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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2674 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes a provision that requires the Department of the Lottery to publish each January in the Illinois Register a list of all game-specific rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game-specific publications issued by the Department during the previous year and instructions concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials from the Department. Provides that written play instructions shall be made available on the Department's public website or by the Department by request (rather than made available through sales agents licensed to sell game tickets or shares). Makes a change in a provision that makes any organization in which specified individuals are to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares ineligible for any license under the Act. Provides that the State Lottery Fund shall receive from the sale of lottery tickets or shares consisting of the net of commissions and fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location and prizes of $600 or less (rather than less than $600) which have been validly paid at the agent level. Provides that the Department may pay any prize (rather than prizes up to $25,000) from funds held by the Department in an account separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Removes provisions allowing moneys in the account to be deposited by the Department into the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool or used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Allows the Department (rather than the State Treasurer with the consent of the Director of the Lottery) to contract with any person or corporation to perform such financial functions, activities, or services in connection with operation of the lottery. Allows, with the consent of the Director, the State Treasurer to act as an agent of the Department to perform the financial functions as the Director may prescribe. Removes language requiring the Director to prepare and send to the State Comptroller vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners. Removes certain deadlines related to private managers. In provisions concerning preaudits by the State Comptroller, removes a limitation that the provisions apply to payments for prizes of $25,000 or less. Makes other changes. LRB104 08891 LNS 18946 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2674 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes a provision that requires the Department of the Lottery to publish each January in the Illinois Register a list of all game-specific rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game-specific publications issued by the Department during the previous year and instructions concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials from the Department. Provides that written play instructions shall be made available on the Department's public website or by the Department by request (rather than made available through sales agents licensed to sell game tickets or shares). Makes a change in a provision that makes any organization in which specified individuals are to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares ineligible for any license under the Act. Provides that the State Lottery Fund shall receive from the sale of lottery tickets or shares consisting of the net of commissions and fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location and prizes of $600 or less (rather than less than $600) which have been validly paid at the agent level. Provides that the Department may pay any prize (rather than prizes up to $25,000) from funds held by the Department in an account separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Removes provisions allowing moneys in the account to be deposited by the Department into the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool or used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Allows the Department (rather than the State Treasurer with the consent of the Director of the Lottery) to contract with any person or corporation to perform such financial functions, activities, or services in connection with operation of the lottery. Allows, with the consent of the Director, the State Treasurer to act as an agent of the Department to perform the financial functions as the Director may prescribe. Removes language requiring the Director to prepare and send to the State Comptroller vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners. Removes certain deadlines related to private managers. In provisions concerning preaudits by the State Comptroller, removes a limitation that the provisions apply to payments for prizes of $25,000 or less. Makes other changes. LRB104 08891 LNS 18946 b LRB104 08891 LNS 18946 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes a provision that requires the Department of the Lottery to publish each January in the Illinois Register a list of all game-specific rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game-specific publications issued by the Department during the previous year and instructions concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials from the Department. Provides that written play instructions shall be made available on the Department's public website or by the Department by request (rather than made available through sales agents licensed to sell game tickets or shares). Makes a change in a provision that makes any organization in which specified individuals are to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares ineligible for any license under the Act. Provides that the State Lottery Fund shall receive from the sale of lottery tickets or shares consisting of the net of commissions and fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location and prizes of $600 or less (rather than less than $600) which have been validly paid at the agent level. Provides that the Department may pay any prize (rather than prizes up to $25,000) from funds held by the Department in an account separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Removes provisions allowing moneys in the account to be deposited by the Department into the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool or used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Allows the Department (rather than the State Treasurer with the consent of the Director of the Lottery) to contract with any person or corporation to perform such financial functions, activities, or services in connection with operation of the lottery. Allows, with the consent of the Director, the State Treasurer to act as an agent of the Department to perform the financial functions as the Director may prescribe. Removes language requiring the Director to prepare and send to the State Comptroller vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners. Removes certain deadlines related to private managers. In provisions concerning preaudits by the State Comptroller, removes a limitation that the provisions apply to payments for prizes of $25,000 or less. Makes other changes.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing
15	15	5 Sections 7.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.6, 19, 20, 20.1, 24, and 27 as
16	16	6 follows:
17	17	7 (20 ILCS 1605/7.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.1)
18	18	8 Sec. 7.1. The Department shall promulgate such rules and
19	19	9 regulations governing the establishment and operation of a
20	20	10 State lottery as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes
21	21	11 of this Act. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to the
22	22	12 provisions of The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
23	23	13 Department shall issue written game rules, play instructions,
24	24	14 directives, operations manuals, brochures, or any other
25	25	15 publications necessary to conduct specific games, as
26	26	16 authorized by rule by the Department. Any written game rules,
27	27	17 play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures,
28	28	18 or other game publications issued by the Department that
29	29	19 relate to a specific lottery game shall be maintained as a
30	30	20 public record in the Department's principal office, and made
31	31	21 available for public inspection and copying but shall be
32	32	22 exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois
33	33	23 Administrative Procedure Act. However, when such written
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40	40	Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Removes a provision that requires the Department of the Lottery to publish each January in the Illinois Register a list of all game-specific rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game-specific publications issued by the Department during the previous year and instructions concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials from the Department. Provides that written play instructions shall be made available on the Department's public website or by the Department by request (rather than made available through sales agents licensed to sell game tickets or shares). Makes a change in a provision that makes any organization in which specified individuals are to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares ineligible for any license under the Act. Provides that the State Lottery Fund shall receive from the sale of lottery tickets or shares consisting of the net of commissions and fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location and prizes of $600 or less (rather than less than $600) which have been validly paid at the agent level. Provides that the Department may pay any prize (rather than prizes up to $25,000) from funds held by the Department in an account separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Removes provisions allowing moneys in the account to be deposited by the Department into the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool or used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Allows the Department (rather than the State Treasurer with the consent of the Director of the Lottery) to contract with any person or corporation to perform such financial functions, activities, or services in connection with operation of the lottery. Allows, with the consent of the Director, the State Treasurer to act as an agent of the Department to perform the financial functions as the Director may prescribe. Removes language requiring the Director to prepare and send to the State Comptroller vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners. Removes certain deadlines related to private managers. In provisions concerning preaudits by the State Comptroller, removes a limitation that the provisions apply to payments for prizes of $25,000 or less. Makes other changes.
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68	68	1 materials contain any policy of general applicability, the
69	69	2 Department shall formulate and adopt such policy as a rule in
70	70	3 accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
71	71	4 Procedure Act. In addition, the Department shall publish each
72	72	5 January in the Illinois Register a list of all game-specific
73	73	6 rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals,
74	74	7 brochures, or other game-specific publications issued by the
75	75	8 Department during the previous year and instructions
76	76	9 concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials
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78	78	11 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)
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80	80	13 Sec. 9.1. Private manager and management agreement.
81	81	14 (a) As used in this Section:
82	82	15 "Offeror" means a person or group of persons that responds
83	83	16 to a request for qualifications under this Section.
84	84	17 "Request for qualifications" means all materials and
85	85	18 documents prepared by the Department to solicit the following
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87	87	20 (1) Statements of qualifications.
88	88	21 (2) Proposals to enter into a management agreement,
89	89	22 including the identity of any prospective vendor or
90	90	23 vendors that the offeror intends to initially engage to
91	91	24 assist the offeror in performing its obligations under the
92	92	25 management agreement.
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103	103	1 "Final offer" means the last proposal submitted by an
104	104	2 offeror in response to the request for qualifications,
105	105	3 including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors
106	106	4 that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the
107	107	5 offeror in performing its obligations under the management
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109	109	7 "Final offeror" means the offeror ultimately selected by
110	110	8 the Governor to be the private manager for the Lottery under
111	111	9 subsection (h) of this Section.
112	112	10 (b) (Blank). By September 15, 2010, the Governor shall
113	113	11 select a private manager for the total management of the
114	114	12 Lottery with integrated functions, such as lottery game
115	115	13 design, supply of goods and services, and advertising and as
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117	117	15 (c) (Blank). Pursuant to the terms of this subsection, the
118	118	16 Department shall endeavor to expeditiously terminate the
119	119	17 existing contracts in support of the Lottery in effect on July
120	120	18 13, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-37) in
121	121	19 connection with the selection of the private manager. As part
122	122	20 of its obligation to terminate these contracts and select the
123	123	21 private manager, the Department shall establish a mutually
124	124	22 agreeable timetable to transfer the functions of existing
125	125	23 contractors to the private manager so that existing Lottery
126	126	24 operations are not materially diminished or impaired during
127	127	25 the transition. To that end, the Department shall do the
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139	139	1 (1) where such contracts contain a provision
140	140	2 authorizing termination upon notice, the Department shall
141	141	3 provide notice of termination to occur upon the mutually
142	142	4 agreed timetable for transfer of functions;
143	143	5 (2) upon the expiration of any initial term or renewal
144	144	6 term of the current Lottery contracts, the Department
145	145	7 shall not renew such contract for a term extending beyond
146	146	8 the mutually agreed timetable for transfer of functions;
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148	148	10 (3) in the event any current contract provides for
149	149	11 termination of that contract upon the implementation of a
150	150	12 contract with the private manager, the Department shall
151	151	13 perform all necessary actions to terminate the contract on
152	152	14 the date that coincides with the mutually agreed timetable
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154	154	16 If the contracts to support the current operation of the
155	155	17 Lottery in effect on July 13, 2009 (the effective date of
156	156	18 Public Act 96-34) are not subject to termination as provided
157	157	19 for in this subsection (c), then the Department may include a
158	158	20 provision in the contract with the private manager specifying
159	159	21 a mutually agreeable methodology for incorporation.
160	160	22 (c-5) The Department shall include provisions in the
161	161	23 management agreement whereby the private manager shall, for a
162	162	24 fee, and pursuant to a contract negotiated with the Department
163	163	25 (the "Employee Use Contract"), utilize the services of current
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175	175	1 operation of the Lottery. The Department shall be the employer
176	176	2 of all such bargaining unit employees assigned to perform such
177	177	3 work for the private manager, and such employees shall be
178	178	4 State employees, as defined by the Personnel Code. Department
179	179	5 employees shall operate under the same employment policies,
180	180	6 rules, regulations, and procedures, as other employees of the
181	181	7 Department. In addition, neither historical representation
182	182	8 rights under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, nor
183	183	9 existing collective bargaining agreements, shall be disturbed
184	184	10 by the management agreement with the private manager for the
185	185	11 management of the Lottery.
