STATE OF NEW YORK
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272--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 5, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, BLAKE, OTIS, RIVERA, LUPINACCI, ROSEN-
THAL, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, COOK, ENGLE-
BRIGHT, ORTIZ, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tour-
ism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- reported and referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
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.
LBD02384-03-7
