BILL NUMBER: AB 2542	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Norby

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 8880.40.5 to the Government Code, relating
to the California State Lottery.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2542, as introduced, Norby. California State Lottery.
   The California State Lottery Act of 1984, enacted by initiative,
authorizes the California State Lottery and provides for its
operation and administration by the California State Lottery
Commission and the Director of the California State Lottery, with
certain limitations. The act requires the director to make an ongoing
study of the operation and the administration of the lotteries that
may be in operation in other states or countries, of available
literature on the subject, of federal laws that may affect the
operation of the lottery, and of the reaction of citizens of the
state to existing or proposed features in lottery games, with a view
toward recommending improvements that will tend to serve the purposes
of the act. The director is also authorized to make recommendations
to the commission, the Governor, and the Legislature on any matters
concerning the secure and efficient operation and administration of
the lottery and the convenience of the purchasers of tickets and
shares.
   This bill would require the director, on or before April 1, 2013,
to issue a request for information soliciting ideas for enhancing the
integration of lottery functions with the goal of increasing the
efficiency of the lottery operation, revenues, and contribution to
public education.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that it is incumbent
on the legislative and executive branches of government to explore
possible sources of revenue to fulfill the state's obligations to its
citizens, including its promise of a quality public education to
California students. The California State Lottery has operated with
relatively little change since its creation in 1984. It is
appropriate to ask whether the potential exists for increasing the
lottery's contribution to public education.
  SEC. 2.  Section 8880.40.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   8880.40.5.  On or before April 1, 2013, the director shall issue a
request for information soliciting ideas for enhancing the
integration of lottery functions with the goal of increasing the
efficiency of the lottery operation, revenues, and contribution to
public education. The request for information shall specify that no
payment shall be made for ideas submitted pursuant to the request
under any circumstance, including the adoption or pursuit by the
lottery of any of the submitted ideas.