STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 272 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, BLAKE, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development 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 born in New York state and have engaged in their respective work prima- 11 rily 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. LBD02384-01-7