| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
| Feb 04, 2021 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S4437
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee
Actions
2021-S4437 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
- Law Section:
- Arts and Cultural Affairs
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S5299
2021-S4437 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4437
SPONSOR: MAY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to authorize the New York state council on the arts to provide
awards to encourage and honor young writers in New York state
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill authorizes the State Council on the Arts to establish a
program to honor and encourage young writers, age 12 to 16, each summer.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 2. Authorizes the New York state council on the arts to select
10 writers between the ages of 12 and 16 engaged in productive and meri-
torious creative writing to receive a $3,000 honorarium.
Section 2. Effective date.
2021-S4437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4437
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 4, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 state council on the arts to provide
awards to encourage and honor young writers in New York state
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 each summer, 10 writers between
the ages of 12 and 16, inclusive, to each receive an award with an hono-
rarium of $3,000; if such honorarium and award is established in stat-
ute.
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, be between the ages of 12 and 16, inclu-
sive, and be engaged in productive and meritorious creative writing
endeavors as defined by the council, and that such awards will be grant-
ed in the summer months annually.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04486-01-1
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