Bill Text: IN HB1199 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Lottery game benefiting veterans.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Representatives Gutwein and Lehe added as coauthors [HB1199 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-HB1199-Introduced.html

---

---

Introduced Version

---

---

HOUSE BILL No. 1199

_____

DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 4-30; IC 10-17-12-9; IC 21-14.

Synopsis: Lottery game benefiting veterans. Requires the state lottery commission to adopt rules to establish a scratch-off game to benefit Indiana veterans. Deposits profits from the scratch-off game into the military family relief fund and the children of veterans tuition fund. Establishes the children of veterans tuition fund to provide full or partial reimbursements to state educational institutions for the amount of tuition waived for the children of veterans. Appropriates money in the fund to the state student assistance commission.

Effective: July 1, 2010.

---

---

Cherry, Reske

---

---

    January 7, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.

---

---

---

Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)

PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts between statutes enacted by the 2009 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly.

HOUSE BILL No. 1199

---

    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming and to make an appropriation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-30-3-20; (10)IN1199.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-30-3-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 20. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a scratch-off game to benefit veterans.
    (b) Profits from the sale of scratch-off tickets for the game described in subsection (a) shall be deposited in equal amounts into the following funds:
        (1) The military family relief fund established by IC 10-17-12-8.
         (2) The children of veterans tuition fund established by IC 21-14-4-9.

SOURCE: IC 4-30-10-3; (10)IN1199.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 4-30-10-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 3. (a) Each retailer is liable to the commission for any and all tickets accepted or generated by an employee or representative of that retailer. These tickets are considered to have been purchased by the retailer, unless returned to the commission within the time and in the manner prescribed by the

commission.
     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), all money received by retailers from the sale of lottery tickets, less the amount retained as compensation for the sale of the tickets and the amount paid out as prizes by the retailer, shall be held in trust until its delivery to the commission or electronic transfer to the administrative trust fund.
     (c) Money received by retailers from the sale of tickets, less the amount retained as compensation for the sale of the tickets and the amount paid out as prizes by the retailer, for a scratch-off game established under IC 4-30-3-20 shall be held in trust until its delivery to the commission for deposit in or electronic transfer to the:
        (1) military family relief fund established by IC 10-17-12-8; or
        (2) children of veterans tuition fund established by IC 21-14-4-9.

SOURCE: IC 4-30-15-1; (10)IN1199.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 4-30-15-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. (a) There is created an administrative trust fund to be administered by the commission in accordance with this article.
     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), all money received by the commission shall be deposited into the fund. All money in the fund is continually appropriated to the commission for the purposes specified in this article.
     (c) The commission shall deposit profits from the sale of tickets for a scratch-off game established under IC 4-30-3-20 as follows:
        (1) Fifty percent (50%) in the military family relief fund established by IC 10-17-12-8.
        (2) Fifty percent (50%) in the children of veterans tuition fund established by IC 21-14-4-9.

SOURCE: IC 10-17-12-9; (10)IN1199.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 10-17-12-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.144-2007, SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 9. (a) The fund consists of the following:
        (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
        (2) Donations to the fund.
        (3) Interest as provided in subsection (b).
        (4) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
        (5) Annual supplemental fees collected under IC 9-29-5-38.5.
         (6) Money deposited under IC 4-30-15-1(c).
        (6) (7) Money from any other source authorized or appropriated for the fund.
    (b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same

manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
    (c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or to any other fund.
    (d) There is annually appropriated to the board for the purposes of this chapter all money in the fund not otherwise appropriated to the board for the purposes of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 21-14-1-5; (10)IN1199.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 21-14-1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 255, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 5. (a) "Fund" for the purposes of IC 21-14-4, refers to the children of veterans tuition fund established by IC 21-14-4-9.
    (b) "Fund" for the purposes of IC 21-14-5, refers to the senior citizens tuition fund established by IC 21-14-5-1.

SOURCE: IC 21-14-4-9; (10)IN1199.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 21-14-4-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 9. (a) The children of veterans tuition fund is established to provide full or partial reimbursements to state educational institutions for the amount of tuition waived under this chapter.
    (b) The fund consists of the following:
        (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
        (2) Donations to the fund.
        (3) Interest as provided in subsection (d).
        (4) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
        (5) Money deposited into the fund under IC 4-30-15-1(c).
    (c) The fund shall be administered by the commission. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
    (d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
     (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or to any other fund.
    (f) There is annually appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this chapter all money in the fund not otherwise appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 21-14-4-10; (10)IN1199.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 21-14-4-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 10. (a) A state educational institution may receive a reimbursement from the fund for an amount equal to:
        (1) the amount of total tuition waived under this chapter; or

---

        (2) if the amount in the fund is insufficient to cover the tuition waivers for all of the institutions, a pro rata reduction of the amount of total tuition waivers based upon the number of children of veterans for which the institution provides tuition waivers compared to the total number of children of veterans who participate under this chapter statewide.
    (b) To receive a reimbursement under subsection (a), the state educational institution must apply to the commission, on forms provided by the commission, for the reimbursement.