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04 LC 18 3538
House Resolution
1678
By: Representative Royal of the 140th
By: Representative Royal of the 140th
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Lottery Technology Study Committee; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, more than 675,000 Georgians have received HOPE scholarships totaling more than $1.8 billion; and
WHEREAS, HOPE scholarships are funded by proceeds from the Georgia Lottery for Education; and
WHEREAS, the members of this body want to assure the continuing and future availability of sufficient funds for HOPE scholarships; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Lottery Corporation for more than a decade has utilized and promoted "Instant Ticket" technologies involving the dispensing of preprinted instant lottery tickets to improve the proceeds of the Georgia Lottery for Education; and
WHEREAS, further improved technologies, such as electronic instant lotteries and player activated terminals, may increase the proceeds of the Georgia Lottery for Education and enhance the future availability of sufficient funds for HOPE scholarships.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Lottery Technology Study Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker shall designated a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate to improve the technology of the Georgia Lottery for Education program for the future, including without limitation electronic instant lotteries and player activated terminals. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Geogia Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before December 1, 2004. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2004.
WHEREAS, more than 675,000 Georgians have received HOPE scholarships totaling more than $1.8 billion; and
WHEREAS, HOPE scholarships are funded by proceeds from the Georgia Lottery for Education; and
WHEREAS, the members of this body want to assure the continuing and future availability of sufficient funds for HOPE scholarships; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Lottery Corporation for more than a decade has utilized and promoted "Instant Ticket" technologies involving the dispensing of preprinted instant lottery tickets to improve the proceeds of the Georgia Lottery for Education; and
WHEREAS, further improved technologies, such as electronic instant lotteries and player activated terminals, may increase the proceeds of the Georgia Lottery for Education and enhance the future availability of sufficient funds for HOPE scholarships.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Lottery Technology Study Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker shall designated a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate to improve the technology of the Georgia Lottery for Education program for the future, including without limitation electronic instant lotteries and player activated terminals. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Geogia Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before December 1, 2004. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2004.