Report 2019-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2019-112: California State Lottery: The Lottery Has Not Ensured That It Maximizes Funding for Education (Release Date: February 2020)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that the Lottery provides the required amount of funding to education, the Legislature should require that the Lottery pay—from its administrative expense category—the $36 million to education it should have provided in fiscal year 2017-18.
Description of Legislative Action
As of February 25, 2023, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of February 25, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
SB 891 (Chang, 2020) would have appropriated $36 million from the State Lottery Fund to the State Controller's Office for allocation to public education in order to cover the shortfall in allocations from the State Lottery Fund for this purpose for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This bill died in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
SB 891 (Chang) would have appropriated $36 million from the State Lottery Fund to the State Controller's Office for allocation to public education in order to cover the shortfall in allocations from the State Lottery Fund for this purpose for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This bill died in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2020