Bill Text: IL SB1736 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a joint special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the special causes of: the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure; the Scratch-off for Illinois veterans; the Scratch-out Multiple Sclerosis scratch-off game; the Quality of Life scratch-off game; the Go For The Gold scratch-off game; the Scratch-off for State police memorials; the Scratch-off for homelessness prevention programs; the Scratch-off for school STEAM programs; and the Scratch-off for Alzheimer's care, support, education, and awareness. Provides that once the joint special instant scratch-off game is used to fund a special cause, the game shall be used to fund the special cause for the remainder of the existence of the special cause per the cause's respective provision of the Act. Provides that new specialty instance scratch-off games authorized by this Act to fund a special cause shall be funded by the joint special instant scratch-off game. Provides that new specialty instant scratch-off games authorized after June 1, 2023 must have a sunset date. Provides that the Department shall be limited to supporting no more than 10 special causes in total at any given time. Provides that the net revenue received from the sale of the joint special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of the provision concerning the joint special instant scratch-off game shall be divided equally among the special causes it benefits. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-21 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie [SB1736 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1736-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 | Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, 21.11, 21.12, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and 21.13 and by adding Section 21.4 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.4 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 21.4. Joint special instant scratch-off game. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Department shall offer a joint special instant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | scratch-off game for the benefit of the special causes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | identified in Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 21.11, 21.12, and 21.13. The operation of the game shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | governed by this Section and any rules adopted by the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Department. The game shall commence on July 1, 2023 or as soon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | reasonably practical. If any provision of this Section is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | inconsistent with any other provision in the Act, then this | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Section governs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) Once the joint special instant scratch-off game is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | used to fund a special cause, the game shall be used to fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the special cause for the remainder of the special causes' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | existence per the causes' respective Section of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (c) New specialty instant scratch-off games authorized by |
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1 | this Act to fund a special cause shall be funded by the joint | ||||||
2 | special instant scratch-off game. New specialty instant | ||||||
3 | scratch-off games authorized after June 1, 2023 must have a | ||||||
4 | sunset date. The Department shall be limited to supporting no | ||||||
5 | more than 10 special causes in total at any given time. | ||||||
6 | (d) Net revenue received from the sale of the joint | ||||||
7 | special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of this | ||||||
8 | Section shall be divided equally among the special causes the | ||||||
9 | game benefits. The Department shall transfer the net revenue | ||||||
10 | into the special fund identified for each cause in accordance | ||||||
11 | with the cause's respective Section of this Act. For the | ||||||
12 | purpose of this subsection, "net revenue" means the total | ||||||
13 | amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the | ||||||
14 | amount paid out in prizes and to retailers, and direct and | ||||||
15 | estimated administrative expenses incurred in operation of the | ||||||
16 | ticket.
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17 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.5)
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18 | Sec. 21.5. Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure. | ||||||
19 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
20 | scratch-off game with the title of "Carolyn Adams Ticket For | ||||||
21 | The Cure". The game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as | ||||||
22 | soon thereafter, in the discretion of the Director, as is | ||||||
23 | reasonably practical, and shall be discontinued on December | ||||||
24 | 31, 2026. The operation of the game shall be governed by this | ||||||
25 | Act and any rules adopted by the Department. The Department |
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1 | must consult with the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board, | ||||||
2 | which is established under Section 2310-347 of the Department | ||||||
3 | of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil | ||||||
4 | Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design and | ||||||
5 | promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is | ||||||
6 | inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this | ||||||
7 | Section governs. | ||||||
8 | (b) The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Grant Fund is | ||||||
9 | created as a special fund in the State treasury. The net | ||||||
10 | revenue from the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure special | ||||||
11 | instant scratch-off game shall be deposited into the Fund for | ||||||
12 | appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department | ||||||
13 | of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to public or | ||||||
14 | private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding breast | ||||||
15 | cancer research, and supportive services for breast cancer | ||||||
16 | survivors and those impacted by breast cancer and breast | ||||||
17 | cancer education. In awarding grants, the Department of Public | ||||||
18 | Health shall consider criteria that includes, but is not | ||||||
19 | limited to, projects and initiatives that address disparities | ||||||
20 | in incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer, based on | ||||||
21 | data from the Illinois Cancer Registry, and populations facing | ||||||
22 | barriers to care. The Department of Public Health shall, | ||||||
23 | before grants are awarded, provide copies of all grant | ||||||
24 | applications to the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board, | ||||||
25 | receive and review the Board's recommendations and comments, | ||||||
26 | and consult with the Board regarding the grants. For purposes |
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1 | of this Section, the term "research" includes, without | ||||||
2 | limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the | ||||||
3 | understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the | ||||||
4 | detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of breast | ||||||
5 | cancer and may include clinical trials. The grant funds may | ||||||
6 | not be used for institutional, organizational, or | ||||||
7 | community-based overhead costs, indirect costs, or levies. | ||||||
8 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
9 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
10 | instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from | ||||||
11 | any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
12 | Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited | ||||||
13 | into the Fund. | ||||||
14 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
15 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
16 | the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative | ||||||
17 | expenses of the Department solely related to the Ticket For | ||||||
18 | The Cure game. | ||||||
19 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Carolyn | ||||||
20 | Adams Ticket For The Cure game, the Department shall not | ||||||
21 | unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any | ||||||
22 | other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
23 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
24 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 98-499, eff. 8-16-13; 99-917, eff. 12-30-16.)
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1 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.6) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 21.6. Scratch-off for Illinois veterans. | ||||||
3 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
4 | scratch-off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans. The | ||||||
5 | game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter, | ||||||
6 | at the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. | ||||||
7 | The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any | ||||||
8 | rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this | ||||||
9 | Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, | ||||||
10 | then this Section governs. | ||||||
11 | (b) The Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund is created as a | ||||||
12 | special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||||
13 | Illinois veterans scratch-off game shall be deposited into the | ||||||
14 | Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the | ||||||
15 | Department of Veterans' Affairs for making grants, funding | ||||||
16 | additional services, or conducting additional research | ||||||
17 | projects relating to each of the following: | ||||||
18 | (i) veterans' behavioral health services; | ||||||
19 | (ii) veterans' homelessness; | ||||||
20 | (iii) the health insurance costs of veterans; | ||||||
21 | (iv) veterans' disability benefits, including but not | ||||||
22 | limited to, disability benefits provided by veterans | ||||||
23 | service organizations and veterans assistance commissions | ||||||
24 | or centers; | ||||||
25 | (v) the long-term care of veterans; provided that, | ||||||
26 | beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, |
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1 | no more than 20% of such moneys shall be used for health | ||||||
2 | insurance costs; | ||||||
3 | (vi) veteran employment and employment training; and | ||||||
4 | (vii) veterans' emergency financial assistance, | ||||||
5 | including, but not limited to, past due utilities, | ||||||
6 | housing, and transportation costs. | ||||||
7 | In order to expend moneys from this special fund, | ||||||
8 | beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, the | ||||||
9 | Director of Veterans' Affairs shall appoint a 3-member funding | ||||||
10 | authorization committee. The Director shall designate one of | ||||||
11 | the members as chairperson. The committee shall meet on a | ||||||
12 | quarterly basis, at a minimum, and shall authorize expenditure | ||||||
13 | of moneys from the special fund by a two-thirds vote. | ||||||
14 | Decisions of the committee shall not take effect unless and | ||||||
15 | until approved by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. Each | ||||||
16 | member of the committee shall serve until a replacement is | ||||||
17 | named by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. One member of the | ||||||
18 | committee shall be a member of the Veterans' Advisory Council. | ||||||
19 | Moneys collected from the special instant scratch-off game | ||||||
20 | shall be used only as a supplemental financial resource and | ||||||
21 | shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of | ||||||
22 | Veterans' Affairs may currently expend for the purposes set | ||||||
23 | forth in items (i) through (v).
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24 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
25 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
26 | instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards |
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1 | from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the | ||||||
2 | Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be | ||||||
3 | deposited into the Fund.
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4 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
5 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
6 | the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual | ||||||
7 | administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||||||
8 | the scratch-off game under this Section.
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9 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois | ||||||
10 | veterans scratch-off game, the Department shall not | ||||||
11 | unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any | ||||||
12 | other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
13 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
14 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 102-948, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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16 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.7) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 21.7. Scratch-out Multiple Sclerosis scratch-off | ||||||
18 | game. | ||||||
19 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
20 | scratch-off game for the benefit of research pertaining to | ||||||
21 | multiple sclerosis. The game shall commence on July 1, 2008 or | ||||||
22 | as soon thereafter, in the discretion of the Director, as is | ||||||
23 | reasonably practical. The operation of the game shall be | ||||||
24 | governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department. | ||||||
25 | If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with any |
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1 | other provision of this Act, then this Section governs.
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2 | (b) The Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund is created as a | ||||||
3 | special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||||
4 | scratch-out multiple sclerosis scratch-off game created under | ||||||
5 | this Section shall be deposited into the Fund for | ||||||
6 | appropriation by the General Assembly to the Department of | ||||||
7 | Public Health for the purpose of making grants to | ||||||
8 | organizations in Illinois that conduct research pertaining to | ||||||
9 | the repair and prevention of damage caused by an acquired | ||||||
10 | demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. | ||||||
11 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
12 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
13 | instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards | ||||||
14 | from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the | ||||||
15 | Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be | ||||||
16 | deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
17 | For purposes of this Section, the term "research" | ||||||
18 | includes,
without limitation, expenditures to develop and | ||||||
19 | advance the
understanding, techniques, and modalities | ||||||
20 | effective for
maintaining function, mobility, and strength | ||||||
21 | through preventive physical therapy or other treatments and to | ||||||
22 | develop
and advance the repair, and also the prevention, of | ||||||
23 | myelin, neuron, and axon damage
caused by an acquired | ||||||
24 | demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system and the | ||||||
25 | restoration of function, including but
not limited to, nervous | ||||||
26 | system repair or neuroregeneration. |
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1 | The
grant funds may not be used for institutional, | ||||||
2 | organizational,
or community-based overhead costs, indirect | ||||||
3 | costs, or levies. | ||||||
4 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
5 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
6 | the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual | ||||||
7 | administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||||||
8 | the scratch-off game under this Section. | ||||||
9 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the | ||||||
10 | scratch-out multiple sclerosis scratch-off game, the | ||||||
11 | Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted | ||||||
12 | to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
13 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
14 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
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16 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.8) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 21.8. Quality of Life scratch-off game. | ||||||
18 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
19 | scratch-off game with the title of "Quality of Life". The game | ||||||
20 | shall commence on July 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter, in the | ||||||
21 | discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical, and | ||||||
22 | shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025. The operation of | ||||||
23 | the game is governed by this Act and by any rules adopted by | ||||||
24 | the Department. The Department must consult with the Quality | ||||||
25 | of Life Board, which is established under Section 2310-348 of |
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1 | the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
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2 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design | ||||||
3 | and promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is | ||||||
4 | inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this | ||||||
5 | Section governs. | ||||||
6 | (b) The Quality of Life Endowment Fund is created as a | ||||||
7 | special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||||
8 | Quality of Life special instant scratch-off game must be | ||||||
9 | deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General | ||||||
10 | Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the | ||||||
11 | purpose of HIV/AIDS-prevention education and for making grants | ||||||
12 | to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of | ||||||
13 | funding organizations that serve the highest at-risk | ||||||
14 | categories for contracting HIV or developing AIDS. Grants | ||||||
15 | shall be targeted to serve at-risk populations in proportion | ||||||
16 | to the distribution of recent reported Illinois HIV/AIDS cases | ||||||
17 | among risk groups as reported by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
18 | Public Health. The recipient organizations must be engaged in | ||||||
19 | HIV/AIDS-prevention education and HIV/AIDS healthcare | ||||||
20 | treatment. The Department must, before grants are awarded, | ||||||
21 | provide copies of all grant applications to the Quality of | ||||||
22 | Life Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and | ||||||
23 | comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants. | ||||||
24 | Organizational size will determine an organization's | ||||||
25 | competitive slot in the "Request for Proposal" process. | ||||||
26 | Organizations with an annual budget of $300,000 or less will |
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1 | compete with like size organizations for 50% of the Quality of | ||||||
2 | Life annual fund. Organizations with an annual budget of | ||||||
3 | $300,001 to $700,000 will compete with like organizations for | ||||||
4 | 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund, and organizations with | ||||||
5 | an annual budget of $700,001 and upward will compete with like | ||||||
6 | organizations for 25% of the Quality of Life annual fund. The | ||||||
7 | lottery may designate a percentage of proceeds for marketing | ||||||
8 | purposes. The grant funds may not be used for institutional, | ||||||
9 | organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect | ||||||
10 | costs, or levies. | ||||||
11 | Grants awarded from the Fund are intended to augment the | ||||||
12 | current and future State funding for the prevention and | ||||||
13 | treatment of HIV/AIDS and are not intended to replace that | ||||||
14 | funding.
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15 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
16 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
17 | instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from | ||||||
18 | any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
19 | Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited | ||||||
20 | into the Fund. | ||||||
21 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
22 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
23 | the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative | ||||||
24 | expenses of the Department solely related to the Quality of | ||||||
25 | Life game. | ||||||
26 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Quality |
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1 | of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish | ||||||
2 | the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off | ||||||
3 | lottery game. | ||||||
4 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
5 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section in | ||||||
6 | consultation with the Quality of Life Board.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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8 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.9) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 21.9. Go For The Gold scratch-off game. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
11 | scratch-off game with the title of "Go For The Gold". The game | ||||||
12 | must commence on July 1, 2014 or as soon thereafter, at the | ||||||
13 | discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The | ||||||
14 | operation of the game is governed by this Act and by any rules | ||||||
15 | adopted by the Department. If any provision of this Section is | ||||||
16 | inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this | ||||||
17 | Section governs. | ||||||
18 | (b) The Special Olympics Illinois and Special Children's | ||||||
19 | Charities Fund is created as a special fund in the State | ||||||
20 | treasury. The net revenue from the Go For The Gold special | ||||||
21 | instant scratch-off game must be deposited into the Special | ||||||
22 | Olympics Illinois and Special Children's Charities Fund for | ||||||
23 | appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department | ||||||
24 | of Human Services, which must distribute the moneys as | ||||||
25 | follows: (i) 75% of the moneys to Special Olympics Illinois to |
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1 | support the statewide training, competitions, and programs for | ||||||
2 | future Special Olympics athletes; and (ii) 25% of the moneys | ||||||
3 | to Special Children's Charities to support the City of | ||||||
4 | Chicago-wide training, competitions, and programs for future | ||||||
5 | Special Olympics athletes. The moneys may not be used for | ||||||
6 | institutional, organizational, or community-based overhead | ||||||
7 | costs, indirect costs, or levies. | ||||||
8 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
9 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
10 | instant scratch-off game and gifts, grants, and awards from | ||||||
11 | any public or private entity, must be deposited into the | ||||||
12 | Special Olympics and Special Children's Charities Fund. Any | ||||||
13 | interest earned on moneys in the Special Olympics and Special | ||||||
14 | Children's Charities Fund must be deposited into the Special | ||||||
15 | Olympics and Special Children's Charities Fund. | ||||||
16 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
17 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
18 | the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative | ||||||
19 | expenses of the Department solely related to the Go For The | ||||||
20 | Gold game. | ||||||
21 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Go For | ||||||
22 | The Gold game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish | ||||||
23 | the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off | ||||||
24 | lottery game. | ||||||
25 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
26 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 98-649, eff. 6-16-14.)
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2 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.10) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 21.10. Scratch-off for State police memorials. | ||||||
4 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
5 | scratch-off game for the benefit of State police memorials. | ||||||
6 | The game shall commence on January 1, 2019 or as soon | ||||||
7 | thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is | ||||||
8 | reasonably practical. The operation of the game shall be | ||||||
9 | governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department. | ||||||
10 | If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with any | ||||||
11 | other provision of this Act, then this Section governs. | ||||||
12 | (b) The net revenue from the State police memorials | ||||||
13 | scratch-off game shall be deposited into the Criminal Justice | ||||||
14 | Information Projects Fund and distributed equally, as soon as | ||||||
15 | practical but at least on a monthly basis, to the Chicago | ||||||
16 | Police Memorial Foundation Fund, the Police Memorial Committee | ||||||
17 | Fund, and the Illinois State Police Memorial Park Fund. Moneys | ||||||
18 | transferred to the funds under this Section shall be used, | ||||||
19 | subject to appropriation, to fund grants for building and | ||||||
20 | maintaining memorials and parks; holding annual memorial | ||||||
21 | commemorations; giving scholarships to children of officers | ||||||
22 | killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty, or | ||||||
23 | those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement; | ||||||
24 | providing financial assistance to police officers and their | ||||||
25 | families when a police officer is killed or injured in the line |
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1 | of duty; and providing financial assistance to officers for | ||||||
2 | the purchase or replacement of bulletproof vests to be used in | ||||||
3 | the line of duty. | ||||||
4 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
5 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
6 | the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual | ||||||
7 | administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||||||
8 | the scratch-off game under this Section. | ||||||
9 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the State | ||||||
10 | police memorials scratch-off game, the Department shall not | ||||||
11 | unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any | ||||||
12 | other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
13 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
