Amendment ASA1-AB776

AB776-ASA1,3,13 25.75 (1) (c) (intro.) "Lottery proceeds" means the remainder of the gross lottery fund revenues after deducting all of the following:

AB776-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 25.75 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,3,19 25.75 (2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery fund revenues received by the department of revenue. Lottery fund revenues include gross lottery revenues and penalties collected under s. 79.10 (10) (f).

AB776-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 79.10 (10) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB776-ASA1,3,23 79.10 (10) (bm) If the department of revenue audits a lottery credit claim, the department may require the claimant to include the claimant's social security number on the claimant's response to an audit questionnaire.

AB776-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 79.10 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,4,8 79.10 (10) (d) If the department of revenue determines that a credit was claimed by a taxpayer who was not entitled to the credit for reasons other than that the taxpayer failed to furnish the information required under par. (a), the department of revenue shall collect the credit as a special charge against the county where the property for which the credit was claimed is located. The county shall instruct the appropriate taxation district to collect the credit as a special charge on the next property tax bill issued for the property. The department may dismiss the special charge if the owner of the property did not make the claim for the credit.

AB776-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 79.10 (10) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB776-ASA1,4,14 79.10 (10) (f) If a person intentionally files a false lottery credit claim under sub. (9) (bm), that person shall be subject to a penalty of $100. Each false claim constitutes a separate offense. Penalties collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the lottery fund. Sections 71.91 and 71.93, as they apply to the taxes under ch. 71, apply to the penalty under this paragraph.

AB776-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. Chapter 561 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB776-ASA1,4,17 CHAPTER 561

AB776-ASA1,4,18 GAMING

AB776-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 561.02 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB776-ASA1,4,25 561.02 General powers and duties. (1) Gaming board. The board shall coordinate and regulate all activities relating to, and promulgate all rules relating to, racing and pari-mutuel wagering conducted under ch. 562, bingo and raffles conducted under ch. 563 and crane games conducted under ch. 564, and shall perform its duties and functions under ch. 569 regarding Indian gaming.

AB776-ASA1,5,3 (2) Department of revenue. The department of revenue shall coordinate and regulate all activities relating to, and promulgate all rules relating to, the state lottery under ch. 565.

AB776-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 561.06 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,7 561.06 (1) Subject to s. 565.25 (1m), provide Provide all of the security services for the gaming operations under chs. 562 to 564 and 569.

AB776-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 561.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,10 561.06 (2) Monitor the regulatory compliance of gaming operations under chs. 562 to 564 and 569.

AB776-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 561.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,12 561.06 (3) Audit the gaming operations under chs. 562 to 564 and 569.

AB776-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. 561.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,14 561.06 (4) Investigate suspected violations of chs. 562 to 564 and 569.

AB776-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. 565.017 of the statutes is created to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,19 565.017 Lottery security. Subject to s. 565.25 (1m), the department may provide any security services for the lottery operations under this chapter or may contract with the department of administration or any person for the provision of any security services for the lottery operations under this chapter.

AB776-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. 565.02 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

AB776-ASA1, s. 18 Section 18. 565.02 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,5,25 565.02 (1) (b) 4. A violation of a provision of this chapter or rule of the board department relating to the state lottery.

AB776-ASA1, s. 19 Section 19. 565.02 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 6978b, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,6,5 565.02 (2) (b) The administrator shall appoint and supervise employes, as specified by the board department by rule under sub. (3) (a), as necessary to carry out the duties of the administrator.

AB776-ASA1, s. 20 Section 20. 565.02 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,6,9 565.02 (2) (c) 3. A violation of a provision of this chapter or rule of the board department relating to the state lottery.

AB776-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 565.02 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,6,13 565.02 (3) (intro.)  The board department shall promulgate all of the following rules:

AB776-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 565.02 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,6,17 565.02 (3) (b) 6. Qualifications for retailers, in addition to those under this section, as determined by the board department.

AB776-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 565.02 (4) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,6,21 565.02 (4) (intro.)  The board department may promulgate all of the following rules:

AB776-ASA1, s. 24 Section 24. 565.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB776-ASA1,7,3 565.05 (1) (intro.) No employe of the department who performs any duty related to the state lottery or the executive assistant or the secretary or deputy secretary of revenue may do any of the following:

AB776-ASA1, s. 25 Section 25. 565.05 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB776-ASA1,7,9 565.05 (1) (a) Have a direct or indirect interest in, or be employed by, any vendor while serving as an employe in the department and performing any duty related to the state lottery or as the executive assistant or as secretary or deputy secretary of revenue or for 2 years following the person's termination of service.

AB776-ASA1, s. 26 Section 26. 565.10 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,7,16 565.10 (1) Selection of retailers; retailer contract. Under rules promulgated by the board department under s. 565.02 (3) (b) and (4) (a), the administrator may contract with a person for the retail sale of lottery tickets or lottery shares. Retailers shall be selected for contract so as to provide adequate and convenient availability of lottery tickets and lottery shares to prospective buyers.

