HB489

Establishing the Public Arts Grant Program and the Public Arts Fund; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making a transfer.

Introduced·2/5/25
Introduced Text

Establishes the Public Arts Grant Program and Fund to support public art benefiting marginalized communities.

The bill establishes the Public Arts Grant Program and the Public Arts Fund within the Department of Community and Economic Development. The program provides grants to community organizations and artists for creating public art that is free and accessible to the public, focusing on historically marginalized communities. The fund, established in the State Treasury, receives a continuing appropriation for the program. The department is tasked with developing grant application forms, determining compliance, and awarding grants up to $100,000.

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Current
Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development Committee
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History

Feb 5, 2025

House

Referred to Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development