14 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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16 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.11) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 21.11. Scratch-off for homelessness prevention | ||||||
18 | programs. | ||||||
19 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
20 | scratch-off game to fund homelessness prevention programs. The | ||||||
21 | game shall commence on July 1, 2019 or as soon thereafter, at | ||||||
22 | the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. | ||||||
23 | The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any | ||||||
24 | rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this | ||||||
25 | Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, |
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1 | then this Section governs. | ||||||
2 | (b) The Homelessness Prevention Revenue Fund is created as | ||||||
3 | a special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||||
4 | scratch-off game to fund homelessness prevention programs | ||||||
5 | shall be deposited into the Homelessness Prevention Revenue | ||||||
6 | Fund. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be | ||||||
7 | used by the Department of Human Services solely for grants to | ||||||
8 | homelessness prevention and assistance projects under the | ||||||
9 | Homelessness Prevention Act. | ||||||
10 | As used in this subsection, "net revenue" means the total | ||||||
11 | amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the | ||||||
12 | amount paid out in the prizes and the actual administrative | ||||||
13 | expenses of the Department solely related to the scratch-off | ||||||
14 | game under this Section. | ||||||
15 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the | ||||||
16 | scratch-off game to fund homelessness prevention programs, the | ||||||
17 | Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted | ||||||
18 | to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
19 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
20 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
21 | (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to affect | ||||||
22 | any revenue that any Homelessness Prevention line item | ||||||
23 | receives through the General Revenue Fund or the Illinois | ||||||
24 | Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 100-1068, eff. 8-24-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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1 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.12) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 21.12. Scratch-off for school STEAM programs. | ||||||
3 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
4 | scratch-off game for the benefit of school STEAM programming. | ||||||
5 | The game shall commence on January 1, 2020 or as soon | ||||||
6 | thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is | ||||||
7 | reasonably practical, and shall be discontinued on January 1, | ||||||
8 | 2021. The operation of the game shall be governed by the Act | ||||||
9 | and any rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of | ||||||
10 | this Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this | ||||||
11 | Act, then this Section governs. | ||||||
12 | (b) The net revenue from the scratch-off for school STEAM | ||||||
13 | programs shall be deposited into the School STEAM Grant | ||||||
14 | Program Fund as soon as practical, but at least on a monthly | ||||||
15 | basis. Moneys deposited into the Fund under this Section shall | ||||||
16 | be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of | ||||||
17 | Education to fund school STEAM grants pursuant to Section | ||||||
18 | 2-3.119a of the School Code. | ||||||
19 | For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the | ||||||
20 | total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of | ||||||
21 | the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual | ||||||
22 | administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||||||
23 | the scratch-off game under this Section. | ||||||
24 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the school | ||||||
25 | STEAM programs scratch-off game, the Department shall not | ||||||
26 | unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any |
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1 | other instant scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
2 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
3 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 101-561, eff. 8-23-19.)
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5 | (20 ILCS 1605/21.13) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 21.13. Scratch-off for Alzheimer's care, support, | ||||||
7 | education, and awareness. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||||
9 | scratch-off game for the benefit of Alzheimer's care, support, | ||||||
10 | education, and awareness. The game shall commence on January | ||||||
11 | 1, 2020 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the | ||||||
12 | Director, as is reasonably practical, and shall be | ||||||
13 | discontinued on January 1, 2025. The operation of the game | ||||||
14 | shall be governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the | ||||||
15 | Department. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent | ||||||
16 | with any other provision of this Act, then this Section | ||||||
17 | governs. | ||||||
18 | (b) The net revenue from the Alzheimer's care, support, | ||||||
19 | education, and awareness scratch-off game shall be deposited | ||||||
20 | into the Alzheimer's Awareness Fund. | ||||||
21 | Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
22 | including, without limitation, net revenue from the special | ||||||
23 | instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards | ||||||
24 | from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the | ||||||
25 | Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be |
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1 | deposited into the Fund. | ||||||
2 | For the purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means | ||||||
3 | the total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum | ||||||
4 | of the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual | ||||||
5 | administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||||||
6 | the scratch-off game under this Section. | ||||||
7 | (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the | ||||||
8 | Alzheimer's care, support, education, and awareness | ||||||
9 | scratch-off game, the Department shall not unreasonably | ||||||
10 | diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant | ||||||
11 | scratch-off lottery game. | ||||||
12 | (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
13 | implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 101-561, eff. 8-23-19; 101-645, eff. 6-26-20; | ||||||
15 | 102-390, eff. 8-16-21.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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