Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jun 14, 2016 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1566 |
Jun 07, 2016 |
reported and committed to rules |
Feb 25, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 11, 2016 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S6733
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6733 TITLE OF BILL : An act to authorize the New York council on the arts to award certificates of merit to artists in selected disciplines PURPOSE : This legislation will authorize NYSCA to award certificates of merit to individuals within its purview. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill adds a new section to the Unconsolidated Laws to reinforce the permissibility of the awarding of certificates of merit with honoraria by NYSCA to worthy individuals where such awards are statutorily established. JUSTIFICATION : In case where certificate of merit awards are established in statute (Chapter 520, Laws of 2015) there should be a recognition that such awards are authorized and should not be nullified by conflicting policies which may negate legislative intent. This bill evinces a legislative intent to endorse such statutorily created certificate programs within the jurisdiction of NYSCA and subject to procedures and guidelines created by such agency to carry out the purposes of
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
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.