AB776-ASA1, s. 27 Section 27. 565.10 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,7,21 565.10 (7) (b) The administrator may, under rules promulgated by the board department, contract for a period that is shorter than 3 years in order to stagger lottery retailer contract expiration dates throughout a 3-year period.

AB776-ASA1, s. 28 Section 28. 565.10 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,8,4 565.10 (8) Contract fees. A contract entered into under this section may require payment of a nonrefundable initial application fee or a nonrefundable annual fee for continuation, or both, in an amount promulgated by the board department by rule under s. 565.02 (4) (b). A separate nonrefundable fee, in an amount specified in rules promulgated under s. 565.02 (4) (b), may be required for each certificate of authority issued under sub. (11).

AB776-ASA1, s. 29 Section 29. 565.10 (14) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 6979m, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,8,12 565.10 (14) (b) The basic compensation to be paid to a retailer is 5.5% of the retail price of lottery tickets or lottery shares sold by the retailer. The board department may, in the rules promulgated under s. 565.02 (4) (f), provide for the payment of a higher rate of compensation to nonprofit organizations making sales under a contract issued on a temporary basis than the rate of compensation paid to other retailers.

AB776-ASA1, s. 30 Section 30. 565.10 (15) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,8,19 565.10 (15) Remitting proceeds. A retailer shall, on a daily basis, unless another basis, but not less than weekly, is provided by the board department by rule, remit to the department the lottery proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or lottery shares. The amount of compensation deducted by the retailer, if any, shall be indicated as a deduction from the total remitted.

AB776-ASA1, s. 31 Section 31. 565.12 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,9,9 565.12 (2) If the administrator determines that the immediate suspension or termination of a lottery retailer contract entered into under s. 565.10 is necessary to protect the public interest or the security, integrity or fiscal responsibility of the lottery, the administrator may, without prior notice or hearing, suspend for a specified period or terminate the lottery retailer contract by mailing to the retailer a notice of suspension or termination that includes a statement of the facts or conduct that warrant the suspension or termination and a notice that the retailer may, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of suspension or termination is mailed, have the suspension or termination reconsidered by the administrator. If, upon reconsideration, the administrator affirms the determination to suspend or terminate the lottery retailer contract, the retailer shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing before the board department to review the determination of the administrator.

AB776-ASA1, s. 32 Section 32. 565.12 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,9,13 565.12 (3) The board department shall render the final decisions under s. 227.47 for all terminations and suspensions under subs. (1) and (2).

AB776-ASA1, s. 33 Section 33. 565.17 (5) (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,9,17 565.17 (5) (title) Board members and employes; certain Certain department employes.

AB776-ASA1, s. 34 Section 34. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB776-ASA1,9,23 565.17 (5) (a) No employe of the department who performs any duty related to the state lottery or the executive assistant or the secretary or deputy secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery share.

AB776-ASA1, s. 35 Section 35. 565.25 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 6981b, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,10,18 565.25 (1m) Scope of authority. Subject to approval by the board secretary of revenue, the administrator may determine whether lottery functions shall be performed by department of revenue employes or by one or more persons under contract with the department of administration, except that no contract may provide for the entire management of the lottery or for the entire operation of the lottery by any private person. The department of administration may contract for management consultation services to assist in the management or operation of the lottery. The department of administration may not contract for financial auditing or security monitoring services, except that, if the department of administration delegates under s. 16.71 (1) to the department of revenue the authority to make a major procurement, the department of revenue may contract with the department of administration for warehouse and building protection any security services relating to the state lottery. If the department of administration delegates under s. 16.71 (1) to the department of revenue the authority to make a major procurement, the department of revenue shall assume the powers and duties of the department of administration and the administrator shall assume the powers and duties of the secretary of administration under this section and ss. 16.70 to 16.77, except under ss. 16.72 (4) (a), 16.76 (1) and 16.77 (1).

AB776-ASA1, s. 36 Section 36. 565.25 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,11,2 565.25 (2) (a) 6. If the department of administration delegates under s. 16.71 (1) to the department of revenue the authority to make a major procurement, the award of the major procurement contract is subject to approval by the board and to the requirements in ss. 16.72 (4) (a) and 16.76 (1). Copies of requisitions and contracts for major procurements shall be maintained by the administrator and shall be subject to inspection and copying under subch. II of ch. 19.

