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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 2 and 20 and by adding Section 21.7 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,
and 21.5,
and 21.6, and 21.7.
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| 12 | (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; | ||||||
| 13 | revised 8-23-05.)
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| 14 | (20 ILCS 1605/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
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| 15 | Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
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| 16 | (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund | ||||||
| 17 | to be
known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall | ||||||
| 18 | consist of all revenues
received from (1) the sale of lottery | ||||||
| 19 | tickets or shares, (net of
commissions, fees
representing those | ||||||
| 20 | expenses that are directly proportionate to the
sale of tickets | ||||||
| 21 | or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less
than
$600 | ||||||
| 22 | which
have been validly paid at the agent
level), (2) | ||||||
| 23 | application fees,
and (3) all other sources including moneys | ||||||
| 24 | credited or transferred thereto
from
any other fund
or source | ||||||
| 25 | pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund
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| 26 | shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
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| 27 | (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
| 28 | 21.5 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
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| 29 | (c)
(b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under | ||||||
| 30 | Section 21.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section | ||||||
| 31 | 21.6. | ||||||
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| 1 | (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section | ||||||
| 2 | 21.7 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.7.
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| 3 | (Source: P.A. 94-120, eff. 7-6-05; 94-585, eff. 8-15-05; | ||||||
| 4 | revised 8-19-05.)
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| 5 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.7 new) | ||||||
| 6 | Sec. 21.7. Wild about animals scratch-off game. | ||||||
| 7 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
| 8 | scratch-off game for the benefit of threatened or endangered | ||||||
| 9 | species, humane education programs, and dogs and cats. The game | ||||||
| 10 | shall commence on January 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the | ||||||
| 11 | discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The | ||||||
| 12 | operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any | ||||||
| 13 | rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this | ||||||
| 14 | Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, | ||||||
| 15 | then this Section governs.
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| 16 | (b) The Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund is created | ||||||
| 17 | as a special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from | ||||||
| 18 | the wild about animals scratch-off game created under this | ||||||
| 19 | Section shall be deposited into the Fund for appropriation by | ||||||
| 20 | the General Assembly as follows: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) One-third of net revenue to the Department of | ||||||
| 22 | Natural Resources for making grants for the maintenance of | ||||||
| 23 | wildlife rehabilitation facilities that take care of | ||||||
| 24 | threatened or endangered species. | ||||||
| 25 | (2) One-third of net revenue to the State Board of | ||||||
| 26 | Education for character and humane education programs; and | ||||||
| 27 | (3) One-third of net revenue into the Pet Population | ||||||
| 28 | Control Fund. | ||||||
| 29 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
| 30 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
| 31 | instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards | ||||||
| 32 | from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the | ||||||
| 33 | Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be | ||||||
| 34 | deposited into the Fund. For purposes of this subsection, "net | ||||||
| 35 | revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been | ||||||
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| 1 | sold less the sum of the amount paid out in the prizes and the | ||||||
| 2 | actual administrative expenses of the Department solely | ||||||
| 3 | related to the scratch-off game under this Section. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the wild | ||||||
| 5 | about animals scratch-off game, the Department shall not | ||||||
| 6 | unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any | ||||||
| 7 | other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
| 8 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
| 9 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 10 | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 11 | Section
5.663 as follows: | ||||||
| 12 | (30 ILCS 105/5.663 new)
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| 13 | Sec. 5.663. The Endangered Species Rehabilitation Fund.
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| 14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 15 | becoming law.
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