Existing Law:
Dixon-Zenovich-Maddy California Arts Act of 1975
The Legislature perceives that life in California is enriched by art. The source of art is in the natural flow of the human mind. Realizing craft and beauty is demanding, however, the people of the state desire to encourage and nourish these skills wherever they occur, to the benefit of all.
There is in the state government an Arts Council which shall be composed of 11 members.
Polanco-Bates License Plate for the Arts Act of 1993
The California Arts Council shall participate in the special interest license plate program. The funds in the account shall be used by the California Arts Council, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for arts education and local arts programming.
SB 1213, Scott. Vehicles: special interest license plates: California Arts Council (2004)
This bill increases the amount of the fees imposed for issuance and renewal of the specified plates and requires the council to use the revenue derived from the fee increases exclusively for arts education and local arts programming, and would prohibit the council from using the revenue for its administrative costs
SB 1480, Mello. Arts education (1996)
Existing law (Education code 8810-8819.5; SB 1571, Mello) establishes the Local Arts Education Partnership Program (the program), pursuant to which local arts agencies, as defined, may apply for grants for the funding of arts education programs, as specified. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature that the program not be financed through the General Fund but instead be funded with other funds from the Graphic Design License Plate Account of the General Fund. Under existing law the program is repealed as of January 1, 1998. This bill changes the date of repeal to January 1, 2003.
AB 2807, Firebaugh. Arts education (2002)
Existing law, until January 1, 2003, provides for the Local Arts Education Partnership Program, a program that develops a locally based approach to arts education improvement by using existing community arts resources in a planned and coordinated way to strengthen basic arts skills in the state's public schools. This bill extends the date of repeal to January 1, 2008.
AB 1512, Cohn. Arts education (2003)
There is hereby established the Arts Work Visual and Performing Arts Education Program, to be administered by the State Department of Education, for the purposes of awarding grants to local
educational agencies to develop their capacity to implement high-quality instructional programs that are based on the state adopted visual and performing arts content standards for pupils in
kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. A grant recipient shall use funds awarded pursuant to this chapter to establish a standards based visual and performing arts program and is encouraged to secure funds for continuing the program.
AB 113, Pavley. California Poet Laureate (2001)
This bill establishes the position of California Poet Laureate. “The arts generally have been shown to have a positive impact on the ability of our children to learn, to create greater interest in academic programs, and to enrich and enliven the great cultural heritage of California.”
AB 42, Nunez. Secretary of State and State Archives Building Complex: museum (2006)
It is the intent of the Legislature to extend knowledge of California's rich history, cultural diversity, and government to the people of the state through the museum located in the Secretary of State and State Archives Building Complex. The museum will preserve and present California's cultural, social, and political history through exhibits and programs that include the display of records, photographs, and artifacts from the collection of the California State Archives. The museum is known as the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
Concurrent Resolutions:
SCR 5, Scott. Visual and performing arts (2003)
This measure declares the Legislature's acknowledgment and support of standards-based instruction in the visual and performing arts in all California public schools, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, inclusive.
ACR 234, Firebaugh. State investment in arts and culture (2004)
This measure declares that the Legislature recognizes the economic, educational, and civic value of preservation, public presentation, and promotion of the arts, culture, and cultural heritage and that it intends to seriously consider recommendations contained in specified research on the arts as a guide to effectively address how the state can better organize itself to contribute to
California's world-class arts and cultural environment.
ACR 117, Niello. Music education: national anthem (2006)
This measure urges communities, schools, and individual citizens to support the National Anthem Project through events to teach the national anthem, and commend music educators and other teachers for their efforts to teach our musical heritage.
Passed both houses and vetoed by the Governor:
SB 1373, Schiff. California Arts Council (1998)
This bill would state the findings and declarations of the Legislature concerning the role of the arts in the economic and cultural life of California and would state the intent of the Legislature to invest at least $1 per capita in the arts and to increase the 1998-99 budget of the California Arts Council and each annual budget thereafter when the state has achieved a prudent reserve, as determined by the Director of Finance.
SB 253, Schiff. California Arts Council (1999)
Recognizing the critical role of the arts in contemporary society, and as part of the overall economic plan for the 21st century, the Legislature intends to make the arts and arts funding a priority in California by investing not less than one dollar ($1) per capita in the arts. The per capita figure shall be based on the most current demographic figures available from the
Department of Finance.
Source: Legislative Council, State of California
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