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| Public Act 102-0948 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 21.6 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 1605/21.6)
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Sec. 21.6. Scratch-off for Illinois veterans. | ||||
(a) The Department shall offer a special instant | ||||
scratch-off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans. The | ||||
game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter, | ||||
at the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. | ||||
The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any | ||||
rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this | ||||
Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, | ||||
then this Section governs. | ||||
(b) The Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund is created as a | ||||
special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the | ||||
Illinois veterans scratch-off game shall be deposited into the | ||||
Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the | ||||
Department of Veterans' Affairs for making grants, funding | ||||
additional services, or conducting additional research | ||||
projects relating to each of the following: | ||||
(i) veterans' behavioral health services post | ||||
traumatic stress disorder; | ||
(ii) veterans' homelessness; | ||
(iii) the health insurance costs of veterans; | ||
(iv) veterans' disability benefits, including but not | ||
limited to, disability benefits provided by veterans | ||
service organizations and veterans assistance commissions | ||
or centers; | ||
(v) the long-term care of veterans; provided that, | ||
beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, | ||
no more than 20% of such moneys shall be used for health | ||
insurance costs; and | ||
(vi) veteran employment and employment training; and . | ||
(vii) veterans' emergency financial assistance, | ||
including, but not limited to, past due utilities, | ||
housing, and transportation costs. | ||
In order to expend moneys from this special fund, | ||
beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, the | ||
Director of Veterans' Affairs shall appoint a 3-member funding | ||
authorization committee. The Director shall designate one of | ||
the members as chairperson. The committee shall meet on a | ||
quarterly basis, at a minimum, and shall authorize expenditure | ||
of moneys from the special fund by a two-thirds vote. | ||
Decisions of the committee shall not take effect unless and | ||
until approved by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. Each | ||
member of the committee shall serve until a replacement is | ||
named by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. One member of the | ||
committee shall be a member of the Veterans' Advisory Council. | ||
Moneys collected from the special instant scratch-off game | ||
shall be used only as a supplemental financial resource and | ||
shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of | ||
Veterans' Affairs may currently expend for the purposes set | ||
forth in items (i) through (v).
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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 from 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.
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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 the prizes and the actual | ||
administrative expenses of the Department solely related to | ||
the scratch-off game under this Section.
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(c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois | ||
veterans scratch-off 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.
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(Source: P.A. 100-143, eff. 1-1-18; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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