Bill Text: IL SB2397 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0791 [SB2397 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB2397-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0791 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning the lottery.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing | ||||
Section 21.8 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1605/21.8) | ||||
Sec. 21.8. Quality of Life scratch-off game. | ||||
(a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||
scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life". The game | ||||
shall commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the | ||||
discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical, and | ||||
shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 2017. The operation | ||||
of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules adopted by | ||||
the Department. The Department must consult with the Quality of | ||||
Life Board, which is established under Section 2310-348 of the | ||||
Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil | ||||
Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design and | ||||
promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is | ||||
inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this | ||||
Section governs. | ||||
(b) The Quality of Life Endowment Fund is created as a | ||||
special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||
Quality of Life special instant scratch-off game must be | ||||
deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General | ||
Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the | ||
purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants | ||
to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of | ||
funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk | ||
categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Grants shall | ||
be targeted to serve at-risk populations in proportion to the | ||
distribution of recent reported Illinois HIV/AIDS cases among | ||
risk groups as reported by the Illinois Department of Public | ||
Health. The recipient organizations must be engaged in | ||
HIV/AIDS-prevention education and HIV/AIDS healthcare | ||
treatment. The Department must, before grants are awarded, | ||
provide copies of all grant applications to the Quality of Life | ||
Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and | ||
comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants. | ||
Organizational size will determine an organization's | ||
competitive slot in the "Request for Proposal" process. | ||
Organizations with an annual budget of $300,000 or less will | ||
compete with like size organizations for 50% of the Quality of | ||
Life annual fund. Organizations with an annual budget of | ||
$300,001 to $700,000 will compete with like organizations for | ||
25% of the Quality of Life annual fund, and organizations with | ||
an annual budget of $700,001 and upward will compete with like | ||
organizations for 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund. The | ||
lottery may designate a percentage of proceeds for marketing | ||
purpose. The grant funds may not be used for institutional, | ||
organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect | ||
costs, or levies. | ||
Grants awarded from the Fund are intended to augment the | ||
current and future State funding for the prevention and | ||
treatment of HIV/AIDS and are not intended to replace that | ||
funding.
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Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||
including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||
instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any | ||
public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any | ||
interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into | ||
the Fund. | ||
For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||
total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||
the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative | ||
expenses of the Department solely related to the Quality of | ||
Life game. | ||
(c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Quality | ||
of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish | ||
the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off | ||
lottery game. | ||
(d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||
implement and administer the provisions of this Section in | ||
consultation with the Quality of Life Board.
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(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 97-1117, eff. 8-27-12; | ||
98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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