California lottery didn't give required $36M to schools

The state lottery during the fiscal year that was discuss provided $1.7 billion to public education, approximately 1% of the state’s annual move for schools, correspondingly to the auditor’s report. Part of the commission in the creation of the California State Lottery was that funds raised from lottery endowment was supposed to go to the state's schools. According to the state auditor's report, the lottery is supposed to increase its funding in proportion to any extend in net income, meaning that the more money the lottery makes, the more it’s think to payment out to the state for education.

The audit also review the State Controller’s Office tasked with supervise the lottery for failing to track that spending. In April 2019, the State Controller’s Office had a finding from a narrate it conducted that questioned the lottery agency’s loss on the agreements following critique from a lottery attorney, according to the story. "The Lottery vehemently dispute with CSA’s provision that it underfunded public education," a statement from the California State Lottery reads in part. "At trial is the interpretation of the California Lottery Act, as well as the changes made in Chapter 13 of 2010 (AB 142, Hayashi). The intent of AB 142 was to increase absolute dollars to public education by growing prize payout flexibility. Yet school districts with #ADOS and Latino majority still struggle to receive adequate funding.