186	186	12 (d) The management agreement with the private manager
187	187	13 shall include all of the following:
188	188	14 (1) A term not to exceed 10 years, including any
189	189	15 renewals.
190	190	16 (2) A provision specifying that the Department:
191	191	17 (A) shall exercise actual control over all
192	192	18 significant business decisions;
193	193	19 (A-5) has the authority to direct or countermand
194	194	20 operating decisions by the private manager at any
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196	196	22 (B) has ready access at any time to information
197	197	23 regarding Lottery operations;
198	198	24 (C) has the right to demand and receive
199	199	25 information from the private manager concerning any
200	200	26 aspect of the Lottery operations at any time; and
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211	211	1 (D) retains ownership of all trade names,
212	212	2 trademarks, and intellectual property associated with
213	213	3 the Lottery.
214	214	4 (3) A provision imposing an affirmative duty on the
215	215	5 private manager to provide the Department with material
216	216	6 information and with any information the private manager
217	217	7 reasonably believes the Department would want to know to
218	218	8 enable the Department to conduct the Lottery.
219	219	9 (4) A provision requiring the private manager to
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221	221	11 operating decision that bears significantly on the public
222	222	12 interest, including, but not limited to, decisions on the
223	223	13 kinds of games to be offered to the public and decisions
224	224	14 affecting the relative risk and reward of the games being
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226	226	16 evaluate and countermand that decision.
227	227	17 (5) A provision providing for compensation of the
228	228	18 private manager that may consist of, among other things, a
229	229	19 fee for services and a performance based bonus as
230	230	20 consideration for managing the Lottery, including terms
231	231	21 that may provide the private manager with an increase in
232	232	22 compensation if Lottery revenues grow by a specified
233	233	23 percentage in a given year.
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235	235	25 (7) A provision requiring the deposit of all Lottery
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247	247	1 except as otherwise provided in Section 20 of this Act.
248	248	2 (8) A provision requiring the private manager to
249	249	3 locate its principal office within the State.
250	250	4 (8-5) A provision encouraging that, pursuant to
251	251	5 Section 4 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
252	252	6 Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act, at least 20% of
253	253	7 the cost of contracts entered into for goods and services
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255	255	9 of the Lottery, other than contracts with sales agents or
256	256	10 technical advisors, be awarded to businesses that are a
257	257	11 minority-owned business, a women-owned business, or a
258	258	12 business owned by a person with disability, as those terms
259	259	13 are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
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261	261	15 (9) A requirement that so long as the private manager
262	262	16 complies with all the conditions of the agreement under
263	263	17 the oversight of the Department, the private manager shall
264	264	18 have the following duties and obligations with respect to
265	265	19 the management of the Lottery:
266	266	20 (A) The right to use equipment and other assets
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268	268	22 (B) The rights and obligations under contracts
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270	270	24 (C) The implementation of a comprehensive security
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283	283	1 of internal audits.
284	284	2 (E) The implementation of a program by the private
285	285	3 manager to curb compulsive gambling by persons playing
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287	287	5 (F) A system for determining (i) the type of
288	288	6 Lottery games, (ii) the method of selecting winning
289	289	7 tickets, (iii) the manner of payment of prizes to
290	290	8 holders of winning tickets, (iv) the frequency of
291	291	9 drawings of winning tickets, (v) the method to be used
292	292	10 in selling tickets, (vi) a system for verifying the
293	293	11 validity of tickets claimed to be winning tickets,
294	294	12 (vii) the basis upon which retailer commissions are
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297	297	15 (10) A requirement that advertising and promotion must
298	298	16 be consistent with Section 7.8a of this Act.
299	299	17 (11) A requirement that the private manager market the
300	300	18 Lottery to those residents who are new, infrequent, or
301	301	19 lapsed players of the Lottery, especially those who are
302	302	20 most likely to make regular purchases on the Internet as
303	303	21 permitted by law.
304	304	22 (12) A code of ethics for the private manager's
305	305	23 officers and employees.
306	306	24 (13) A requirement that the Department monitor and
307	307	25 oversee the private manager's practices and take action
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319	319	1 the private manager is in compliance with the terms of the
320	320	2 management agreement, while allowing the manager, unless
321	321	3 specifically prohibited by law or the management
322	322	4 agreement, to negotiate and sign its own contracts with
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324	324	6 (14) A provision requiring the private manager to
325	325	7 periodically file, at least on an annual basis,
326	326	8 appropriate financial statements in a form and manner
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328	328	10 (15) Cash reserves requirements.
329	329	11 (16) Procedural requirements for obtaining the prior
330	330	12 approval of the Department when a management agreement or
331	331	13 an interest in a management agreement is sold, assigned,
332	332	14 transferred, or pledged as collateral to secure financing.
333	333	15 (17) Grounds for the termination of the management
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335	335	17 (18) Procedures for amendment of the agreement.
336	336	18 (19) A provision requiring the private manager to
337	337	19 engage in an open and competitive bidding process for any
338	338	20 procurement having a cost in excess of the small purchase
339	339	21 limits under Section 20-20 of the Illinois Procurement
340	340	22 Code $50,000 that is not a part of the private manager's
341	341	23 final offer. The process shall favor the selection of a
342	342	24 vendor deemed to have submitted a proposal that provides
343	343	25 the Lottery with the best overall value. The process shall
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355	355	1 Procurement Code, unless specifically required by the
356	356	2 management agreement.
