Pennsylvania § 504 - Retail Incentive Program.

§ 504. Retail Incentive Program.

(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish a Retail Incentive Program to reward lottery sales agents that engage in department-recommended best practices which result in increased lottery sales at the agent's lottery sales location. Consistent with the State Lottery's responsibilities to older Pennsylvanians and the Lottery's commitment to helping agents achieve success in selling lottery products, the Retail Incentive Program shall be designed to generate incremental revenue that exceeds the cost of the program. The program shall be reviewed annually to determine the benefit to older Pennsylvanians and the consistency to the State Lottery's mission.

(b) Funding.--The department shall fund the program with 0.5% of the sale of traditional lottery products at lottery sales agents' physical lottery sales location within the prior fiscal year. The funds administered under this chapter shall not be counted toward the profit margin limitation under section 303(a)(11)(iv) of the State Lottery Law.

(c) Notice.--Prior to the commencement of the Retail Incentive Program, and for each year thereafter that the Retail Incentive Program is in effect, the department shall publish a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin detailing the Retail Incentive Program for that fiscal year. The notice shall include program goals, requirements and the assessment metrics that will be used for measuring program effectiveness. A modification in the program must be submitted for publication as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(d) Review.--The notices under subsection (c) shall not be subject to review under any of the following:

(1) Section 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.

(2) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.

(3) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.

(e) Contents.--The Retail Incentive Program shall include regular and varied incentives for lottery sales agents to increase sales by a predetermined percentage over a base period, increase State Lottery signage, keep ticket displays stocked, pay winning tickets and actively promote the sale of lottery products.

(f) Participation.--Participation in the Retail Incentive Program shall be voluntary for lottery sales agents.

(g) Nonlapse.--Amounts remaining in the Retail Incentive Program at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse, but shall be used to fund retail sales initiatives, including, but not limited to, new equipment, signage, training, coupons, consumer and agent in-store promotions and sales makeovers, designed to improve in-store merchandising, foot traffic and sales.