§ 23-115-1101 - Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee.
23-115-1101. Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee.
(a) The Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee is established.
(b) The Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee shall consist of the following members of the General Assembly appointed as follows:
(1) Six (6) members of the House of Representatives shall be appointed to the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(2) Six (6) members of the Senate shall be appointed to the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(c) In making appointments, each appointing officer shall select members who have appropriate experience and knowledge of the issues to be examined by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee and may consider racial, gender, and geographical diversity among the membership.
(d) The Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee shall:
(1) Review whether expenditures of lottery proceeds have been in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Review proposed rules of the Arkansas Lottery Commission;
(3) (A) Review proposed contracts of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more before the execution of the contracts.
(B) The commission shall provide a list of all contracts less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee on a monthly basis;
(4) Review reports filed with the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee 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 Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee considers necessary to fulfill its mandate.
(e) (1) By November 1 of each year, the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee shall provide to the General Assembly:
(A) Any analysis or findings resulting from its activities under this section that the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee 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 Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee may make interim reports to the General Assembly regarding the expenditure of net lottery revenues.
(f) (1) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a Cochair of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee.
(2) The Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee shall meet at least quarterly upon the joint call of the Cochairs of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee.
(3) A majority of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee constitutes a quorum.
(4) No action may be taken by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
(g) Members of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee are entitled to per diem and mileage at the same rate authorized by law for attendance at meetings of interim committees of the General Assembly and shall be paid from the same source.
(h) (1) With the consent of both the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee may meet during a session of the General Assembly to perform its duties under this chapter.
(2) This subsection does not limit the authority of the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee to meet during a recess as authorized by 10-3-211 or 10-2-223.