357	357	3 (20) The transition of rights and obligations,
358	358	4 including any associated equipment or other assets used in
359	359	5 the operation of the Lottery, from the manager to any
360	360	6 successor manager of the lottery, including the
361	361	7 Department, following the termination of or foreclosure
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363	363	9 (21) Right of use of copyrights, trademarks, and
364	364	10 service marks held by the Department in the name of the
365	365	11 State. The agreement must provide that any use of them by
366	366	12 the manager shall only be for the purpose of fulfilling
367	367	13 its obligations under the management agreement during the
368	368	14 term of the agreement.
369	369	15 (22) The disclosure of any information requested by
370	370	16 the Department to enable it to comply with the reporting
371	371	17 requirements and information requests provided for under
372	372	18 subsection (p) of this Section.
373	373	19 (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
374	374	20 Department shall select a private manager through a
375	375	21 competitive request for qualifications process consistent with
376	376	22 Section 20-35 of the Illinois Procurement Code, which shall
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378	378	24 (1) the offeror's ability to market the Lottery to
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380	380	26 of the Lottery, especially those who are most likely to
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392	392	2 (2) the offeror's ability to address the State's
393	393	3 concern with the social effects of gambling on those who
394	394	4 can least afford to do so;
395	395	5 (3) the offeror's ability to provide the most
396	396	6 successful management of the Lottery for the benefit of
397	397	7 the people of the State based on current and past business
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399	399	9 (4) the offeror's poor or inadequate past performance
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402	402	12 and attracting persons who are not currently regular
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404	404	14 (f) The Department may retain the services of an advisor
405	405	15 or advisors with significant experience in financial services
406	406	16 or the management, operation, and procurement of goods,
407	407	17 services, and equipment for a government-run lottery to assist
408	408	18 in the preparation of the terms of the request for
409	409	19 qualifications and selection of the private manager. Any
410	410	20 prospective advisor seeking to provide services under this
411	411	21 subsection (f) shall disclose any material business or
412	412	22 financial relationship during the past 3 years with any
413	413	23 potential offeror, or with a contractor or subcontractor
414	414	24 presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the
415	415	25 Department to support the Lottery. The Department shall
416	416	26 evaluate the material business or financial relationship of
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427	427	1 each prospective advisor. The Department shall not select any
428	428	2 prospective advisor with a substantial business or financial
429	429	3 relationship that the Department deems to impair the
430	430	4 objectivity of the services to be provided by the prospective
431	431	5 advisor. During the course of the advisor's engagement by the
432	432	6 Department, and for a period of one year thereafter, the
433	433	7 advisor shall not enter into any business or financial
434	434	8 relationship with any offeror or any vendor identified to
435	435	9 assist an offeror in performing its obligations under the
436	436	10 management agreement. Any advisor retained by the Department
437	437	11 shall be disqualified from being an offeror. The Department
438	438	12 shall not include terms in the request for qualifications that
439	439	13 provide a material advantage whether directly or indirectly to
440	440	14 any potential offeror, or any contractor or subcontractor
441	441	15 presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the
442	442	16 Department to support the Lottery, including terms contained
443	443	17 in previous responses to requests for proposals or
444	444	18 qualifications submitted to Illinois, another State or foreign
445	445	19 government when those terms are uniquely associated with a
446	446	20 particular potential offeror, contractor, or subcontractor.
447	447	21 The request for proposals offered by the Department on
448	448	22 December 22, 2008 as "LOT08GAMESYS" and reference number
449	449	23 "22016176" is declared void.
450	450	24 (g) The Department shall select at least 2 offerors as
451	451	25 finalists to potentially serve as the private manager no later
452	452	26 than August 9, 2010. Upon making preliminary selections, the
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463	463	1 Department shall schedule a public hearing on the finalists'
464	464	2 proposals and provide public notice of the hearing at least 7
465	465	3 calendar days before the hearing. The notice must include all
466	466	4 of the following:
467	467	5 (1) The date, time, and place of the hearing.
468	468	6 (2) The subject matter of the hearing.
469	469	7 (3) A brief description of the management agreement to
470	470	8 be awarded.
471	471	9 (4) The identity of the offerors that have been
472	472	10 selected as finalists to serve as the private manager.
473	473	11 (5) The address and telephone number of the
474	474	12 Department.
475	475	13 (h) At the public hearing, the Department shall (i)
476	476	14 provide sufficient time for each finalist to present and
477	477	15 explain its proposal to the Department and the Governor or the
478	478	16 Governor's designee, including an opportunity to respond to
479	479	17 questions posed by the Department, Governor, or designee and
480	480	18 (ii) allow the public and non-selected offerors to comment on
481	481	19 the presentations. The Governor or a designee shall attend the
482	482	20 public hearing. After the public hearing, the Department shall
483	483	21 have 14 calendar days to recommend to the Governor whether a
484	484	22 management agreement should be entered into with a particular
485	485	23 finalist. After reviewing the Department's recommendation, the
486	486	24 Governor may accept or reject the Department's recommendation,
487	487	25 and shall select a final offeror as the private manager by
488	488	26 publication of a notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin
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499	499	1 on or before September 15, 2010. The Governor shall include in
500	500	2 the notice a detailed explanation and the reasons why the
501	501	3 final offeror is superior to other offerors and will provide
502	502	4 management services in a manner that best achieves the
503	503	5 objectives of this Section. The Governor shall also sign the
504	504	6 management agreement with the private manager.
