HB308 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Co-Sponsors

Thomas JacksonBarbara Bigsby BoydArtis McCampbellMarcel BlackRod ScottJames E. BuskeyMerika Coleman

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Education lottery, Education Lottery Corporation, and Lottery Trust Fund, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships and other ed. purposes, operation of casinos prohib., Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend.

Summary

A constitutional amendment to create an Alabama Lottery and Lottery Corporation, dedicate proceeds to school safety and higher-ed scholarships, and ban casinos.

What This Bill Does

If approved, the state would establish an Alabama Lottery and a governing Alabama Lottery Corporation to run and regulate it. Net lottery proceeds would go into a Lottery Trust Fund, then be allocated to the Education Trust Fund: $50 million each year to help local public schools hire resource officers, with the rest funding scholarships for Alabama residents with A/B Honor Roll status to attend in-state colleges and universities. The plan also says lottery revenues must not replace existing education funding, and it would require enabling legislation from the Legislature to implement the changes, while prohibiting casino gambling in Alabama.

Who It Affects

• Public school systems and students in Alabama, who would receive funding to hire and equip resource officers and benefit from scholarship programs.
• Alabama students with A/B Honor Roll status who plan to attend in-state colleges, universities, or technical schools, who would be eligible for scholarships funded by lottery proceeds.

Key Provisions

• Establish Alabama Lottery and Alabama Lottery Corporation to implement and regulate the lottery.
• Create Lottery Trust Fund to hold proceeds and designate how they are first used for administering the lottery and paying prizes.
• Allocate net proceeds: $50 million annually to local public schools for resource officers; remainder used for scholarships for Alabama residents to attend in-state higher education institutions.
• Ensure lottery funds do not supplant or replace existing education revenues; prohibit casino operations and gambling.
• Allow the Legislature to pass enabling general laws to implement the amendment and permit reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments