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                                                                  AB 2633
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          Date of Hearing:   April 21, 2010

                   ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
                                   Joe Coto, Chair
                    AB 2633 (Davis) - As Amended:  April 13, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   California State Lottery Commission: report.

           SUMMARY  :   Requires the California State Lottery Commission  
          (Commission) to incorporate into its annual report to the  
          Legislature information listing the service transactions between  
          the State Lottery and contracted advertising agencies.   
          Specifically,  this bill  :  

             1)   Require the State Lottery to include a list of each  
               advertising agency from which they have purchased services,  
               how much the advertising agency was paid, and what specific  
               services the agency provided.   

             2)   Reduces the threshold amount of a contract that is  
               required to be listed in the report from $100,000 to  
               $10,000.

           EXISTING LAW  :

             1)   Establishes the California State Lottery Act and creates  
               the California State Lottery Commission.

             2)   Requires the California State Lottery Commission to  
               prepare and submit to the Legislature by October 1 of each  
               year a report detailing the lottery's purchase of goods and  
               services through the Department of General Services.

             3)   Requires this report to include a listing of contracts  
               awarded for more than $100,000, and to provide specified  
               information. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown.

           COMMENTS  :   Author states that there is no mechanism in place  
          for the Commission to report or to be held accountable that  
          ensures that those advertising dollars spend take into account  
          supplier equity.   This bill will require a listing of contracts  
          awarded to small businesses, socially and economically  
          disadvantaged businesses and California business contracts,  








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          specifically advertising contracts, for more than $10,000, the  
          name of the contractor, the amount and term of the contract, and  
          the basis upon which the contract was awarded.  

          This bill seeks to hold the Commission accountable through: a)  
          reporting how advertising dollars are distributed so that  
          transparency exists; and, b) that consistent reporting is  
          available to the public for review of how those dollars are  
          spent.  

           Policy Consideration  .  The Committee and author may wish to  
          consider if this bill should consider requiring the California  
          State Lottery Commission to submit the proposed data under this  
          bill on a quarterly basis, instead of an annual basis.  Also,  
          the Committee may wish to consider if the contents in this bill  
          should be placed in a quarterly financial report that includes  
          revenues, prize disbursements, expenses, net revenues, and all  
          other financial transactions involving lottery funds.

           Prior legislation  .   AB 3096 (Committee on Governmental  
          Organization, Chapter 438, Statutes of 2004)  makes various  
          technical and conforming changes to fiscal reporting and  
          contracting requirements for the California Lottery Act.

           SB 2053 (Committee on Governmental Organization, Chapter 509,  
          Statutes of 2000)  requires the California State Lottery  
          Commission to adopt and publish competitive bidding procedures  
          for the award of any subcontract of more than $100,000.  Also,  
          this bill finds and declares that this bill furthers the purpose  
          of the California State Lottery Act of 1984 and makes other  
          minor technical changes.  
           
           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
          
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Rod Brewer / G. O. / (916) 319-2531