505	505	7 (i) Any action to contest the private manager selected by
506	506	8 the Governor under this Section must be brought within 7
507	507	9 calendar days after the publication of the notice of the
508	508	10 designation of the private manager as provided in subsection
509	509	11 (h) of this Section.
510	510	12 (j) The Lottery shall remain, for so long as a private
511	511	13 manager manages the Lottery in accordance with provisions of
512	512	14 this Act, a Lottery conducted by the State, and the State shall
513	513	15 not be authorized to sell or transfer the Lottery to a third
514	514	16 party.
515	515	17 (k) Any tangible personal property used exclusively in
516	516	18 connection with the lottery that is owned by the Department
517	517	19 and leased to the private manager shall be owned by the
518	518	20 Department in the name of the State and shall be considered to
519	519	21 be public property devoted to an essential public and
520	520	22 governmental function.
521	521	23 (l) The Department may exercise any of its powers under
522	522	24 this Section or any other law as necessary or desirable for the
523	523	25 execution of the Department's powers under this Section.
524	524	26 (m) Neither this Section nor any management agreement
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535	535	1 entered into under this Section prohibits the General Assembly
536	536	2 from authorizing forms of gambling that are not in direct
537	537	3 competition with the Lottery. The forms of gambling authorized
538	538	4 by Public Act 101-31 constitute authorized forms of gambling
539	539	5 that are not in direct competition with the Lottery.
540	540	6 (n) The private manager shall be subject to a complete
541	541	7 investigation in the third, seventh, and tenth years of the
542	542	8 agreement (if the agreement is for a 10-year term) by the
543	543	9 Department in cooperation with the Auditor General to
544	544	10 determine whether the private manager has complied with this
545	545	11 Section and the management agreement. The private manager
546	546	12 shall bear the cost of an investigation or reinvestigation of
547	547	13 the private manager under this subsection.
548	548	14 (o) The powers conferred by this Section are in addition
549	549	15 and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If
550	550	16 any other law or rule is inconsistent with this Section,
551	551	17 including, but not limited to, provisions of the Illinois
552	552	18 Procurement Code, then this Section controls as to any
553	553	19 management agreement entered into under this Section. This
554	554	20 Section and any rules adopted under this Section contain full
555	555	21 and complete authority for a management agreement between the
556	556	22 Department and a private manager. No law, procedure,
557	557	23 proceeding, publication, notice, consent, approval, order, or
558	558	24 act by the Department or any other officer, Department,
559	559	25 agency, or instrumentality of the State or any political
560	560	26 subdivision is required for the Department to enter into a
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571	571	1 management agreement under this Section. This Section contains
572	572	2 full and complete authority for the Department to approve any
573	573	3 contracts entered into by a private manager with a vendor
574	574	4 providing goods, services, or both goods and services to the
575	575	5 private manager under the terms of the management agreement,
576	576	6 including subcontractors of such vendors.
577	577	7 Upon receipt of a written request from the Chief
578	578	8 Procurement Officer, the Department shall provide to the Chief
579	579	9 Procurement Officer a complete and un-redacted copy of the
580	580	10 management agreement or any contract that is subject to the
581	581	11 Department's approval authority under this subsection (o). The
582	582	12 Department shall provide a copy of the agreement or contract
583	583	13 to the Chief Procurement Officer in the time specified by the
584	584	14 Chief Procurement Officer in his or her written request, but
585	585	15 no later than 5 business days after the request is received by
586	586	16 the Department. The Chief Procurement Officer must retain any
587	587	17 portions of the management agreement or of any contract
588	588	18 designated by the Department as confidential, proprietary, or
589	589	19 trade secret information in complete confidence pursuant to
590	590	20 subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act.
591	591	21 The Department shall also provide the Chief Procurement
592	592	22 Officer with reasonable advance written notice of any contract
593	593	23 that is pending Department approval.
594	594	24 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the
595	595	25 contrary, the Chief Procurement Officer shall adopt
596	596	26 administrative rules, including emergency rules, to establish
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607	607	1 a procurement process to select a successor private manager if
608	608	2 a private management agreement has been terminated. The
609	609	3 selection process shall at a minimum take into account the
610	610	4 criteria set forth in items (1) through (4) of subsection (e)
611	611	5 of this Section and may include provisions consistent with
612	612	6 subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this Section. The Chief
613	613	7 Procurement Officer shall also implement and administer the
614	614	8 adopted selection process upon the termination of a private
615	615	9 management agreement. The Department, after the Chief
616	616	10 Procurement Officer certifies that the procurement process has
617	617	11 been followed in accordance with the rules adopted under this
618	618	12 subsection (o), shall select a final offeror as the private
619	619	13 manager and sign the management agreement with the private
620	620	14 manager.
621	621	15 Through June 30, 2022, except as provided in Sections
622	622	16 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, 21.11, 21.12, and 21.13
623	623	17 of this Act and Section 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act, the
624	624	18 Department shall distribute all proceeds of lottery tickets
625	625	19 and shares sold in the following priority and manner:
626	626	20 (1) The payment of prizes and retailer bonuses.
627	627	21 (2) The payment of costs incurred in the operation and
628	628	22 administration of the Lottery, including the payment of
629	629	23 sums due to the private manager under the management
630	630	24 agreement with the Department.
631	631	25 (3) On the last day of each month or as soon thereafter
632	632	26 as possible, the State Comptroller shall direct and the
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643	643	1 State Treasurer shall transfer from the State Lottery Fund
644	644	2 to the Common School Fund an amount that is equal to the
645	645	3 proceeds transferred in the corresponding month of fiscal
646	646	4 year 2009, as adjusted for inflation, to the Common School
647	647	5 Fund.
648	648	6 (4) On or before September 30 of each fiscal year,
649	649	7 deposit any estimated remaining proceeds from the prior
650	650	8 fiscal year, subject to payments under items (1), (2), and
651	651	9 (3), into the Capital Projects Fund. Beginning in fiscal
652	652	10 year 2019, the amount deposited shall be increased or
653	653	11 decreased each year by the amount the estimated payment
654	654	12 differs from the amount determined from each year-end
655	655	13 financial audit. Only remaining net deficits from prior
656	656	14 fiscal years may reduce the requirement to deposit these
657	657	15 funds, as determined by the annual financial audit.
658	658	16 Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department shall distribute
659	659	17 all proceeds of lottery tickets and shares sold in the manner
660	660	18 and priority described in Section 9.3 of this Act, except that
661	661	19 the Department shall make the deposit into the Capital
662	662	20 Projects Fund that would have occurred under item (4) of this
663	663	21 subsection (o) on or before September 30, 2022, but for the
664	664	22 changes made to this subsection by Public Act 102-699.
665	665	23 (p) The Department shall be subject to the following
666	666	24 reporting and information request requirements:
667	667	25 (1) the Department shall submit written quarterly
668	668	26 reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the
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679	679	1 activities and actions of the private manager selected
680	680	2 under this Section;
681	681	3 (2) upon request of the Chief Procurement Officer, the
682	682	4 Department shall promptly produce information related to
683	683	5 the procurement activities of the Department and the
684	684	6 private manager requested by the Chief Procurement
685	685	7 Officer; the Chief Procurement Officer must retain
686	686	8 confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information
687	687	9 designated by the Department in complete confidence
688	688	10 pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of
689	689	11 Information Act; and
690	690	12 (3) at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the
691	691	13 Department's fiscal year, the Department shall prepare an
692	692	14 annual written report on the activities of the private
693	693	15 manager selected under this Section and deliver that
694	694	16 report to the Governor and General Assembly.
695	695	17 (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
696	696	18 101-561, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff.
697	697	19 4-19-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)
698	698	20 (20 ILCS 1605/10.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.1)
699	699	21 Sec. 10.1. The following are ineligible for any license
700	700	22 under this Act:
701	701	23 (a) any person who has been convicted of a felony;
702	702	24 (b) any person who is or has been a professional
703	703	25 gambler or gambling promoter;
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714	714	1 (c) any person who has engaged in bookmaking or other
715	715	2 forms of illegal gambling;
716	716	3 (d) any person who is not of good character and
717	717	4 reputation in the community in which he resides;
718	718	5 (e) any person who has been found guilty of any fraud
719	719	6 or misrepresentation in any connection;
720	720	7 (f) any firm or corporation in which a person defined
721	721	8 in item (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) has a proprietary,
722	722	9 equitable or credit interest of 5% or more; .
723	723	10 (g) any organization in which a person defined in item
724	724	11 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is an officer, director, or
725	725	12 managing agent, whether compensated or not; and
726	726	13 (h) any organization in which a person defined in item
727	727	14 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is to participate in the
728	728	15 management or sales of lottery tickets or shares.
729	729	16 However, with respect to persons defined in (a), the
730	730	17 Department may grant any such person a license under this Act
731	731	18 when:
732	732	19 1) at least 10 years have elapsed since the date when
733	733	20 the sentence for the most recent such conviction was
734	734	21 satisfactorily completed;
735	735	22 2) the applicant has no history of criminal activity
736	736	23 subsequent to such conviction;
737	737	24 3) the applicant has complied with all conditions of
738	738	25 probation, conditional discharge, supervision, parole or
739	739	26 mandatory supervised release; and
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750	750	1 4) the applicant presents at least 3 letters of
751	751	2 recommendation from responsible citizens in his community
752	752	3 who personally can attest that the character and attitude
753	753	4 of the applicant indicate that he is unlikely to commit
754	754	5 another crime.
755	755	6 The Department may revoke, without notice or a hearing,
756	756	7 the license of any agent who violates this Act or any rule or
757	757	8 regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act. However, if the
758	758	9 Department does revoke a license without notice and an
759	759	10 opportunity for a hearing, the Department shall, by
760	760	11 appropriate notice, afford the person whose license has been
761	761	12 revoked an opportunity for a hearing within 30 days after the
762	762	13 revocation order has been issued. As a result of any such
763	763	14 hearing, the Department may confirm its action in revoking the
764	764	15 license, or it may order the restoration of such license.
765	765	16 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)
766	766	17 (20 ILCS 1605/10.6) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.6)
767	767	18 Sec. 10.6. The Department shall make an effort to more
768	768	19 directly inform players of the odds of winning prizes by
769	769	20 publishing the information for all games on the Department's
770	770	21 public website. This effort shall include, at a minimum, that
771	771	22 the Department require all ticket agents to display a placard
772	772	23 stating the odds of winning for each game offered by that
773	773	24 agent.
