Bill Text: NY S01648 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to the council on the arts a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization either where such bona fide labor organization is actively representing employees providing services covered by the organization seeking such grant funding or upon notice by a bona fide labor organization that is attempting to represent employees who will provide services to the organization seeking such grant funding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S01648 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S01648-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1648 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to requiring that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to the council on the arts a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organ- ization under certain circumstances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3.01 of the arts and cultural affairs law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 § 3.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. It is hereby 4 found that many of our citizens lack the opportunity to view, enjoy or 5 participate in living theatrical performances, musical concerts, operas, 6 dance and ballet recitals, art exhibits, examples of fine architecture, 7 and the performing and fine arts generally. It is hereby further found 8 that, with increasing leisure time, the practice and enjoyment of the 9 arts are of increasing importance and that the general welfare of the 10 people of the state will be promoted by giving further recognition to 11 the arts as a vital aspect of our culture and heritage and as a valued 12 means of expanding the scope of our educational programs. 13 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to join with 14 private patrons and with institutions and professional organizations 15 concerned with the arts to insure that the role of the arts in the life 16 of our communities will continue to grow and will play an ever more 17 significant part in the welfare and educational experience of our citi- 18 zens and in maintaining the paramount position of this state in the 19 nation and in the world as a cultural center. 20 The legislature further finds that the investment of funds by the New 21 York state council on the arts can provide a vital economic engine to EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04999-01-3S. 1648 2 1 assist, nurture, develop, and promote regional economic development, the 2 state tourism industry and the growth of jobs in the state. Indeed, 3 attendees of arts programming generate economic activity in New York 4 state far beyond the cost of admission, from food and drink, to parking, 5 transportation, travel, and childcare revenues, among others. 6 The professional performers and related or supporting professionals 7 employed on projects and productions that create the performing and fine 8 arts, and are the basis of the arts economy in New York state and must 9 not be left behind. Therefore, the state legislature finds that the 10 state has a substantial and compelling proprietary interest in any funds 11 awarded in the fine and performing arts. The legislature hereby 12 declares that the mandate of a living wage for projects awarded grants 13 by the council on the arts is central to ensuring the continued avail- 14 ability of the fine and performing arts in New York state, and the 15 concomitant economic benefits therewith, and further that the state's 16 proprietary interest with regard to such funds could be adversely 17 affected by labor-management conflict. 18 It is further declared that all activities undertaken by the state in 19 carrying out this policy shall be directed toward encouraging and 20 assisting rather than in any ways limiting the freedom of artistic 21 expression that is essential for the well-being of the arts. 22 § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 3.19 of the arts and 23 cultural affairs law, as added by chapter 16 of the laws of 2017, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 (d) Any organization applying for grant funding shall provide to the 26 council on the arts a certification that it will enter into a labor 27 peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization either 28 where such bona fide labor organization is actively representing employ- 29 ees providing services covered by the organization seeking such grant 30 funding or upon notice by a bona fide labor organization that is 31 attempting to represent employees who will provide services to the 32 organization seeking such grant funding. The maintenance of such a 33 labor peace agreement shall be an ongoing material condition for receipt 34 of grant funding under this article. For purposes of this section, 35 "labor peace agreement" means an agreement between an entity and labor 36 organization that, at a minimum, protects the state's proprietary inter- 37 ests by prohibiting labor organizations and members from engaging in 38 picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference 39 with the entity. 40 (e) Any applicant which fails to demonstrate that grant funds are to 41 be used toward programs in the state shall be deemed ineligible to 42 receive grant funding under this article. Any organization, when apply- 43 ing for grant funding, shall provide in its grant application materials 44 documentation demonstrating compliance with this provision. 45 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
