Senate File 77 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZAUN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays 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 PAG LIN 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