game |
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| shall be used only as a supplemental financial resource and |
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| shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of |
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| Veterans Affairs may currently expend for the purposes set |
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| forth in items (i-v).
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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.
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| For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the |
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| total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of |
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| the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual administrative |
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| expenses of the Department solely related to the scratch-off |
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| game under this Section.
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| (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois |
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| veterans 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 15. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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| Section
5.640 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.640 new)
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| Sec. 5.640. The Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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