Georgia § 50-27-2 - Legislative findings and declarations.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-27-2 — Legislative findings and declarations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-27-2. Legislative findings and declarations.
It is found and declared by the General Assembly: That net proceeds of lottery games conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be used to support improvements and enhancements for educational purposes and programs and that such net proceeds shall be used to supplement, not supplant, existing resources for educational purposes and programs; That lottery games are an entrepreneurial enterprise and that the state shall create a public body, corporate and politic, known as the Georgia Lottery Corporation, with comprehensive and extensive powers as generally exercised by corporations engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits; That lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner which provides continuing entertainment to the public, maximizes revenues, and ensures that the lottery is operated with integrity and dignity and free of political influence; and That the Georgia Lottery Corporation shall be accountable to the General Assembly and to the public through a system of audits and reports. (Code 1981, § 50-27-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
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Section 50-27-2 ("Legislative findings and declarations.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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