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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 78           </title>
<shortdesc>LOTTERY-AFTER SCHOOL RESCUE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford-Rita Mayfield</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>20 ILCS 1605/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1152</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/9.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/20</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1170</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/21.9 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.826 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2014 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant "After-School Rescue" scratch-off game. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the After-School Rescue Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Illinois State Board of Education for the making of grants to at-risk schools for the promotion of extracurricular and after-school programs. Authorizes the Department, after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education, to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the After-School Rescue Fund. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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