Bill Text: NY A09170 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-28 - substituted by s6381b [A09170 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09170-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9170
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 1, 2016
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        Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
        AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law
          relating to establishing the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visu-
          al  artists;  and to establish 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. Section 3.17 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added
     2  by a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the arts and cultural affairs
     3  law  relating  to  establishing  the Edward Hopper citation of merit for
     4  visual artists, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers  A.2121-A  and
     5  S.4235-A, is REPEALED.
     6    § 2. Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists. 1. The gover-
     7  nor  shall present the New York state Edward Hopper citation of merit to
     8  a distinguished New York visual  artist  who  is  making  a  significant
     9  contribution  to  the advancement of the arts in New York state upon the
    10  recommendation of the panel constituted in this  section.  The  citation
    11  shall carry an honorarium of five thousand dollars.
    12    2. The council on the arts shall appoint and convene an advisory panel
    13  of distinguished visual artists and persons with particular expertise in
    14  the  field  of  visual art. The director of the council and the artistic
    15  director of the Edward Hopper house shall be  members  of  the  advisory
    16  panel.
    17    The  panel  shall  recommend  to  the  governor  a visual artist whose
    18  achievements make him or her deserving of such recognition.
    19    3. The visual artist selected shall promote and encourage  the  visual
    20  arts  within  the  state  and  shall give two public showings within the
    21  state, one of which shall be held at the Edward Hopper house art  center
    22  in  the  village of Nyack. Upon completion of the exhibits, each gallery
    23  shall be reimbursed for administrative fees not to exceed  two  thousand
    24  five hundred dollars.
    25    4.  The council on the arts shall establish such procedures and guide-
    26  lines as are necessary to effect the provisions of this section.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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