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Senate Bill S6733

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York council on the arts to award certificates of merit to artists in selected disciplines

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2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9714
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3724, A272
2019-2020: S1387

2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state council on the arts to award certificates of merit to artists in selected disciplines.

2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6733

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to authorize the New York council on the arts  to  award  certif-
  icates of merit to artists in selected disciplines

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision  of  law,  rule,  regu-
lation  or  policy  to the contrary, it shall be permissible for the New
York state council on the arts to select and award certificates of merit
together with an honorarium not to exceed $10,000 per awardee  to  indi-
viduals  in  artistic or cultural disciplines within the purview of such
council; if such honorarium and award is established in statute.
  The  procedures  and  guidelines  as  are  necessary  to  effect   the
provisions  of this act shall be established by the New York state coun-
cil on the arts, but shall require at a minimum, that the candidates  be
born  in New York state and have engaged in their respective work prima-
rily in this state.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13733-03-6

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