97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2971

 

Introduced 2/1/2012, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1605/21.8
20 ILCS 2310/2310-348

    Amends the Illinois Lottery Law and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to extend the Quality of Life scratch-off game and the Quality of Life Board for an additional 5 years. 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 21.8 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1605/21.8)
7    Sec. 21.8. Quality of Life scratch-off game.
8    (a) The Department shall offer a special instant
9scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life". The game
10shall commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the
11discretion of the Superintendent, as is reasonably practical,
12and shall be discontinued on December 31, 2017 2012. The
13operation of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules
14adopted by the Department. The Department must consult with the
15Quality of Life Board, which is established under Section
162310-348 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties
17Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the
18design and promotion of the game. If any provision of this
19Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act,
20then this Section governs.
21    (b) The Quality of Life Endowment Fund is created as a
22special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the
23Quality of Life special instant scratch-off game must be

 

 

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1deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General
2Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the
3purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants
4to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of
5funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk
6categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Grants shall
7be targeted to serve at-risk populations in proportion to the
8distribution of recent reported Illinois HIV/AIDS cases among
9risk groups as reported by the Illinois Department of Public
10Health. The recipient organizations must be engaged in
11HIV/AIDS-prevention education and HIV/AIDS healthcare
12treatment. The Department must, before grants are awarded,
13provide copies of all grant applications to the Quality of Life
14Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and
15comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants.
16Organizational size will determine an organization's
17competitive slot in the "Request for Proposal" process.
18Organizations with an annual budget of $300,000 or less will
19compete with like size organizations for 50% of the Quality of
20Life annual fund. Organizations with an annual budget of
21$300,001 to $700,000 will compete with like organizations for
2225% of the Quality of Life annual fund, and organizations with
23an annual budget of $700,001 and upward will compete with like
24organizations for 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund. The
25lottery may designate a percentage of proceeds for marketing
26purpose. The grant funds may not be used for institutional,

 

 

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1organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect
2costs, or levies.
3    Grants awarded from the Fund are intended to augment the
4current and future State funding for the prevention and
5treatment of HIV/AIDS and are not intended to replace that
6funding.
7    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
8including, without limitation, net revenue from the special
9instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any
10public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any
11interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into
12the Fund.
13    For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the
14total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of
15the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative
16expenses of the Department solely related to the Quality of
17Life game.
18    (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Quality
19of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish
20the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off
21lottery game.
22    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
23implement and administer the provisions of this Section in
24consultation with the Quality of Life Board.
25(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Department of Public Health Powers and
2Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
3amended by changing Section 2310-348 as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-348)
5    Sec. 2310-348. The Quality of Life Board.
6    (a) The Quality of Life Board is created as an advisory
7board within the Department. The Board shall consist of 11
8members as follows: 2 members appointed by the President of the
9Senate; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
10Senate; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
11Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of
12the House of Representatives; 2 members appointed by the
13Governor, one of whom shall be designated as chair of the Board
14at the time of appointment; and 3 members appointed by the
15Director who represent organizations that advocate for the
16healthcare needs of the first and second highest HIV/AIDS risk
17groups, one each from the northern Illinois region, the central
18Illinois region, and the southern Illinois region.
19    The Board members shall serve one 2-year term. If a vacancy
20occurs in the Board membership, the vacancy shall be filled in
21the same manner as the initial appointment.
22    (b) Board members shall serve without compensation but may
23be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses from funds
24appropriated for that purpose. The Department shall provide
25staff and administrative support services to the Board.

 

 

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1    (c) The Board must:
2        (i) consult with the Department of the Lottery in
3    designing and promoting the Quality of Life special instant
4    scratch-off lottery game; and
5        (ii) review grant applications, make recommendations
6    and comments, and consult with the Department of Public
7    Health in making grants, from amounts appropriated from the
8    Quality of Life Endowment Fund, to public or private
9    entities in Illinois for the purpose of
10    HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants to
11    public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of
12    funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk
13    categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS in
14    accordance with Section 21.7 of the Illinois Lottery Law.
15    (d) The Board is discontinued on June 30, 2018 2013.
16(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.