Full Text of HJR0085 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Lottery was established in 1974; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Lottery gives players a chance to | 4 | | dream big while supporting communities across Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Twenty-five cents of every dollar spent on the | 6 | | lottery goes to fund public education, infrastructure | 7 | | projects, and other special causes; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Since 1985, the Illinois Lottery has contributed | 9 | | more than $21 billion in revenue to the State of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Lottery currently has nine special | 11 | | cause instant tickets to support, the Special Olympics, | 12 | | multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, veterans organizations, breast | 13 | | cancer awareness, education and research, police memorials, | 14 | | homeless prevention, STEM education, and Alzheimer's disease; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 18 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Illinois | 19 | | Lottery Special Cause Instant Ticket Task Force whose purpose | 20 | | is the following: |
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| 1 | | (1) To identify the amount of funds each recipient | 2 | | organization has derived from its Lottery special cause | 3 | | ticket annually since its ticket was first sold; | 4 | | (2) To identify the portion of each recipient | 5 | | organizations' annual income that is derived from its | 6 | | Lottery special cause ticket; | 7 | | (3) To identify the amount of net proceeds derived | 8 | | from non-special cause tickets at the same price points as | 9 | | the special cause tickets for the same periods the special | 10 | | cause tickets have been sold; | 11 | | (4) To identify the difference in net proceeds between | 12 | | the non-special cause and special cause tickets; and | 13 | | (5) To identify more effective options for funding the | 14 | | recipient organizations, through Lottery proceeds or | 15 | | otherwise, if the special cause tickets do not generate | 16 | | revenue consistent with non-special cause tickets; and be | 17 | | it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 19 | | following members: | 20 | | (1) The Governor or his or her designee, who will | 21 | | serve as Chair; | 22 | | (2) The Acting Director of the Illinois Lottery or his | 23 | | or her designee; | 24 | | (3) Two members of the House of Representatives, one | 25 | | appointed by the Speaker and one by the Minority Leader; |
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| 1 | | (4) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the | 2 | | President and one by the Minority Leader; and | 3 | | (5) Four members appointed by the Governor or his or | 4 | | her designee, who are residents of the State of Illinois | 5 | | and represent public and private organizations who have | 6 | | experience in (1) public accounting, (2) oversight of a | 7 | | not-for-profit organization, (3) lottery private | 8 | | management, and (4) supplying lottery instant tickets to | 9 | | the Illinois Lottery; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without | 11 | | compensation; if a vacancy occurs, a replacement shall be | 12 | | appointed by the Chair of the Task Force; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will have three scheduled | 14 | | meetings, but otherwise shall meet at the call of the Chair; | 15 | | and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That in addition to whatever policies or | 17 | | procedures it may adopt, all operations of the Task Force will | 18 | | be subject to the provision of the Illinois Freedom of | 19 | | Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.) and the Illinois Open | 20 | | Meeting Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.); and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Lottery shall provide | 22 | | administrative support; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final | 2 | | report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, | 3 | | 2022, and upon the filing of its report, the Task Force is | 4 | | dissolved.
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