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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a signed acknowledgment of the duties of a member of the |
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Texas Lottery Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 466, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 466.0151 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 466.0151. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMMISSION MEMBER DUTIES. |
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(a) An individual appointed as a member of the commission shall, as |
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soon as practicable after the individual's term begins: |
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(1) sign the acknowledgment described by this section |
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prepared and provided by the executive director; and |
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(2) submit the signed acknowledgment to the executive |
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director for retention by the commission for the member's term. |
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(b) Each member of the commission must sign a statement in |
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the following form: |
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"ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DUTIES OF TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION MEMBER |
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"I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand the duties of |
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an appointed member of the Texas Lottery Commission. |
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(a) "I understand the statutory responsibility to adopt |
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rules consistent with Government Code 466, and I shall do so under |
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strict interpretation. |
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(b) "I understand that the statutory responsibilities |
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include adopting rules governing the: |
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"(1) security for the lottery and the commission, |
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including the development of an internal security plan; |
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"(2) apportionment of the total revenues from the sale |
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of tickets and from all other sources in the amounts provided by |
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Chapter 466, Government Code; |
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"(3) enforcement of prohibitions on the sale of tickets |
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to or by an individual younger than 18 years of age; |
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"(4) enforcement of prohibitions on a person playing a |
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lottery game by telephone; and |
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"(5) nondisclosure of the personally identifiable |
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information of certain lottery prize winners under Section 466.411, |
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Government Code. |
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(c) "I understand that the duties of a commission member may |
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include adopting rules regarding the establishment and operation of |
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the lottery, including rules governing: |
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"(1) the type of lottery games to be conducted; |
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"(2) the price of each ticket; |
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"(3) the number of winning tickets and amount of the |
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prize paid on each winning ticket; |
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"(4) the frequency of the drawing or selection of a |
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winning ticket; |
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"(5) the number and types of locations at which a ticket |
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may be sold; |
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"(6) the method to be used in selling a ticket; |
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"(7) the use of vending machines or electronic or |
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mechanical devices of any kind, other than machines or devices that |
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dispense currency or coins as prizes; |
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"(8) the manner of paying a prize to the holder of a |
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winning ticket; |
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"(9) the investigation of possible violations of |
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Chapter 466, Government Code, or any rule adopted under that |
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chapter; |
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"(10) the means of advertising to be used for the |
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lottery; |
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"(11) the qualifications of vendors of lottery |
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services or equipment; |
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"(12) the confidentiality of information relating to |
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the operation of the lottery, including: |
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"(A) trade secrets; |
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"(B) security measures, systems, or procedures; |
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"(C) security reports; |
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"(D) bids or other information regarding the |
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commission's contracts, if disclosure of the information would |
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impair the commission's ability to contract for facilities, goods, |
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or services on terms favorable to the commission; |
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"(E) personnel information unrelated to |
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compensation, duties, qualifications, or responsibilities; and |
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"(F) information obtained by commission security |
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officers or investigators; |
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"(13) the development and availability of a model |
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agreement governing the division of a prize among multiple |
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purchasers of a winning ticket purchased through a group purchase |
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or pooling arrangement; |
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"(14) the criteria to be used in evaluating bids for |
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contracts for lottery facilities, goods, and services; and |
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"(15) any other matter necessary or desirable, as |
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determined by the commission, to promote and ensure: |
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"(A) the integrity, security, honesty, and |
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fairness of the operation and administration of the lottery; and |
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"(B) the convenience of players and holders of |
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winning tickets." |
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(c) A member of the commission whose term began before |
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September 1, 2025, shall sign the acknowledgment form under this |
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section as soon as practicable. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2026. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |