Senate File 2048 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2048 BY ZAUN A BILL FOR An Act establishing a multiple sclerosis support fund and 1 authorizing lottery games to benefit persons with multiple 2 sclerosis. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5720XS (2) 86 ec/nh
S.F. 2048 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 99G.9B Limited series of lottery 1 games to benefit persons with multiple sclerosis. 2 The chief executive officer, in consultation with the board, 3 shall develop and conduct one additional instant scratch and 4 one additional pull-tab lottery game annually to provide moneys 5 for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis. The 6 moneys received from the sale of tickets for each lottery game 7 shall be deposited in a special account in the lottery fund. 8 Notwithstanding section 99G.39, after payment of the prizes, 9 the remaining moneys shall be transferred to the multiple 10 sclerosis support fund established pursuant to section 135.23. 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 135.23 Multiple sclerosis support 12 fund. 13 1. A multiple sclerosis support fund is created in the 14 state treasury under the control of the department. The fund 15 consists of all moneys transferred or appropriated to the fund. 16 2. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department 17 to be used for the purpose of providing financial assistance 18 to organizations in this state that support and assist persons 19 with multiple sclerosis or provide funding for research 20 relating to multiple sclerosis. 21 3. Moneys in the multiple sclerosis support fund are not 22 subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 23 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the multiple 24 sclerosis support fund shall be credited to the fund. 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill provides that the chief executive officer of the 29 lottery authority shall develop and conduct one additional 30 instant scratch and one additional pull-tab lottery game 31 annually for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis. 32 Moneys received from the games, less prizes, shall be 33 transferred to the multiple sclerosis support fund. 34 The bill establishes the multiple sclerosis support fund 35 -1- LSB 5720XS (2) 86 ec/nh 1/ 2
S.F. 2048 under the control of the department of public health and 1 provides that moneys in the fund shall be used for providing 2 financial assistance to organizations in this state that 3 support and assist persons with multiple sclerosis or provide 4 funding for research relating to multiple sclerosis. 5 -2- LSB 5720XS (2) 86 ec/nh 2/ 2