Bill Summaries: H298 RESTORE LOTTERY REVENUE DISTRIB. STRUCTURE.

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  • Bill H 298
    Summary date: Mar 6 2019 - View Summary

    Revises the guidelines for revenue allocation from the North Carolina Education Lottery in GS 18C-162, subsection (a)(4), to allocate up to 7% of total annual revenues (currently, of face value of tickets or shares) for compensation paid to lottery game retailers.

    Repeals GS 18C-164, regarding the transfer of net revenues of the North Carolina State Lottery Fund. Instead, enacts GS 18C-164.1, transferring the existing language from GS 18C-164 with the following changes. Requires the net revenues of the North Carolina State Lottery Fund to be transferred four times a year (was, at least four times a year) to the Education Lottery Fund. Deletes the provision directing the General Assembly to appropriate remaining funds from the Education Lottery Fund for education purposes. Directs the NC State Lottery Commission to distribute the remaining net revenue of the Education Lottery Fund as follows: 50% to support reduction attainment of class size allotment ratios pursuant to GS 115C-301(c), 40% to the Public School Building Capital Fund, and 10% to the State Educational Assistance Authority for college and university scholarships. Directs the General Assembly to appropriate the funds annually based upon estimates of lottery net revenue to the Education Lottery Fund provided by the Office of State Budget and Management and the Fiscal Research Division. Provides that if the net revenues exceed the amounts appropriated, the excess net revenues are split between the Public School Building Capital Fund and the State Educational Assistance Authority.

    Makes conforming changes to GS 18C-162(a)(2) and GS 115C-499.3(a).

    Effective July 1, 2019.