Bill Text: CT HB05274 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Terms Of The State Poet Laureate And The State Troubadour.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-13 - Signed by the Governor [HB05274 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05274-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5274 | ||
February Session, 2018 |
LCO No. 1775 | ||
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Referred to Committee on COMMERCE |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE TERMS OF THE STATE POET LAUREATE AND THE STATE TROUBADOUR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 3-110f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
The [Department] Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, with recommendations of the Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee, [may appoint] shall designate, every three years, a state poet laureate. The commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.
Sec. 2. Section 3-110h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
There shall be an official state troubadour. The [Department] Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall [biennially] designate, every three years, a troubadour to serve in the position. The commissioner may fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term vacated.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2018 |
3-110f |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2018 |
3-110h |
Statement of Purpose:
To align the terms of the state poet laureate and the state troubadour.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]