Bill Text: NY S06381 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-08 - SIGNED CHAP.21 [S06381 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06381-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-08 - SIGNED CHAP.21 [S06381 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06381-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6381 IN SENATE January 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules 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 Section 3.17 of the arts and cultural affairs law, is 2 REPEALED. 3 § 2. Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists. 1. The gover- 4 nor shall present the New York state Edward Hopper citation of merit to 5 a distinguished New York visual artist who is making a significant 6 contribution to the advancement of the arts in New York state upon the 7 recommendation of the panel constituted in this section. The citation 8 shall carry an honorarium of five thousand dollars. 9 2. The council on the arts shall appoint and convene an advisory panel 10 of distinguished visual artists and persons with particular expertise in 11 the field of visual art. The director of the council and the artistic 12 director of the Edward Hopper house shall be members of the advisory 13 panel. 14 The panel shall recommend to the governor a visual artist whose 15 achievements make him or her deserving of such recognition. 16 3. The visual artist selected shall promote and encourage the visual 17 arts within the state and shall give two public showings within the 18 state, one of which shall be held at the Edward Hopper house art center 19 in the village of Nyack. Upon completion of the exhibits, each gallery 20 shall be reimbursed for administrative fees not to exceed two thousand 21 five hundred dollars. 22 4. The council on the arts shall establish such procedures and guide- 23 lines as are necessary to effect the provisions of this section. 24 5. This citation of merit shall be first awarded during the 2017 year 25 and shall be continued at the discretion of the council on the arts. 26 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04175-04-6