NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1967 SESSION
CHAPTER 164
SENATE BILL 176
AN ACT TO CREATE THE NORTH CAROLINA ARTS COUNCIL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. Appointment of Members. There is hereby created in the Department of Administration the North Carolina Arts Council. The term "arts" includes, but is not limited to: music, dance, drama, creative writing, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, crafts, television, radio, and the execution and exhibition of such major art forms. The Council shall consist of 24 members, to be appointed by the Governor from among the citizens of North Carolina.
The Governor shall appoint the Chairman, upon nomination by the Council. The Council may elect other officers as deemed necessary.
Sec. 2. Terms of Office; Compensation; Vacancies. The term of office of each member shall be three years, provided, however, that of the members first appointed, eight shall be appointed for terms of one year, eight for terms of two years, and eight for terms of three years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Membership on the Council shall be limited to two successive terms: Provided, a member may be reappointed after one year has elapsed since the end of the second term.
Members shall be entitled to reimbursement for authorized expenses incurred in the work of the Council, as provided for members of boards and committees under the general laws of the State.
The Council shall meet annually, or more often on the call of the Chairman.
The Council is placed within the Department of Administration for administrative purposes.
Sec. 3. Executive Director. The Council shall appoint, in accordance with the State Personnel Act, an Executive Director who shall serve at the will of the Council. The Executive Director of the Council shall select and appoint, in accordance with the State Personnel Act, such other personnel as the Council shall determine to be necessary. The Executive Director shall employ on a contractual basis such other consultants and /or staff persons as the Council deems necessary, within funds allocated for such purposes.
Sec. 4. Duties of Council. The Council, through its Executive Director, staff and members shall take action to carry out the following purposes as funds and staff permit:
(1) Study, collect, maintain, and otherwise disseminate factual data and pertinent information relative to the arts;
(2) Assist local organizations and the community at large with needs, resources and opportunities in the arts;
(3) Serve as an agency through which various public and non-public organizations concerned with the arts can exchange information, coordinate programs and stimulate joint endeavors;
(4) Identify research needs, encourage research and assist in obtaining funds for research;
(5) Assist in bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State; promote the maximum opportunity for the people to experience, enjoy, and profit from those arts.
The Council shall, in addition to such other recommendations, studies and plans as it may submit from time to time, submit a biennial report of progress to the Governor, and thus, to the General Assembly.
Sec. 5. Appropriations; Funds. In addition to the appropriations out of the General Fund of the State, the Council may accept gifts, bequests, devises, matching funds, or other considerations for use in promoting the work of the Council.
Sec. 6. Any person appointed to the Council who holds any office, place of trust or profit under the United States or North Carolina government, shall serve on the Council ex officio and shall perform their duties on the Council in addition to their regular duties imposed by law.
Sec. 7. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of April, 1967.