Senate Bill S6819

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities

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  • 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

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2019-S6819 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9695
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §61.15, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1490, A2525
2023-2024: S1459, A3835

2019-S6819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to students from such communities.

2019-S6819 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6819
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, LITTLE, LIU, MAY,
   ORTT,  SANDERS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  financial  assistance  to museums, zoos, botanical gardens,
   aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban,
   suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to
   students from such communities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Statement of legislative findings and intent. The legisla-
 ture finds and declares that the state of  New  York  is  home  to  vast
 educational  resources in museums, historical societies, zoos, botanical
 gardens, aquaria and cultural arts institutions that offer a  wealth  of
 ways to engage children and adults and instill in them a lasting love of
 learning.
   The  legislature  finds that over 1,500 museums, historical societies,
 zoos, botanical gardens, aquaria and cultural arts institutions in  this
 state  now  provide  instruction  to over six million children, and that
 children in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve and  adults  enrolled
 in  continuing  education programs should have broad and equal access to
 such services.
   The legislature further finds  that  community  cultural  arts  insti-
 tutions, in collaboration with teachers and schools, must design new and
 innovative  programs  to  engage  learners  in  such  pressing issues as
 science, anthropology, history and arts literacy.
   It is the intent of the legislature that the state  provide  financial
 assistance  to cultural arts institutions serving under-resourced urban,
 suburban or rural communities to  expand  educational  services  through
 access  to  museum  collections,  scholarship  and  virtual learning and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14020-03-9
              

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