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GA SR821
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/25/2020
Primary Sponsor
Burt Jones
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AI Summary
- Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution to authorize sports betting in the state, operated in conjunction with the state lottery system
- Assigns implementation and regulation of sports betting to the Georgia Lottery Corporation or any successor entity created by the General Assembly
- Requires net proceeds from sports betting, like lottery proceeds, to be dedicated to educational programs and purposes, including tuition grants/scholarships, voluntary pre-kindergarten, educational shortfall reserves, technology training for educators, and capital outlay projects for educational facilities
- Mandates that sports betting proceeds supplement, not supplant, existing non-lottery educational funding and be separately accounted for under the budget category "Lottery Proceeds"
- Requires the proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on the ballot
Legislative Description
Lotteries and Nonprofit Bingo Games; sports betting in this state under certain circumstances; provide -CA
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/26/2020
Full Bill Text
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