774	774	25 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)
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785	785	1 (20 ILCS 1605/19) (from Ch. 120, par. 1169)
786	786	2 Sec. 19. The Department shall establish an appropriate
787	787	3 period for the claiming of prizes for each lottery game
788	788	4 offered. Each claim period shall be stated in game rules and
789	789	5 written play instructions issued by the Director in accordance
790	790	6 with Section 7.1 of this Act. Written play instructions shall
791	791	7 be made available on the Department's public website or by the
792	792	8 Department by request to all players through sales agents
793	793	9 licensed to sell game tickets or shares. Prizes for lottery
794	794	10 games which involve the purchase of a physical lottery ticket
795	795	11 may be claimed only by presentation of a valid winning lottery
796	796	12 ticket that matches validation records on file with the
797	797	13 Lottery; no claim may be honored which is based on the
798	798	14 assertion that the ticket was lost or stolen. No lottery
799	799	15 ticket which has been altered, mutilated, or fails to pass
800	800	16 validation tests shall be deemed to be a winning ticket.
801	801	17 If no claim is made for the money within the established
802	802	18 claim period, the prize may be included in the prize pool of
803	803	19 such special drawing or drawings as the Department may, from
804	804	20 time to time, designate. Unclaimed multi-state game prize
805	805	21 money may be included in the multi-state prize pool for such
806	806	22 special drawing or drawings as the multi-state game directors
807	807	23 may, from time to time, designate. Any bonuses offered by the
808	808	24 Department to sales agents who sell winning tickets or shares
809	809	25 shall be payable to such agents regardless of whether or not
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820	820	1 the prize money on the ticket or share is claimed, provided
821	821	2 that the agent can be identified as the vendor of the winning
822	822	3 ticket or share, and that the winning ticket or share was sold
823	823	4 on or after January 1, 1984. All unclaimed prize money not
824	824	5 included in the prize pool of a special drawing shall be
825	825	6 transferred to the Common School Fund.
826	826	7 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
827	827	8 (20 ILCS 1605/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
828	828	9 Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
829	829	10 (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund
830	830	11 to be known as the State Lottery Fund. Such fund shall consist
831	831	12 of all revenues received from (1) the sale of lottery tickets
832	832	13 or shares, (net of commissions, fees representing those
833	833	14 expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of
834	834	15 tickets or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less
835	835	16 than $600 or less which have been validly paid at the agent
836	836	17 level), (2) application fees, and (3) all other sources
837	837	18 including moneys credited or transferred thereto from any
838	838	19 other fund or source pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the
839	839	20 State Lottery Fund shall be credited to the Common School
840	840	21 Fund.
841	841	22 (a-5) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
842	842	23 21.4 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.4.
843	843	24 (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
844	844	25 21.5 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
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855	855	1 (c) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
856	856	2 21.6 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.6.
857	857	3 (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
858	858	4 21.7 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.7.
859	859	5 (e) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
860	860	6 21.8 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.8.
861	861	7 (f) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
862	862	8 21.9 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.9.
863	863	9 (g) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
864	864	10 21.10 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.10.
865	865	11 (h) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
866	866	12 21.11 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.11.
867	867	13 (i) (Blank).
868	868	14 (j) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
869	869	15 21.13 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.13.
870	870	16 (k) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
871	871	17 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act shall be in accordance with
872	872	18 Section 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act.
873	873	19 (l) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
874	874	20 21.15 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.15.
875	875	21 (m) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
876	876	22 21.16 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.16.
877	877	23 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-381, eff. 7-28-23.)
878	878	24 (20 ILCS 1605/20.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170.1)
879	879	25 Sec. 20.1. Department account.
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890	890	1 (a) The Department is authorized to pay validated prizes
891	891	2 up to $25,000 from funds held by the Department in an account
892	892	3 separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Moneys
893	893	4 in this account shall be administered by the Director
894	894	5 exclusively for the purposes of issuing payments to prize
895	895	6 winners authorized by this Section. Moneys in this account
896	896	7 shall be deposited by the Department into the Public
897	897	8 Treasurers' Investment Pool established under Section 17 of
898	898	9 the State Treasurer Act. The Department shall submit vouchers
899	899	10 from time to time as needed for reimbursement of this account
900	900	11 from moneys appropriated for prizes from the State Lottery
901	901	12 Fund. Investment income earned from this account shall be
902	902	13 deposited monthly by the Department into the Common School
903	903	14 Fund. The Department shall file quarterly fiscal reports
904	904	15 specifying the activity of this account as required under
905	905	16 Section 16 of the State Comptroller Act, and shall file
906	906	17 quarterly with the General Assembly, the Auditor General, the
907	907	18 Comptroller, and the State Treasurer a report indicating the
908	908	19 costs associated with this activity.
909	909	20 (b) The Department is authorized to enter into an
910	910	21 interagency agreement with the Office of the Comptroller or
911	911	22 any other State agency to establish responsibilities, duties,
912	912	23 and procedures for complying with the Comptroller's Offset
913	913	24 System under Section 10.05 of the State Comptroller Act. All
914	914	25 federal and State tax reporting and withholding requirements
915	915	26 relating to prize winners under this Section shall be the
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926	926	1 responsibility of the Department. Moneys from this account may
927	927	2 not be used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Moneys
928	928	3 may not be transferred from the State Lottery Fund to this
929	929	4 account for payment of prizes under this Section until
930	930	5 procedures are implemented to comply with the Comptroller's
931	931	6 Offset System and sufficient internal controls are in place to
932	932	7 validate prizes.
