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A02068 Summary:

BILL NOA02068
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORCarroll (MS)
 
COSPNSRDeStefano, Reyes, Tague, Williams
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Sayegh, Simon
 
Add Art 6 §§6.01 - 6.05, Arts & Cul L
 
Establishes regional arts, cultural affairs, and parks grants for ten regions throughout the state for capital projects.
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A02068 Actions:

BILL NOA02068
 
01/23/2023referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
01/03/2024referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
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A02068 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2068
 
SPONSOR: Carroll (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the establishment of regional arts, cultural affairs, and parks grants   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish a regional arts, cultural affairs and parks competitive grant program. Each of the 10 regions of New York State would establish a regional council made up local experts and stakeholders from arts, cultural affairs and parks organizations within each region with the purpose of issuing competitive grants to arts, cultural and parks organ- izations in their respective region.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the arts and cultural affairs law by adding a new arti- cle 6. 6.01 - Defines Regions and Regional Councils. 6.03 - Establishes the 10 Regions in New York State. 6.05 - The Governor establishes a regional council in each region made up of local experts and stakeholders from arts, cultural and parks organizations within region. The Governor shall appoint 5 members and the Assembly and Senate shall appoint one member in each region. 6.05 (2) The Regional Councils with approval of Governor issue compet- itive grants to arts, cultural and parks or organizations within their region for capital projects 6.05 (2)(a) In the City Of New York region an equal amount of grant money issued to organizations with operating budgets of ten million dollars or more as is issued to organizations with operating budgets of less than ten million dollars. 6.05 (2)(b) In all other regions an equal amount of grant money is issued to organizations with operating budgets of five million dollars or more as is issued to organizations with operating budgets of less than five million dollars. 6.05 (3) Regional Councils will determine which organizations receive competitive grant based on Governor's criteria 6.05 (4) Organizations may only receive a grant under this article once every three years. 6.05 (5) No regional council shall issue grants totaling more than fifty percent of such council's grant money issued in a calendar year to parks organizations. Section 2 sets the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: The arts are an integral driver of the state's economy and serve as critical assets to communities. Data released in 2018 by the NEA and BEA shows that the arts and cultural sector generate over $114 billion to the New York State Economy and employ over 450,000 people across the state. Additionally, the total number of on-site visits to NYSCA grantee organizations in 2018 stood at over 171 million, with cultural tourists estimated at over 53 million, 30 million of which are museum guests. In 1988-1990, NYSCA's grant budget high was $54.3 Million, about $104.3 million in today's dollars. In FY22, NYSCA awarded approximately $100 million in grants meaning that funding has essentially remained flat. Establishing a regional arts and cultural affairs competitive grant program for arts, cultural and parks organizations will better allow for so many worthy organizations around the state to receive grants and will supplement NYSCA's efforts.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.608 of 2021-22   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: TBD   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A02068 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2068
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, DeSTEFANO, REYES, TAGUE, WILLIAMS --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SAYEGH, SIMON --  read  once  and
          referred  to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop-
          ment
 
        AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in  relation  to  the
          establishment of regional arts, cultural affairs, and parks grants
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The arts and cultural affairs law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new article 6 to read as follows:
     3                                  ARTICLE 6
     4              REGIONAL ARTS, CULTURAL AFFAIRS, AND PARKS GRANTS
     5  Section 6.01. Definitions.
     6          6.03. Establishment   of   arts,  cultural  affairs,  and  parks
     7                  regions.
     8          6.05. Regional arts, cultural  affairs,  and  parks  competitive
     9                  grants.
    10    §  6.01.  Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
    11  terms shall have the following meanings:
    12    1. "Regions" shall mean the arts, cultural affairs, and parks  regions
    13  established in section 6.03 of this article.
    14    2.  "Regional  councils"  shall  mean  the councils which issue grants
    15  under section 6.05 of this article.
    16    § 6.03. Establishment of arts, cultural affairs,  and  parks  regions.
    17  Ten arts, cultural affairs, and parks regions shall be established with-
    18  in the state, one for each of the following regions:
    19    1. Long Island (which consists of Suffolk and Nassau counties);
    20    2.  the  city  of New York (which consists of Bronx, New York, Queens,
    21  Kings, and Richmond counties);
    22    3. the Mid-Hudson region (which consists of Sullivan,  Ulster,  Dutch-
    23  ess, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Rockland counties);

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00141-01-3

        A. 2068                             2
 
     1    4.  the  Southern tier (which consists of Steuben, Schuyler, Tompkins,
     2  Chemung, Tioga, Chenango, Broome, and Delaware counties);
     3    5. the Capital region (which consists of Warren, Washington, Saratoga,
     4  Schenectady, Rensselaer, Albany, Columbia, and Greene counties);
     5    6.  the  Mohawk  valley  (which  consists of Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton,
     6  Montgomery, Otsego, and Schoharie counties);
     7    7. the  North  country  (which  consists  of  Clinton,  Franklin,  St.
     8  Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Hamilton, and Essex counties);
     9    8.  the  Central  region  (which consists of Oswego, Cayuga, Onondaga,
    10  Madison, and Cortland counties);
    11    9. the Finger Lakes region (which consists of Orleans, Monroe,  Wayne,
    12  Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, and Yates counties); and
    13    10.  the  Western region (which consists of Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua,
    14  Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties).
    15    § 6.05. Regional arts, cultural affairs, and parks competitive grants.
    16  1. The governor shall, in each region, establish  a  council  who  shall
    17  issue competitive grants within the region. The members of each regional
    18  council  shall  be local experts and stakeholders from arts and cultural
    19  affairs organizations and parks organizations within  the  region.  Each
    20  regional  council shall have seven total members appointed to such coun-
    21  cil. Five members of each regional council shall  be  appointed  by  the
    22  governor  and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, one member of
    23  each regional council shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly
    24  and  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the  assembly, and one member of each
    25  regional council shall be appointed by the temporary  president  of  the
    26  senate  and  serve  at  the  pleasure  of the senate. All members of the
    27  regional councils shall be subject to the provisions of  section  seven-
    28  ty-three-a of the public officers law.
    29    2. The regional councils shall, with approval from the governor, issue
    30  competitive  grants to arts and cultural affairs organizations and parks
    31  organizations within their region for capital projects such that:
    32    (a) in the city of New York region, an equal amount of grant money  is
    33  issued to organizations with operating budgets of ten million dollars or
    34  more  as  is issued to organizations with operating budgets of less than
    35  ten million dollars; and
    36    (b) in all other regions, an equal amount of grant money is issued  to
    37  organizations  with operating budgets of five million dollars or more as
    38  is issued to organizations with operating  budgets  of  less  than  five
    39  million dollars.
    40    3.  The  regional  councils  shall  determine which organization shall
    41  receive a competitive grant based on criteria established by the  gover-
    42  nor for such purpose.
    43    4.  No  regional  council shall issue a grant to an organization which
    44  has received a grant under this article within the prior three years.
    45    5. No regional council shall issue grants  totaling  more  than  fifty
    46  percent of such council's grant money issued in a calendar year to parks
    47  organizations.
    48    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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