Bill 226 — Third Session, 24Th Legislature, 48 Elizabeth H the Legisla Tive A Ssembly of A Lberta Bill 226 Gaming and Liquor (Lottery Fund Oversight) Amendment Act, 1999 (Legislature 24, Session 3)

L24 S3 947

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1999 BILL 226 Third Session, 24th Legislature, 48 Elizabeth H THE LEGISLA TIVE A SSEMBLY OF A LBERTA BILL 226 GAMING AND LIQUOR (LOTTERY FUND OVERSIGHT) AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 MR. WICKMA N First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal A ssent

B ill 226 M r. W ickm an BILL 226 1999 GAMING AND LIQUOR (LOTTERY FUND OVERSIGHT) AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 (A ssented to , 1999) HER MA JESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative A ssembly of A lberta, enacts as follows: Am ends SA 1996 c. G -0.5 1 The G am ing and Liquor A ct is amended by this Act. 2

Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after clause (ee): (ee.1) “Standing Committee” means the Standing Committee established under

section 27.1; 3 The following is added after

section 27: Standing C om m ittee 27.1(1) There is hereby established a standing committee of the Legislative A ssembly called the “Standing Committee on the Lottery Fund” consisting of 9 members of the Legislative A ssembly.

(2) The membership of the Standing Committee shall include 3 members of the Legislative A ssembly who are not members of the governing party, but if there is (

a) an insufficient number of non-government members to fill the 3 positions on the Standing Committee, or (

b) an insufficient number of non-government members who are willing to fill the 3 positions on 1

Explanatory Notes 1 A mends

chapter G-0.5 of the Statutes of A lberta, 1996. 2 Definition of Standing Committee added. 3 Standing Committee established. 1 Explanatory Note;

the Standing Committee, the resulting vacant positions on the Standing Committee may be filled by members of the Legislative A ssembly who are members of the governing party.

(3) The members of the Standing Committee shall be appointed at the commencement of each session in the same way that members are appointed to other standing committees of the Legislative A ssembly.

(4) The functions of the Standing Committee are to (

a) receive and review quarterly reports on the operation and results of the operation of the Lottery Fund; (

b) approve the annual report of the Lottery Fund; (

c) review after each fiscal year end the performance of the Lottery Fund and report to the Legislature as to whether the mission of the Lottery Fund is being fulfilled; (

d) hold public meetings with A lbertans on the activities and results of the Lottery Fund.

(5) The Standing Committee may, without leave of the A ssembly, sit during any period when the A ssembly is sitting or when it is adjourned or after prorogation of a session of the Legislature. 4 The following is added after

section 30: Q uarterly reports Lottery Fund 30.1(1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each of the first 3 quarters of every fiscal year, prepare and provide to the Standing Committee a report on the activities of the Lottery Fund and financial statements for the preceding quarter.

(2) When the Standing Committee is provided with a quarterly report under subsection (1), the Standing Committee shall furnish copies of the report to all members of the Legislative A ssembly and to the Clerk of the Legislative A ssembly within 2 months after the conclusion of the quarter for which the quarterly report was prepared and on doing so shall make the report public. 2

4 Quarterly reports and annual report of the Lottery Fund. 2 Explanatory No

Annual report Lottery Fund 30.2(1) In addition to the annual report prepared under

section 30, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, prepare and provide to the Standing Committee an annual report of the Lottery Fund, including an audited financial statement.

(2) Once the Standing Committee has approved the annual report provided to the Standing Committee under subsection (1), the Standing Committee shall, on or before June 30 following the conclusion of the fiscal year for which the annual report was made, furnish copies of it to all members of the Legislative A ssembly and to the Clerk of the Legislative A ssembly and on doing so shall make the report public. 5 The following is added after

section 31: Inform ation to Standing C om m ittee 31.1 The Commission must, on the request of the Standing Committee, report to the Standing Committee on any matter related to its activities that generate revenues for the Lottery Fund. 3

5 fuformation to Standing Committee. Title: 1999 (24th, 3rd) Bill 226, Gaming and Liquor (Lottery Fund Oversight) Amendment Act, 1999 3 Explanatory Note

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