Senate Bill S511

2017-2018 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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2017-S511 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1952
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-c, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3148
2011-2012: S285, A9359
2013-2014: S383, A8868, A2147
2015-2016: S165, A5550

2017-S511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S511 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    511
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 EIGHTY-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
 section thirty-six hundred two, article  eighty-three,  article  eighty-
 five,  article  eighty-seven, article eighty-eight, article eighty-nine,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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