933	933	8 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
934	934	9 (20 ILCS 1605/24) (from Ch. 120, par. 1174)
935	935	10 Sec. 24. The State Comptroller shall conduct a preaudit of
936	936	11 all accounts and transactions of the Department in connection
937	937	12 with the operation of the State Lottery under the State
938	938	13 Comptroller Act, excluding payments issued by the Department
939	939	14 for prizes of $25,000 or less.
940	940	15 The Auditor General or a certified public accountant firm
941	941	16 appointed by him shall conduct an annual post-audit of all
942	942	17 accounts and transactions of the Department in connection with
943	943	18 the operation of the State Lottery and other special post
944	944	19 audits as the Auditor General, the Legislative Audit
945	945	20 Commission, or the General Assembly deems necessary. The
946	946	21 annual post-audits shall include payments made by lottery
947	947	22 sales agents of prizes of less than $600 or less authorized
948	948	23 under Section 20, and payments made by the Department of
949	949	24 prizes up to $25,000 authorized under Section 20.1. The
950	950	25 Auditor General or his agent conducting an audit under this
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961	961	1 Act shall have access and authority to examine any and all
962	962	2 records of the Department or the Board, its distributing
963	963	3 agents and its licensees.
964	964	4 (Source: P.A. 94-776, eff. 5-19-06.)
965	965	5 (20 ILCS 1605/27) (from Ch. 120, par. 1177)
966	966	6 Sec. 27. (a) The Department may State Treasurer may, with
967	967	7 the consent of the Director, contract with any person or
968	968	8 corporation, including, without limitation, a bank, banking
969	969	9 house, trust company or investment banking firm, to perform
970	970	10 such financial functions, activities or services in connection
971	971	11 with operation of the lottery. The State Treasurer may, with
972	972	12 the consent of the Director, act as an agent of the Department
973	973	13 to perform the financial functions as the Director may
974	974	14 prescribe as the State Treasurer and the Director may
975	975	15 prescribe.
976	976	16 (b) All proceeds from investments made pursuant to
977	977	17 contracts executed by the Department or the State Treasurer,
978	978	18 with the consent of the Director, to perform financial
979	979	19 functions, activities or services in connection with operation
980	980	20 of the lottery, shall be deposited and held by the State
981	981	21 Treasurer as ex-officio custodian thereof, separate and apart
982	982	22 from all public money or funds of this State in a special trust
983	983	23 fund outside the State treasury. Such trust fund shall be
984	984	24 known as the "Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund", and
985	985	25 shall be administered by the Director.
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996	996	1 The Director shall, at such times and in such amounts as
997	997	2 shall be necessary, prepare and send to the State Comptroller
998	998	3 vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize
999	999	4 Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners, in a manner that
1000	1000	5 will insure the timely payment of such amounts owed.
1001	1001	6 This Act shall constitute an irrevocable appropriation of
1002	1002	7 all amounts necessary for that purpose, and the irrevocable
1003	1003	8 and continuing authority for and direction to the Director and
1004	1004	9 the State Treasurer to make the necessary payments out of such
1005	1005	10 trust fund for that purpose.
1006	1006	11 (c) Moneys invested pursuant to subsection (a) of this
1007	1007	12 Section may be invested only in bonds, notes, certificates of
1008	1008	13 indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities constituting
1009	1009	14 direct obligations of the United States of America and all
1010	1010	15 securities or obligations the prompt payment of principal and
1011	1011	16 interest of which is guaranteed by a pledge of the full faith
1012	1012	17 and credit of the United States of America. Interest earnings
1013	1013	18 on moneys in the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund
1014	1014	19 shall remain in such fund and be used to pay the winners of
1015	1015	20 lottery prizes deferred as to payment until such obligations
1016	1016	21 are discharged. Proceeds from bonds purchased and interest
1017	1017	22 accumulated as a result of a grand prize multi-state game
1018	1018	23 ticket that goes unclaimed will be transferred after the
1019	1019	24 termination of the relevant claim period directly from the
1020	1020	25 lottery's Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to each
1021	1021	26 respective multi-state partner state according to its
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1032	1032	1 contribution ratio.
1033	1033	2 (c-5) If a deferred lottery prize is not claimed within
1034	1034	3 the claim period established by game rule, then the securities
1035	1035	4 or other instruments purchased to fund the prize shall be
1036	1036	5 liquidated and the liquidated amount shall be transferred to
1037	1037	6 the State Lottery Fund for disposition pursuant to Section 19
1038	1038	7 of this Act.
1039	1039	8 (c-10) The Director may use a portion of the moneys in the
1040	1040	9 Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to purchase bonds to
1041	1041	10 pay a lifetime prize if the prize duration exceeds the length
1042	1042	11 of available securities. If the winner of a lifetime prize
1043	1043	12 exceeds his or her life expectancy as determined using
1044	1044	13 actuarial assumptions and the securities or moneys set aside
1045	1045	14 to pay the prize have been exhausted, moneys in the State
1046	1046	15 Lottery Fund shall be used to make payments to the winner for
1047	1047	16 the duration of the winner's life.
1048	1048	17 (c-15) From time to time, the Director may request that
1049	1049	18 the State Comptroller transfer any excess moneys in the
1050	1050	19 Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to the State Lottery
1051	1051	20 Fund.
1052	1052	21 (d) This amendatory Act of 1985 shall be construed
1053	1053	22 liberally to effect the purposes of the Illinois Lottery Law.
1054	1054	23 (Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13;
1055	1055	24 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)
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