(a) The Legislative Council shall:
(1) Review whether expenditures of lottery proceeds have been in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Review and approve proposed rules of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under § 10-3-309;
(3) (A) Review proposed contracts of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more before the execution of the contracts.
(B) The office shall provide a list of all contracts less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the Legislative Council on a monthly basis;
(4) Review reports filed with the Legislative Council by the Department of Higher Education, including without limitation reports filed under §§ 6-85-205 and 6-85-220;
(5) Perform its duties under § 6-85-220; and
(6) Study other lottery matters as the Legislative Council considers necessary to fulfill its mandate.
(b) (1) Annually by December 15, the Legislative Council shall provide to the General Assembly:
(A) Any analysis or findings resulting from its activities under this section that the Legislative Council deems relevant; and
(B) Its recommendations for any changes to the:
(i) Scholarship award amounts;
(ii) Number or type of scholarships; and
(iii) Scholarship eligibility requirements.
(2) The Legislative Council may make interim reports to the General Assembly regarding the expenditure of net lottery revenues.
(c) (1) During a regular, fiscal, or extraordinary session of the General Assembly, the Joint Budget Committee shall perform the functions assigned to the Legislative Council under:
(A) This chapter;
(B) Section 6-60-902;
(C) Section 6-60-903;
(D) Section 6-85-205;
(E) Section 6-85-212;
(F) Section 6-85-216;
(G) Section 6-85-219;
(H) Section 6-85-220; and
(I) Section 19-10-212.
(2) This subsection does not limit the authority of the Legislative Council to meet during a recess as authorized by § 10-2-223 or § 10-3-211.
(d) The Legislative Council and the Joint Budget Committee may:
(1) Establish or utilize one (1) or more subcommittees to assist in their duties under this chapter;
(2) Assign information filed with the Legislative Council under this subchapter to one (1) or more subcommittees of the Legislative Council, including without limitation a subcommittee created under subdivision (d)(1) of this section; and
(3) Delegate their duties under this chapter to one (1) or more subcommittees of the Legislative Council, subject to the final approval of the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee.
Section:Last modified: November 15, 2016