LOTTERY SALE-PROCEEDS FOR EDUC House SponsorsRep. Kenneth Dunkin 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 1605/27.5 new30 ILCS 105/5.675 new30 ILCS 105/6z-69 new Amends the Illinois Lottery Law and the State Finance Act. Allows the Governor to sell or otherwise dispose of the State Lottery upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration that the Governor deems to be in the best interests of the people of the State of Illinois. Provides that all net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the State Lottery must be deposited into the Commitment to Education Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, provides that all money in the Commitment to Education Fund must be used by the State Board of Education to supplement funding, by grant, loan, appropriation, or otherwise, as directed in the appropriation, for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) General State Aid or Supplemental General State Aid; (2) mandated categorical grants; (3) early childhood programs; (4) school construction; (5) initiatives intended to provide for better quality teachers; (6) initiatives intended to provide for better quality instructional materials; or (7) initiatives intended to increase the amount of time per day students spend learning, whether in the classroom or in alternative settings. Effective immediately. 2/20/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 2/20/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/20/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/1/2007HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 2/6/2008HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 3/14/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die