Lottery Redistribution Bill Wins House Approval

The House today passed a bill that will change how money from Oklahoma's lottery is distributed to public schools.

The bill, by Midwest City Republican Rep. Gary Banz, was approved by a vote of 85-16. It now goes to the Senate.

House Bill 1441 would require that lottery money for public schools be collected first and then distributed to schools based on the number of students in each district. School districts would receive monthly lottery payments, according to an amendment filed with the bill.

Estimates now are made on how much the lottery will bring in and then the money is included in the state's school funding formula, making it difficult to determine how much each individual district receives from the lottery.

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