What's happening
This bill creates arts-themed lottery tickets in New York, with proceeds dedicated to funding elementary and secondary arts education programs.
Why it matters
Creates a dedicated funding stream for arts education. by mandating that proceeds from arts-themed lottery tickets go directly into a new "arts education account," ensuring that these funds cannot be diverted for other purposes.
Establishes accountability and transparency. for how arts lottery revenue is used, as the bill requires that these proceeds be kept in a separate account within the state’s lottery fund, specifically for elementary and secondary arts education curriculums.
Could increase resources for arts programs in schools. without raising taxes or reallocating existing education funds, potentially helping to address disparities in arts education access and quality across New York State.
Signals state-level recognition of the importance of arts in education. , potentially raising the profile of arts programs and encouraging further investment, advocacy, and innovation in school arts curricula.
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Arts Lottery Funds Education
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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to racing and wagering
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7019
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, JAFFEE, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to creating arts themed lottery tickets with the proceeds given to elementary and secondary arts education curriculums
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1621 to read as follows:
§ 1621. Arts education lottery tickets. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the division of lottery shall produce a scratch off lottery ticket with an arts theme, the proceeds of which shall be made available for the support of elementary and secondary arts education curriculums. The net proceeds from the sale of such tickets shall be deposited into the arts education account established pursuant to subdivision two of section ninety-two-c of the state finance law.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 92-c of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 913 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
2. Such fund shall consist of the state lottery revenues including those revenues derived from lottery tickets sold for the support of winter sports physical education in commemoration of the XIII olympic winter games, as well as those revenues derived from lottery tickets sold for the support of elementary and secondary arts education curriculums, if any, paid into the same by the division of the lottery as provided in section sixteen hundred twelve of the New York state lottery for education law, and all other moneys credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or sources pursuant to law. There shall be established within such fund an account to be known as the winter sports physical education account which shall consist of state lottery revenues
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paid into the fund as derived solely from the sale of lottery tickets sold for the support of winter sports physical education in commemoration of the XIII olympic winter games. There shall also be established within such fund an account to be known as the arts education account which shall consist of state lottery revenues paid into the fund as derived solely from the sale of lottery tickets for the support of elementary and secondary arts education curriculums. Upon such establishment there shall also be established within such fund a separate account, to be known as the state lottery regular account, which shall consist of state lottery revenues other than revenues derived from the sale of lottery tickets sold for the support of winter sports physical education in commemoration of the XIII olympic winter games and elementary and secondary arts education curriculums. Such state lottery regular account shall also consist of any lottery revenues transferred from the winter sports physical education account to the state lottery regular account in the manner provided for in subdivision five of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, monies deposited into the arts education account may not be transferred from that account into any other fund or account of the state.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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