102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1741
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Melinda Bush
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 1605/21.13

     Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes language that would require that sales of the special instant scratch-off game to benefit Alzheimer's care, support, education, and awareness be discontinued on January 1, 2022. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended  by changing 
5Section 21.13 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1605/21.13)
7    Sec. 21.13. Scratch-off for Alzheimer's care, support, 
8education, and awareness. 
9    (a) The Department shall offer a special instant 
10scratch-off game for the benefit of Alzheimer's care, support, 
11education, and awareness. The game shall commence on January 
121, 2020 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the 
13Director, as is reasonably practical, and shall be 
14discontinued on January 1, 2022. The operation of the game 
15shall be governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the 
16Department. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent 
17with any other provision of this Act, then this Section 
18governs.
19    (b) The net revenue from the Alzheimer's care, support, 
20education, and awareness scratch-off game shall be deposited 
21into the Alzheimer's Awareness Fund.
22    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 
23including, without limitation, net revenue from the special 
 
 
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1instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards 
2from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the 
3Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be 
4deposited into the Fund.
5    For the purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means 
6the total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum 
7of the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual 
8administrative expenses of the Department solely related to 
9the scratch-off game under this Section. 
10    (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the 
11Alzheimer's care, support, education, and awareness 
12scratch-off game, the Department shall not unreasonably 
13diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant 
14scratch-off lottery game.
15    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
16implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

17(Source: P.A. 101-561, eff. 8-23-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20.)
 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.