STATE OF NEW YORK
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9170
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law
relating to establishing the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visu-
al artists; and to establish the Edward Hopper citation of merit for
visual artists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3.17 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added
2 by a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the arts and cultural affairs
3 law relating to establishing the Edward Hopper citation of merit for
4 visual artists, as proposed in legislative bills numbers A.2121-A and
5 S.4235-A, is REPEALED.
6 § 2. Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists. 1. The gover-
7 nor shall present the New York state Edward Hopper citation of merit to
8 a distinguished New York visual artist who is making a significant
9 contribution to the advancement of the arts in New York state upon the
10 recommendation of the panel constituted in this section. The citation
11 shall carry an honorarium of five thousand dollars.
12 2. The council on the arts shall appoint and convene an advisory panel
13 of distinguished visual artists and persons with particular expertise in
14 the field of visual art. The director of the council and the artistic
15 director of the Edward Hopper house shall be members of the advisory
16 panel.
17 The panel shall recommend to the governor a visual artist whose
18 achievements make him or her deserving of such recognition.
19 3. The visual artist selected shall promote and encourage the visual
20 arts within the state and shall give two public showings within the
21 state, one of which shall be held at the Edward Hopper house art center
22 in the village of Nyack. Upon completion of the exhibits, each gallery
23 shall be reimbursed for administrative fees not to exceed two thousand
24 five hundred dollars.
25 4. The council on the arts shall establish such procedures and guide-
26 lines as are necessary to effect the provisions of this section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 5. This citation of merit shall be first awarded during the 2016 year
2 and shall be continued at the discretion of the council on the arts.
3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
4 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015, amending the arts and cultural
5 affairs law relating to establishing the Edward Hopper citation of merit
6 for visual artists, as proposed in legislative bills numbers A.2121-A
7 and S.4235-A, takes effect.
