Alters the distribution of proceeds from the state lottery to provide for the distribution of 2 1/2 per cent of amounts realized therefrom to cities, towns and villages based upon total lottery sales, in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount for which lottery tickets are sold during the fiscal year as the population of such cities, towns or villages bears to the population of the state, excluding however the city of New York.
BILL NUMBER:A10528
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the distribution
of moneys realized from the state lottery
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To insure that the state lottery solely dedicates its funds to educa-
tion, and are not calculated into state revenues when arriving at aid to
education. This bill will also set aside two and one-half percent of all
lottery funds, taken from administration costs, to be given to all muni-
cipalities outside of New York city.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Subdivision 4 of section 92-C, paragraph e, stipulates that state
lottery funds shall be paid to aid education in addition to any other
funds already appropriated for education The fifteen percent of lottery
funds retained by the lottery agents shall be reduced to twelve and
one-half percent. The two and one-half percent is to be distributed
proportionately to all cities, towns, and villages with a population
less than one million people.
JUSTIFICATION:
The state lottery was instituted to provide additional aid for education
in New York State. However, the revenue collected from the lottery has
been already estimated in calculating the aid which education is enti-
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10528
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the distribution
of moneys realized from the state lottery
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance law is
amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
E. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, ANY
MONEYS PAID IN SUPPORT OF ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY MONEYS OTHER-
WISE APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE FOR SUCH PURPOSES. ANY STATE AID OTHER-
WISE REQUIRED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE
SHALL BE CALCULATED AS IF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND THE REVEN-
UES MADE AVAILABLE BY THIS SECTION ARE NOT IN FORCE AND EFFECT.
S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 92 of the laws of 1976 and as renumbered by chapter
913 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
7. A. In no fiscal year shall the total amount paid from the fund for
expenses of the lottery, exclusive of expenditures for machines or other
capital equipment which the division of the lottery is authorized to
purchase for the operation of the lottery, exceed an amount which, when
added to any amount retained by lottery sales agents as compensation for
their services, equals [fifteen] TWELVE AND ONE-HALF percent of the
total amount for which lottery tickets are sold during such fiscal year.
B. AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF ALL LOTTERY FUNDS
SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES WITH POPULATIONS
LESS THAN ONE MILLION, IN AN AMOUNT WHICH BEARS THE SAME PROPORTION TO
THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR WHICH LOTTERY TICKETS ARE SOLD DURING THE FISCAL
YEAR AS THE POPULATION OF SUCH CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE BEARS TO THE POPU-
LATION OF THE STATE, EXCLUDING HOWEVER THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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