AN
ACT Relating to the shared game lottery revenues for education purposes;
amending RCW 67.70.010; and adding new sections to chapter 67.70 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
67.70.010 and 1994 c 218 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
For
the purposes of this chapter:
(1)
"Commission" means the state lottery commission established by this
chapter;
(2)
"Director" means the director of the state lottery established by
this chapter;
(3)
"Lottery" or "state lottery" means the lottery established
and operated pursuant to this chapter;
(4)
"On-line game" means a lottery game in which a player pays a fee to a
lottery retailer and selects a combination of digits, numbers, or symbols, type
and amount of play, and receives a computer-generated ticket with those
selections, and the lottery separately draws or selects the winning combination
or combinations;
(5)
"Shared game lottery" means any lottery activity in which the
commission participates under written agreement between the commission, on
behalf of the state, and any other state or states.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. A
new section is added to chapter 67.70 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
Pursuant to RCW 67.70.040(1)(a), the commission may enter into the multistate
agreement establishing a shared game lottery known as "The Big Game,"
that was entered into by party state lotteries in August 1996 and subsequently
amended.
(2)
The shared game lottery account is created as a separate account outside the
state treasury. The account is managed, maintained, and controlled by the
commission and consists of all revenues received from the sale of shared game
lottery tickets or shares, and all other moneys credited or transferred to it
from any other fund or source under law. The account is allotted according to chapter
43.88 RCW.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3. A
new section is added to chapter 67.70 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
The legislature recognizes that creating a shared game lottery could result in
less revenue being raised by the existing state lottery ticket sales. The
legislature further recognizes that the two funds most impacted by this
potential event are the student achievement fund and the education construction
account. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to use some of the
proceeds from the shared game lottery to make up the difference that the
potential state lottery revenue loss would have on the student achievement fund
and the education construction account.
(2)
The student achievement fund and the education construction account are
expected to collectively receive one hundred two million dollars annually from
state lottery games other than the shared game lottery. For fiscal year 2003
and thereafter, if the amount of lottery revenues earmarked for the student
achievement fund and the education construction account are less than one
hundred two million dollars, the commission must transfer sufficient moneys
from revenues derived from the shared game lottery into the student achievement
fund and the education construction account to bring the total revenue up to
one hundred two million dollars. The funds transferred from the shared game
lottery account under this subsection must be divided between the student
achievement fund and the education construction account in a manner consistent
with RCW 67.70.240(3).
(3)
For fiscal year 2003, the commission shall transfer from revenues derived from
the shared game lottery to the violence reduction and drug enforcement account
under RCW 69.50.520 five hundred thousand dollars exclusively for the treatment
of pathological gambling as prescribed by section 4 of this act.
(4)
The remaining net revenues, if any, in the shared game lottery account after
the transfers shall be deposited into the general fund.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. A
new section is added to chapter 67.70 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
A program for the treatment of pathological gambling is established within the
department of social and health services, to be administered by a qualified
person who has training and experience in handling pathological gambling
problems or the organization and administration of treatment services for
persons suffering from pathological gambling problems. The department shall
track program participation and client outcomes.
(2)
To receive treatment under subsection (1) of this section, a person must:
(a)
Need treatment for pathological gambling, but be unable to afford treatment;
and
(b)
Be targeted by the department of social and health services as to be most
amenable to treatment.
(3)
Treatment under this section is limited to the funds available to the
department of social and health services.
(4)
The department of social and health services shall report to the legislature by
September 1, 2002, with a plan for implementing this section.
(5) The department of social and health services shall report to
the legislature by November 1, 2003, on program participation and client
outcomes.
