Bill Text: NY S03724 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the New York state council on the arts to award certificates of merit to artists in selected disciplines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S03724 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S03724-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3724--A Cal. No. 622 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 26, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to authorize the New York council on the arts to award certif- icates of merit to artists in selected disciplines The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regu- 2 lation or policy to the contrary, it shall be permissible for the New 3 York state council on the arts to select and award certificates of merit 4 together with an honorarium not to exceed $10,000 per awardee to indi- 5 viduals in artistic or cultural disciplines within the purview of such 6 council; if such honorarium and award is established in statute. 7 The procedures and guidelines as are necessary to effect the 8 provisions of this act shall be established by the New York state coun- 9 cil on the arts, but shall require at a minimum, that the candidates be 10 residents of New York state and have engaged in their respective work 11 primarily in this state. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02384-02-7