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S1363..........................................................by EDUCATION LOTTERY MONEYS - Amends existing law to provide that the State Lottery shall transfer its net income to the School District Building Account. 01/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/02 Rpt prt - to St Aff
S1363|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1363 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE STATE LOTTERY; AMENDING SECTION 67-7434, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO- 3 VIDE THAT THE STATE LOTTERY SHALL TRANSFER ITS NET INCOME TO THE SCHOOL 4 DISTRICT BUILDING ACCOUNT. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 67-7434, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 67-7434. LOTTERY DIVIDENDS. Annually, on July 1, the lottery shall trans- 9 ferone-half (1/2) of its net income to the permanent building account10and one-half (1/2) ofits net income to the school district building 11 account, after reserving sufficient moneys to ensure the continuation of the 12 lottery, as determined by the director and commission. 13 A one (1) time allotment of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of the 14 lottery's first year dividends shall be allocated and used by the permanent 15 building fund advisory council for the construction of a Vietnam veterans 16 memorial in the state.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS07706 This measure would give the income from the Idaho State lottery wholly to the school districts to be used for building, maintenance and repair of school buildings. FISCAL NOTE The distribution of lottery revenues to the public schools (K-12) would double. In FY 1997 the total distribution would have been $20.0 million instead of $10.0 million; in FY 1998 total lottery revenues are estimated to be $19.5 million. The income to the Permanent Building Fund would decrease by $9-10 million per year. CONTACT: Sen. Stennett 332-1358 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE Bill No S1363