Alters the distribution of proceeds from the state lottery to provide for the distribution of 2 1/2 per cent of amounts realized therefrom to cities, towns and villages based upon total lottery sales, in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount for which lottery tickets are sold during the fiscal year as the population of such cities, towns or villages bears to the population of the state, excluding however the city of New York.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6192
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the distribution
of moneys realized from the state lottery
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
3 e. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, any
4 moneys paid in support of elementary or secondary education pursuant to
5 the provisions of this section shall be in addition to any moneys other-
6 wise appropriated by the state for such purposes. Any state aid other-
7 wise required or made available to the school districts of the state
8 shall be calculated as if the provisions of this section and the reven-
9 ues made available by this section are not in force and effect.
10 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as
11 amended by chapter 92 of the laws of 1976 and as renumbered by chapter
12 913 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
13 7. a. In no fiscal year shall the total amount paid from the fund for
14 expenses of the lottery, exclusive of expenditures for machines or other
15 capital equipment which the division of the lottery is authorized to
16 purchase for the operation of the lottery, exceed an amount which, when
17 added to any amount retained by lottery sales agents as compensation for
18 their services, equals [fifteen] twelve and one-half percent of the
19 total amount for which lottery tickets are sold during such fiscal year.
20 b. An amount equal to two and one-half percent of all lottery funds
21 shall be distributed to all cities, towns and villages with populations
22 less than one million, in an amount which bears the same proportion to
23 the total amount for which lottery tickets are sold during the fiscal
24 year as the population of such city, town or village bears to the popu-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 lation of the state, excluding however the population of the city of New
2 York.
3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
4 the date on which it shall have become a law.
