Bill Text: NY A02287 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2287

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with other departments and entities, to conduct a comprehensive study of public and private museums, including taking a census of public and private museums in the state, and to report the findings and recommendations of such study.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-5)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to economic development [A02287 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02287-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2287

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 25, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRETT, MAGNARELLI, ZINERMAN, DICKENS, GLICK,
          THIELE, ZEBROWSKI, BRONSON, FAHY,  LUPARDO,  DURSO,  HEVESI,  CARROLL,
          McMAHON,  DAVILA, ANGELINO, J. M. GIGLIO, CUNNINGHAM, PHEFFER AMATO --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES, McDONOUGH, SIMON --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

        AN  ACT  in relation to conducting a study of public and private museums
          in New York state

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The department of economic development, in conjunction with
     2  the  empire  state development corporation, the department of education,
     3  the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation,  the  depart-
     4  ment of environmental conservation, the department of state, and the New
     5  York  state council on the arts, is hereby directed to conduct a compre-
     6  hensive study on public and private museums in  the  state.  Such  study
     7  shall include, but not be limited to:
     8    1. taking a census of public and private museums in the state, includ-
     9  ing  information  on  the  size, hours of operation, visitor statistics,
    10  funding  sources  and  amounts,  and  the  subjects  of   the   museums'
    11  collections, of the many museums throughout the state.
    12    2.  identifying  the  benefits,  shortfalls  and  consequences  of the
    13  different sources of support museums receive  publicly  and  those  they
    14  must find privately.
    15    3.  providing  information  and  recommendations  so  as to inform the
    16  legislature of the adequacy of public and private sources of the funding
    17  for museums in the state and to serve current and future funding  needs,
    18  recommend  systems  of  support to best ensure equitable distribution of
    19  such funds, regardless of discipline, budget size, or location, and  the
    20  continued  accessibility and availability of museums promoting a general
    21  interest in cultural and historical  topics,  fine  arts,  physical  and
    22  natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to deter-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01436-01-3
        A. 2287                             2

     1  mine  the  feasibility of a single reporting system that includes active
     2  oversight.
     3    §  2. A report of the findings of such study, recommendations, and any
     4  proposed legislation necessary to implement such  recommendations  shall
     5  be  filed  with the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and
     6  the speaker of the assembly within one year after the effective date  of
     7  this act.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.