Senate Bill S285

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S285 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1612, Tax L; amd §92-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3148
2013-2014: S383
2015-2016: S165
2017-2018: S511

2011-S285 - Summary

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes.

2011-S285 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S285 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   285

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the use of lottery funds for any purpose other than educa-
  tion

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1612 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision h to read as follows:
  H.  NO  REVENUES  COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE USED FOR
ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN PROVIDING AID TO ALL SCHOOL  CHILDREN  AND  SHALL
NOT BE CO-MINGLED WITH FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
  S  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section  92-c  of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 913 of the laws  of  1977,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  The  moneys in such fund shall be appropriated or transferred only
(i) for repayment of first instance expenditures incurred in the  opera-
tion of the state lottery, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NO MONEYS IN SUCH FUND
SHALL  BE APPROPRIATED OR TRANSFERRED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN PROVID-
ING AID TO ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN AND SHALL NOT BE  CO-MINGLED  WITH  FUNDS
DESIGNATED  FOR  ANY  OTHER  PURPOSE,  (ii)  for  the  state fiscal year
commencing April  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-six  only  for  the
purpose  of  providing  aid  to pupils with special educational needs as
defined in paragraph e of subdivision one of section thirty-six  hundred
two  of  the  education  law,  and  pupils  with handicapping conditions
receiving state financial support for programs delineated in paragraph f
of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred  two,  article  eighty-
three,  article eighty-five, article eighty-seven, article eighty-eight,
article eighty-nine, AND article forty  [and  subdivision  seventeen  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2011-S285A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1612, Tax L; amd §92-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3148
2013-2014: S383
2015-2016: S165
2017-2018: S511

2011-S285A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes.

2011-S285A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S285A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 285--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
  use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivision 3 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as
amended  by  chapter  913  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. The moneys in such fund shall be appropriated or  transferred  only
FOR  PROVIDING  AID  TO  ELEMENTARY  AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AID TO PUPILS WITH  SPECIAL  EDUCATIONAL  NEEDS  AS
DEFINED  IN PARAGRAPH E OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
TWO OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  AND  PUPILS  WITH  HANDICAPPING  CONDITIONS
RECEIVING STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS DELINEATED IN PARAGRAPH F
OF   SUBDIVISION   ONE   OF  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO,  ARTICLE
EIGHTY-THREE, ARTICLE EIGHTY-FIVE, ARTICLE EIGHTY-SEVEN, ARTICLE  EIGHT-
Y-EIGHT,  ARTICLE  EIGHTY-NINE,  AND ARTICLE FORTY OF THE EDUCATION LAW,
AND THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AID TO ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN PURSUANT TO  THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION; AND SHALL NOT BE CO-MIN-
GLED  WITH FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, EXCEPT (i) for repay-
ment of first instance expenditures incurred in  the  operation  of  the
state  lottery,  AND  (ii)  [for  the state fiscal year commencing April
first, nineteen hundred seventy-six only for the  purpose  of  providing
aid  to  pupils with special educational needs as defined in paragraph e
of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two  of  the  education
law,  and  pupils with handicapping conditions receiving state financial
support for programs delineated in paragraph f  of  subdivision  one  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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