Increase Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation
Biennium
2018-2020
Budget Round
Initial Bill
Half Sheet Number
136 #4s
Description
Increases support for the Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation by (i) providing $26.0 million in FY 2019 and $36.4 million in FY 2020 from the general fund to support the cost of several programs that are moved out of the Lottery-funded account and instead funded with general fund dollars, (ii) redirecting $11.5 million general fund in FY 2019 from the new No Loss payment for divisions losing state funding in FY 2019, and (iii) increasing projected Lottery proceeds by $5.9 million in FY 2019 and $11.7 million in FY 2020. The total of $43.4 million in FY 2019 and $48.1 million in FY 2020 in available Lottery revenues is added into the Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation account. The additional funds increase the percentage of the Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation from 32.6 percent to 40.0 percent of total Lottery revenues in the second year. The revised total amount of the Supplemental Lottery Per Pupil Allocation account equals $234.7 million in FY 2019 and $239.4 million in FY 2020.