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NY A02369
Bill
Status
1/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Director of the Division of the Lottery shall develop and implement no more than two scratch-off lottery games with net revenue (after prizes and administrative costs) deposited into a new Community Grant Fund.
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Lottery tickets must clearly state that all proceeds go toward the Community Grant Fund, and ticket sales must begin by December 31, 2013.
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Each county establishes a Regional Community Grant Fund Board including the county executive, one state assembly member, and one state senator to administer grants to eligible community groups.
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Funds are distributed to community groups providing educational, recreational, cultural, senior, veterans, or social services programs, or volunteer ambulance services; lottery-funded allocations distributed by county based on sales volume, other funding based on need.
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Fund monies may only be used for community group assistance and minimal administrative costs, and become effective 90 days after the bill becomes law.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the creation of the community group assistance lottery game and establishes the community grant fund, which fund shall be dedicated to community groups organized pursuant to paragraph three or four of subdivision (c) of section five hundred one of the internal revenue code of nineteen hundred eighty-six, as amended, administering educational, recreational, cultural, senior, veterans or social services programs or providing volunteer ambulance services.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
6/17/2014