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IN SB0344
Bill
AI Summary
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State lottery commission must design or designate a scratch off lottery game to benefit Indiana veterans and dependents of qualified service members, in collaboration with a major procurement vendor, with the game available to the public beginning January 1, 2019.
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Surplus revenue from scratch off ticket sales must be transferred quarterly (before the last business day of January, April, July, and October) to the newly established veterans homelessness assistance fund.
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Veterans homelessness assistance fund provides grants to qualified 501(c)(3) entities for services including eliminating homelessness, preventing near-term homelessness, assisting with housing transitions, therapeutic services, and job training.
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Indiana veterans' affairs commission administers the fund and receives appropriations, donations, interest, and lottery revenue; money does not revert to the general fund at fiscal year end.
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Department of veterans' affairs must adopt administrative rules addressing grant application procedures, eligibility criteria, selection procedures, oversight, verification of fund usage, and other areas necessary for uniform administration of the grant program.
Legislative Description
Scratch off tickets to benefit veterans. Requires the state lottery commission, in collaboration with a vendor contracted for a major procurement, to design or designate a scratch off game to benefit Indiana veterans. Deposits a part of surplus revenue from sales of tickets for the scratch off game into the veterans homelessness assistance fund. Establishes the veterans homelessness assistance fund. Requires the department of veterans' affairs to adopt administrative rules for: (1) oversight of; and (2) the awarding of grants to qualified entities from; the veterans homelessness assistance fund.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/4/2018