S 0871 Joint Resolution, By Verdin, Fair, Hawkins, Thomas, Peeler and Kuhn
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE ALL REVENUES CREDITED TO THE EDUCATION
 LOTTERY ACCOUNT FROM JANUARY 1, 2002, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2002, TO THE STATE
 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PURCHASE NEW SCHOOL BUSES AND TO APPROPRIATE FOR
 THIS SAME PURPOSE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL REVENUES CREDITED TO THE
 EDUCATION LOTTERY ACCOUNT FROM JULY 1, 2002, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2002, WHICH
 ARE DERIVED FROM UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZE MONEY.

   01/15/02  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   01/15/02  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-11

TO APPROPRIATE ALL REVENUES CREDITED TO THE EDUCATION LOTTERY ACCOUNT FROM JANUARY 1, 2002, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2002, TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PURCHASE NEW SCHOOL BUSES AND TO APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL REVENUES CREDITED TO THE EDUCATION LOTTERY ACCOUNT FROM JULY 1, 2002, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2002, WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZE MONEY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 59-150-340 and 59-150-350 of the 1976 Code and any other provision of law providing for the use and method of appropriating lottery revenues, all amounts credited to the Education Lottery Accounts from January 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002, are appropriated to the State Department of Education for the purpose of purchasing new school buses.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 59-150-340 and 59-150-350 of the 1976 Code and any other provision of law providing for the use and method of appropriating lottery revenues, and in addition to any amounts appropriated pursuant to Section 59-150-230(I) of the 1976 Code, seventy-five percent of unclaimed lottery prize money credited to the Education Lottery Act from July 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, is appropriated from that account to the State Department of Education for the purpose of purchasing new school buses.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.