Senate File 77 - Introduced





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                                       BY  ZAUN


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act establishing a multiple sclerosis support fund and
  2    authorizing lottery games to benefit persons with multiple
  3    sclerosis.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1874XS 83
  6 ec/nh/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  99G.9B  LIMITED SERIES OF LOTTERY
  1  2 GAMES TO BENEFIT PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
  1  3    The chief executive officer, in consultation with the
  1  4 board, shall develop and conduct one additional instant
  1  5 scratch and one additional pull=tab lottery game annually to
  1  6 provide moneys for the benefit of persons with multiple
  1  7 sclerosis.  The moneys received from the sale of tickets for
  1  8 each lottery game shall be deposited in a special account in
  1  9 the lottery fund.  Notwithstanding section 99G.39, after
  1 10 payment of the prizes, the remaining moneys shall be
  1 11 transferred to the multiple sclerosis support fund established
  1 12 pursuant to section 135.23.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  135.23  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT
  1 14 FUND.
  1 15    1.  A multiple sclerosis support fund is created in the
  1 16 state treasury under the control of the department.  The fund
  1 17 consists of all moneys transferred or appropriated to the
  1 18 fund.
  1 19    2.  Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department
  1 20 to be used for the purpose of providing financial assistance
  1 21 to organizations in this state that support and assist persons
  1 22 with multiple sclerosis or provide funding for research
  1 23 relating to multiple sclerosis.
  1 24    3.  Moneys in the multiple sclerosis support fund are not
  1 25 subject to section 8.33.  Notwithstanding section 12C.7,
  1 26 subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the multiple
  1 27 sclerosis support fund shall be credited to the fund.
  1 28                           EXPLANATION
  1 29    This bill provides that the chief executive officer of the
  1 30 lottery authority shall develop and conduct one additional
  1 31 instant scratch and one additional pull=tab lottery game
  1 32 annually for the benefit of persons with multiple sclerosis.
  1 33 Moneys received from the games, less prizes, shall be
  1 34 transferred to the multiple sclerosis support fund.
  1 35    The bill establishes the multiple sclerosis support fund
  2  1 under the control of the department of public health and
  2  2 provides that moneys in the fund shall be used for providing
  2  3 financial assistance to organizations in this state that
  2  4 support and assist persons with multiple sclerosis or provide
  2  5 funding for research relating to multiple sclerosis.
  2  6 LSB 1874XS 83
  2  7 ec/nh/24