HB10 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Lottery, Alabama Lottery Corporation, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships, operation of casinos prohib., Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend.

Summary

A proposed constitutional amendment would establish a state lottery and Lottery Corporation to fund scholarships for Alabama public college students, while prohibiting casinos.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution to allow an Alabama Lottery and create an Alabama Lottery Corporation to run and regulate it, with casinos banned. Net lottery proceeds would first cover administration and prizes, and the remaining funds would go into the Lottery Trust Fund to provide scholarships for qualifying Alabama students to attend public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama. The Legislature would pass general laws to implement the amendment and manage the program.

Who It Affects

• Qualifying Alabama students (A/B Honor Roll) who attend public two- or four-year colleges in Alabama would receive scholarships funded by the lottery proceeds.
• Alabama residents and taxpayers who would participate in the lottery and those who would regulate and administer the Lottery Corporation and Lottery Trust Fund.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 65 of the Constitution to establish an Alabama Lottery, an Alabama Lottery Corporation to operate and regulate it, and to prohibit casino gambling in the state.
• Allocates net lottery proceeds first to cover administration and prizes, with the balance deposited into the Lottery Trust Fund for scholarships for Alabama citizens attending Alabama public colleges.
• Specifies scholarships are for qualifying Alabama students who are A/B Honor Roll and attend public two- or four-year institutions in Alabama.
• Authorizes the Legislature to enact enabling general laws to implement the amendment and its provisions; the amendment supersedes conflicting laws.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments