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S 10183 NY

Relates to enacting the visiting artists act; appropriation

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 4, 2026

Latest action (May 4, 2026) REFERRED TO FINANCE

Summary

The bill enacts the Visiting Artists Act, which establishes a pilot grant program for musicians to perform at Title I schools in New York. Eligible schools that receive federal Title I funding can apply for grants up to $5,000 on a first-come, first-served basis, with each school able to receive one grant per academic year. The bill appropriates $5 million from the state treasury to the Council on the Arts to administer the program. The program takes effect on April 1, 2027, and is set to expire and be repealed two years after taking effect, making it a time-limited pilot program.

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Official abstract

Enacts the visiting artists act to establish a grant pilot program for musicians to perform at schools in the state which receive funding pursuant to title one of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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  1. May 4, 2026 REFERRED TO FINANCE · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10183 Summary: BILL NO S10183 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10614

&nbsp SPONSOR SERRANO &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L &nbsp Enacts the visiting artists act to establish a grant pilot program for musicians to perform at schools in the state which receive funding pursuant to title one of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10183

IN SENATE

May 4, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to enact- ing the visiting artists act; making an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "visiting artists act". 3 § 2. Section 3.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law is amended by 4 adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 5 12. To establish and administer a grant pilot program for musicians to 6 perform at schools in the state which receive funding pursuant to title 7 one of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 6301 et 8 seq.), hereinafter "eligible schools", utilizing funds appropriated 9 therefor. Grants shall be awarded on a first come, first served basis, 10 up to a maximum of five thousand dollars, to applying eligible schools. 11 Each eligible school may be awarded one grant per academic year. 12 § 3. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000), or so much thereof 13 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the council on the arts 14 out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund, not other- 15 wise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose of 16 carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on 17 the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or 18 approved by the chair of the council on the arts in the manner 19 prescribed by law. 20 § 4. This act shall take effect April 1, 2027 and shall expire and be 21 deemed repealed 2 years after such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15220-01-6

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