AB776-ASA1, s. 37 Section 37. 565.27 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,11,11 565.27 (1) Game features and procedures. (intro.) Subject to this section, the rules promulgated under s. 565.02 (3) (d) and (4) (a) and board approval by the secretary of revenue, the administrator shall determine the particular features of and procedures for each lottery game offered. The administrator shall recommend to the board for promulgation by rule under s. 565.02 (3) (d) the types of state or multistate lottery games to be offered. The features and procedures shall be in writing, shall be accessible to the public and shall include all of the following:

AB776-ASA1, s. 38 Section 38. 565.27 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,11,16 565.27 (2) (a) The actual selection of any winning lottery ticket or lottery share may not be performed by an elected or appointed official, or an employe of the lottery division in the department or a member or employe of the board.

AB776-ASA1, s. 39 Section 39. 565.30 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,11,25 565.30 (1) Payment of prizes. The administrator shall direct the payment of a prize to the holder of the winning lottery ticket or lottery share or to a person designated under sub. (2), except that a prize may be paid to another person under a court order or to the estate of a deceased prize winner. The board, department, administrator, state and any contractor for materials, equipment or services of the game in which the prize is won are discharged of all liability upon payment of the prize to the holder of a winning lottery ticket or lottery share.

AB776-ASA1, s. 40 Section 40. 565.30 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,12,5 565.30 (3) (b) Retailer bonuses. Any bonuses offered by the board department to retailers who sell winning lottery tickets or lottery shares shall be paid to the retailer regardless of whether the prize is claimed if the retailer can be identified as the seller of the winning ticket or share.

AB776-ASA1, s. 41 Section 41. 565.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,13,5 565.30 (5) Withholding of delinquent state taxes, child support or debts owed the state. The administrator shall report the name, address and social security number of each winner of a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 to the department secretary of revenue to determine whether the payee of the prize is delinquent in the payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or in court-ordered payment of child support or has a debt owing to the state. Upon receipt of a report under this subsection, the department secretary of revenue shall first ascertain based on certifications by the department of health and family services under s. 46.255 (2) whether any person named in the report is currently delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support and shall next certify to the administrator whether any person named in the report is delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support or payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139. Upon this certification by the department secretary of revenue or upon court order the administrator shall withhold the certified amount and send it to the department secretary of revenue for remittance to the appropriate agency or person. At the time of remittance, the department secretary of revenue shall charge its the department's administrative expenses to the state agency that has received the remittance. The administrative expenses received by the department of revenue shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). In instances in which the payee of the prize is delinquent both in payments for state taxes and in court-ordered payments of child support, or is delinquent in one or both of these payments and has a debt owing to the state, the amount remitted to the appropriate agency or person shall be in proportion to the prize amount as is the delinquency or debt owed by the payee.

AB776-ASA1, s. 42 Section 42. 565.32 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,13,11 565.32 (1) Promotional advertising prohibition. The expenditure by the board, department or any other state agency of public funds or of revenues derived from lottery operations to engage in promotional advertising of the state lottery or any multistate lottery is prohibited.

AB776-ASA1, s. 43 Section 43. 565.32 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,13,16 565.32 (3) (a) (intro.) Any advertising, as defined by the board department by rule under s. 565.02 (3) (f), of the lottery which describes a specific lottery game and each lottery ticket and lottery share shall include:

AB776-ASA1, s. 44 Section 44. 565.37 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,13,22 565.37 (3) Department report. The department shall submit quarterly reports on the operation of the lottery to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor, attorney general, state treasurer, secretary of state, board and state auditor.

AB776-ASA1, s. 45 Section 45. 565.37 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

AB776-ASA1, s. 46 Section 46. 565.40 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,14,7 565.40 (1) Investigations. The department of justice may investigate any activities by the board, vendors, or employes in the department, which affect the operation or administration of the state lottery or any multistate lottery in which the state participates, and shall report suspected violations of state or federal law to the appropriate prosecuting authority.

AB776-ASA1, s. 47 Section 47. 565.46 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,14,15 565.46 Minority advertising, procurements, retailers and hiring. The board department shall promulgate rules establishing goals that attempt to increase the total amount of expenditures by the department for advertising, public relations and other procurements that are directed to minority businesses, the number of retailers that are minority businesses and the number of employes of the lottery division in the department who are minority group members.

AB776-ASA1, s. 48 Section 48. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9123 (6ps) (f) is amended to read:

AB776-ASA1,14,23 [1995 Wisconsin Act 27] Section 9123 (6ps) (f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the gaming commission that relate to the state lottery and that are in effect on July 1, 1996, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the gaming board department of revenue. All orders issued by the gaming commission that relate to the state lottery and that are in effect on July 1, 1996, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until modified or rescinded by the gaming board department of revenue.

AB776-ASA1, s. 49 Section 49. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB776-ASA1,15,7 (1)  Gaming board. If this subsection first takes effect after July 1, 1996, all rules that relate to chapter 565 of the statutes that are in effect before the effective date of this subsection shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or repealed by the department of revenue. All orders that relate to chapter 565 of the statutes that are in effect before the effective date of this subsection shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or rescinded by the department of revenue.