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House Bill 0805




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 805

        By Representative Rojas






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to state lotteries; requiring

  3         the Department of the Lottery to conduct a

  4         special lottery pilot program for the

  5         enhancement of postsecondary education;

  6         providing for deposit, distribution, and use of

  7         proceeds; authorizing rules; requiring

  8         recommendations; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  (1)  The Department of the Lottery shall

13  develop and conduct, in addition to the lotteries operated

14  pursuant to chapter 24, Florida Statutes, a 3-year special

15  lottery pilot program for the enhancement of postsecondary

16  education in the state.  The pilot program shall consist of a

17  lottery game to be conducted on the third Friday of each

18  month.  After payment of prizes and compensation to retailers,

19  proceeds of the lottery game shall be deposited in a separate

20  account in the Administrative Trust Fund, pursuant to s.

21  24.120, Florida Statutes, and shall be transferred to the

22  Department of Education for distribution to state universities

23  and community colleges. Funds shall be distributed each month

24  to a state university or community college as determined by

25  the Board of Regents or State Board of Community Colleges,

26  provided that each of the ten state universities shall be

27  selected to receive funds once a year and two community

28  colleges per year shall be selected to receive funds. If a

29  prize winner is not determined at the monthly drawing, the

30  game shall roll over to the following month until a winner is

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  1  determined, and the proceeds shall be divided among the

  2  designated institutions.

  3         (2)  Funds must be used by the postsecondary

  4  institution to provide merit scholarships to students, with

  5  eligibility standards established by the Board of Regents or

  6  the State Board of Community Colleges.

  7         (3)  The department shall develop this special lottery

  8  pilot program in such a manner as not only to have the least

  9  negative impact on the existing state lotteries, but also to

10  provide the maximum revenues for the enhancement of

11  postsecondary education.

12         (4)  The department may adopt rules to implement the

13  provisions of this act.

14         (5)  The department shall conduct a review of the

15  special lottery pilot program after the second year of

16  operation and provide recommendations to the President of the

17  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

18  regarding extension, expansion, or termination of the program.

19         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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22                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires the Department of the Lottery to conduct a
24    3-year special lottery pilot program for the enhancement
      of postsecondary education in the state.  Requires
25    distribution of a portion of the proceeds to state
      universities and community colleges to be used for merit
26    scholarships.  Requires a review and recommendations.

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