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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4987 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Quality of Life scratch-off game shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 (rather than December 31, 2017). Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning the lottery.
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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 | | Section 21.8 as follows:
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| 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 |
| 9 | | scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life". The game |
| 10 | | shall commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the |
| 11 | | discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical, and |
| 12 | | shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 2017. The operation |
| 13 | | of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules adopted by |
| 14 | | the Department. The Department must consult with the Quality of |
| 15 | | Life Board, which is established under Section 2310-348 of the |
| 16 | | Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
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| 17 | | Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design and |
| 18 | | promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is |
| 19 | | inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this |
| 20 | | Section governs. |
| 21 | | (b) The Quality of Life Endowment Fund is created as a |
| 22 | | special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the |
| 23 | | Quality of Life special instant scratch-off game must be |
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| 1 | | deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General |
| 2 | | Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the |
| 3 | | purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants |
| 4 | | to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of |
| 5 | | funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk |
| 6 | | categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Grants shall |
| 7 | | be targeted to serve at-risk populations in proportion to the |
| 8 | | distribution of recent reported Illinois HIV/AIDS cases among |
| 9 | | risk groups as reported by the Illinois Department of Public |
| 10 | | Health. The recipient organizations must be engaged in |
| 11 | | HIV/AIDS-prevention education and HIV/AIDS healthcare |
| 12 | | treatment. The Department must, before grants are awarded, |
| 13 | | provide copies of all grant applications to the Quality of Life |
| 14 | | Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and |
| 15 | | comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants. |
| 16 | | Organizational size will determine an organization's |
| 17 | | competitive slot in the "Request for Proposal" process. |
| 18 | | Organizations with an annual budget of $300,000 or less will |
| 19 | | compete with like size organizations for 50% of the Quality of |
| 20 | | Life annual fund. Organizations with an annual budget of |
| 21 | | $300,001 to $700,000 will compete with like organizations for |
| 22 | | 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund, and organizations with |
| 23 | | an annual budget of $700,001 and upward will compete with like |
| 24 | | organizations for 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund. The |
| 25 | | lottery may designate a percentage of proceeds for marketing |
| 26 | | purpose. The grant funds may not be used for institutional, |
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| 1 | | organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect |
| 2 | | costs, or levies. |
| 3 | | Grants awarded from the Fund are intended to augment the |
| 4 | | current and future State funding for the prevention and |
| 5 | | treatment of HIV/AIDS and are not intended to replace that |
| 6 | | funding.
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| 7 | | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, |
| 8 | | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special |
| 9 | | instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any |
| 10 | | public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any |
| 11 | | interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into |
| 12 | | the Fund. |
| 13 | | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the |
| 14 | | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of |
| 15 | | the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative |
| 16 | | expenses of the Department solely related to the Quality of |
| 17 | | Life game. |
| 18 | | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Quality |
| 19 | | of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish |
| 20 | | the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off |
| 21 | | lottery game. |
| 22 | | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to |
| 23 | | implement and administer the provisions of this Section in |
| 24 | | consultation with the Quality of Life Board.
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| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 97-1117, eff. 8-27-12; |
| 26 | | 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
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