Bill Text: NY A02121 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-12-28 - approval memo.36 [A02121 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02121-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2121--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE, MARKEY, GOTTFRIED, LIFTON, BUCHWALD,
         SKOUFIS, SALADINO, BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  LUPINAC-
         CI,  SIMON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tour-
         ism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee
       AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to estab-
         lishing the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 3.17 to read as follows:
    3    S 3.17. NEW YORK STATE EDWARD HOPPER  CITATION  OF  MERIT  FOR  VISUAL
    4  ARTISTS.  1.  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL BIENNIALLY PRESENT THE NEW YORK STATE
    5  EDWARD HOPPER CITATION OF MERIT  TO  A  DISTINGUISHED  NEW  YORK  VISUAL
    6  ARTIST  WHO  IS  MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF
    7  THE ARTS IN NEW YORK STATE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PANEL  CONSTI-
    8  TUTED  IN  THIS  SECTION. THE VISUAL ARTIST SELECTED SHALL BE CONSIDERED
    9  THE STATE VISUAL ARTIST AND THE CITATION SHALL CARRY  AN  HONORARIUM  OF
   10  TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   11    2.  THE  COUNCIL  ON  THE ARTS SHALL BIENNIALLY APPOINT AND CONVENE AN
   12  ADVISORY PANEL OF DISTINGUISHED VISUAL ARTISTS AND PERSONS WITH  PARTIC-
   13  ULAR  EXPERTISE  IN THE FIELD OF VISUAL ART. THE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL
   14  AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE SHALL BE  PERMANENT
   15  MEMBERS  OF  THE  ADVISORY  PANEL. EACH CURRENT STATE VISUAL ARTIST WILL
   16  SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE PANEL IN  CHOOSING  THE  NEXT  NEW  YORK  STATE
   17  EDWARD HOPPER VISUAL ARTIST.
   18    THE  PANEL  SHALL  RECOMMEND  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  A VISUAL ARTIST WHOSE
   19  ACHIEVEMENTS MAKE HIM OR HER DESERVING OF SUCH RECOGNITION.
   20    3. THE STATE VISUAL ARTIST SHALL PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE VISUAL ARTS
   21  WITHIN THE STATE AND SHALL GIVE TWO PUBLIC  SHOWINGS  WITHIN  THE  STATE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04175-02-5
       A. 2121--A                          2
    1  EACH  YEAR,  ONE  OF  WHICH SHALL BE HELD AT THE EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE ART
    2  CENTER IN THE VILLAGE OF NYACK.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE  EXHIBITS,  EACH
    3  GALLERY  SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FEES NOT TO EXCEED TWO
    4  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
    5    4.  THE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH PROCEDURES AND GUIDE-
    6  LINES AS ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.