Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2014 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant "Scratch-Out Crime" scratch-off game. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Municipal Police Hiring Assistance Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department for distribution on a pro rata share, based on population, to municipal police departments in the State for the hiring of municipal police officers. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Municipal Police Hiring Assistance Fund. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0079 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2013-01-09	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB0079

Supplemental Documents

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