SRC-MLC S.B. 178 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 178
SRC- VRA, MLC S.B. 178 78(R)By: West, Royce
Finance
3/20/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, unclaimed prize proceeds from the Texas Lottery Commission are
deposited with the Department of Health (TDH).  The money is then
deposited into dedicated accounts supporting UTMB Galveston for indigent
care and to other facilities throughout the state for tertiary care.
However, the state is not leveraging these dollars with a federal match.
The Health and Human Services Commission may be able to invest these
dollars in a waiver program to provide similar services that would draw
down federal matching funds.  As proposed, S.B. 178 requires prize money
from the Texas Lottery Commission to be deposited into an account to be
administered by the Health and Human Services Commission rather than TDH
if a claim for the prize money is not made within 180 days after the date
on which the winner was selected.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 466.408(b), Government Code, to require
unclaimed prize money from the Texas Lottery Commission to be deposited
into an account to be administered by the Health and Human Services
Commission rather than the Texas Department of Health (TDH) if a claim for
the prize money is not made within 180 days after the date when the winner
was selected.  Deletes existing text requiring such money to be deposited
to the credit of the state-owned multicategorical teaching hospital
account or the tertiary care facility account administered by TDH.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.