1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Minnesota Lottery; creating a special game for the developmentally 
1.3 	disabled; creating a fund; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law 
1.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [349A.17] SPECIAL GAME; DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED.
1.7 	The Minnesota Lottery shall establish a scratch-off game whose receipts are 
1.8 	dedicated to programs for the developmentally disabled. The game shall be in play at least 
1.9 	once each year, on a theme and with content chosen by the lottery.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2012.

1.11 	Sec. 2. SPECIAL FUND.
 1.12 	A fund is created within the general fund for lottery-funded programs for the 
1.13 	developmentally disabled, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 245B.02, 
1.14 	subdivision 18. The Minnesota Lottery shall deposit any funds created under games 
1.15 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 349A.17, on a monthly basis. Funds under 
1.16 	this section are appropriated to the commissioner of human services, and shall be made 
1.17 	available for grants to nursing homes and programs for the developmentally disabled. No 
1.18 	more than five percent of these funds may be spent for administrative purposes.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2012.