SF 1573

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/14/2018 05:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; clarifying certain prize provisions of the lottery;
providing for certain budget and expenses of the State Lottery; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, sections 349A.08, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision 6; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Prizes not assignable.

A prize in the state lottery is not assignable deleted text begin except as
provided in subdivision 3 and deleted text end except that:

(1) if a prize winner dies before the prize is paid, the director shall pay the prize to the
prize winner's estate; and

(2) the director may pay a prize to a person other than the winner of that prize under an
appropriate court order.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Budget; plans.

new text begin (a) new text end The director shall prepare and submit a biennial budget plan
to the commissioner of management and budget. The governor shall recommend the
maximum amount available for the lottery in the budget the governor submits to the
legislature under section 16A.11. The maximum amount available to the lottery for operating
expenses and capital expenditures shall be determined by law. new text begin In addition, the director shall
appear at least once each fiscal year before the senate and house of representatives committees
having jurisdiction over gambling policy to present and explain the lottery's plans for future
games and the related advertising and promotions and spending plans for the next fiscal
year.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, new text end operating expenses shall not include new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end expenses that are a direct function of lottery sales, which include the cost of lottery
prizes, amounts paid to lottery retailers as sales commissions or other compensation, amounts
paid to produce and deliver scratch lottery games, and amounts paid to an outside vendor
to operate and maintain an online gaming system deleted text begin . In addition, the director shall appear at
least once each fiscal year before the senate and house of representatives committees having
jurisdiction over gambling policy to present and explain the lottery's plans for future games
and the related advertising and promotions and spending plans for the next fiscal year. deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) expenses related solely to the noncash year-end adjustment required for government
agencies to adjust the net actuarially determined pension liability which includes deferred
inflows, deferred outflows, noncash pension expense, unrestricted net deficit, and net pension
liability, in accordance with Statement 68 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 3, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 17-0216

349A.08 LOTTERY PRIZES.

Subd. 3.

Prizes won by persons under age 18.

The following provisions govern the payment of a lottery prize to a person under age 18:

(1) if the prize is less than $5,000, the director may give a draft, payable to the order of the person under age 18, to the person's parents, custodial parent if one parent has custody, guardian, or other adult member of the person's family; and

(2) if the prize is $5,000 or more, the director shall deposit the prize with the district court and section 540.08 applies to the investment and distribution of the money.