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SENATE BILL NO. 1493

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S1493......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
LOTTERY - PURCHASING - Amends and repeals existing law to require the State
Lottery to comply with the purchasing laws as is required for other state
agencies.

02/17    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18    Rpt prt - to St Aff

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S1493


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1493

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY; AMENDING SECTION 67-7408, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE
 3        POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION AND  TO  MAKE  TECHNICAL
 4        CORRECTIONS;  REPEALING SECTIONS 67-7420, 67-7421 AND 67-7430, IDAHO CODE;
 5        AND AMENDING SECTION 67-7451, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE  STATE  LOT-
 6        TERY  SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PURCHASING LAWS FOR STATE AGENCIES PROVIDED IN
 7        STATUTE.

 8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 9        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-7408, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
10    amended to read as follows:

11        67-7408.  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE COMMISSION. The commission shall be
12    responsible for establishing the goals and objectives of the lottery and shall
13    have the following duties, powers and responsibilities in addition  to  others
14    herein granted:
15        (1)  The commission shall adopt, upon recommendation of the director, such
16    rules    and regulations  governing the establishment and operation
17    of the lottery as it considers necessary under  this  chapter  to  ensure  the
18    integrity  of  the lottery and its games and to maximize the net income of the
19    lottery for the benefit of the state. Such rules  and regulations  
20    shall generally address, but not be limited to:
21        (a)  The different types of lottery games to be conducted;
22        (b)  The range of prize structures of each lottery game;
23        (c)  The  method,  odds  and  frequency  of  selecting winning tickets and
24        shares and the manner of paying prizes to the owners of the winning  tick-
25        ets and shares;
26        (d)  The terms and conditions of lottery game retailer contracts which may
27        include  retailer  compensation,  bonuses,  incentives, fees for redeeming
28        claims, payment and credit terms, retailer application and  renewal  fees,
29        telecommunication  costs, if any, to be paid or allocated to retailers and
30        bonding requirements;
31        (e)  The methods to be utilized in selling and distributing lottery  tick-
32        ets  or  shares,  including the use of machines, terminals, telecommunica-
33        tions systems and data processing systems; and
34        (f)  Other matters necessary or appropriate for  the  efficient  operation
35        and  administration of the lottery, for the convenience of the public, and
36        to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Every rule promulgated within
37        the authority conferred by this chapter shall be of temporary  effect  and
38        must be ratified by the legislature at the regular session first following
39        their  adoption. Rules not approved in the above manner shall be rejected,
40        null, void and of no force and effect on July 1, following  their  submis-
41        sion to the legislature.
42        (2)  The commission shall approve  major  procurements  in
43    compliance with the state purchasing laws .


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 1        (3)  The commission shall approve the transfer of net income in accordance
 2    with the provisions of this chapter.
 3        (4)  The  commission shall have the authority to enter into written agree-
 4    ments or contracts, negotiated and prepared by the director,  with  any  other
 5    state  or  states,  the  government  of  Canada, the provinces of Canada or an
 6    agency or contractor of any of those entities for the operation and  promotion
 7    of a joint lottery or joint lottery games.
 8        (5)  The  commission  shall  perform all other acts necessary to carry out
 9    the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

10        SECTION 2.  That Sections  67-7420, 67-7421 and 67-7430, Idaho  Code,  be,
11    and the same are hereby repealed.

12        SECTION  3.  That  Section 67-7451, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
13    amended to read as follows:

14        67-7451.  LOTTERY  EXEMPT FROM   SUBJECT TO    STATE
15    PURCHASING  LAWS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the con-
16    trary, t  T he state  lottery  shall    be  exempt  from
17        comply  with  the purchasing laws for state agencies pro-
18    vided in chapter 57, title 67, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                  RS07570
    
    This proposal would bring the State Lottery Commission under the same 
    procurement provisions as other state agencies.
    
    FISCAL IMPACT
    
    None.
    
    Contact: Senator Laird Noh
            332- 1333
    
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