Bill Text: TX SB2505 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the cultural advancement fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB2505 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2505-Introduced.html
| By: Alvarado | S.B. No. 2505 | |
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| relating to the creation of the cultural advancement fund. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 444, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter CC to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER CC. CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT FUND PROGRAM | ||
| Sec.444.033. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on the | ||
| Arts. | ||
| (2) "Cultural advancement" means any efforts that | ||
| promote and support the sustainability of any culture in the State | ||
| of Texas, including a culture's art, dance, music, or history. | ||
| (a) For purposes of this section, "culture" means | ||
| any nationality, racial, or ethnic group. | ||
| (3) "Fund" means the cultural advancement fund created | ||
| under Section 444.034. | ||
| Sec. 444.034. CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT FUND. (a) The | ||
| commission shall establish and administer the Cultural Advancement | ||
| Fund as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. | ||
| (b) The following amounts shall be deposited in the fund: | ||
| (1) any money appropriated by the legislature for | ||
| the fund for purposes of this chapter; | ||
| (2) interest earned on the investment of money in | ||
| the fund; and | ||
| (3) gifts, grants, and donations received for the | ||
| fund. | ||
| Sec. 444.035. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall | ||
| establish and administer the Cultural Advancement Fund grant | ||
| program to benefit cultural centers, nonprofit corporations | ||
| defined by section 22.001, Business Organizations Code, art venues, | ||
| museums, or other entities that spur economic development through | ||
| cultural advancement. | ||
| (b) To be eligible to receive a grant under the grant | ||
| program, an applicant must: | ||
| (1) apply in a manner prescribed by commission rule; | ||
| (2) be in good standing under the laws of this state; | ||
| and | ||
| (3) have a legitimate need for the grant. | ||
| Sec.444.036. USES OF GRANT. A grant recipient may use the | ||
| grant received under this subchapter for any expense needed to | ||
| promote cultural advancement, including costs related to payroll, | ||
| programming, remodeling, and renovating facilities. | ||
| Sec.444.037. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules | ||
| necessary to implement this subchapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, and not later than September 1, 2024, the Commission on | ||
| the Arts shall adopt rules necessary to implement Subchapter CC, | ||
| Chapter 444, Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
