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                                   1387
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2019
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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
 residents  of  New  York state and have engaged in their respective work
 primarily in this state.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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