North Carolina § 143B-87 - North Carolina Arts Council - creation, powers and duties.

§ 143B-87. North Carolina Arts Council - creation, powers and duties.

There is hereby created the North Carolina Arts Council with the following duties and functions: To advise the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources on the study, collection, maintenance and dissemination of factual data and pertinent information relative to the arts; To advise the Secretary concerning assistance to local organizations and the community at large in the area of the arts; To advise the Secretary on the exchange of information, promotion of programs and stimulation of joint endeavor between public and nonpublic organizations; To identify research needs in the arts area and to encourage such research; To advise the Secretary in regard to bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State and promoting the maximum opportunity for the people to experience and enjoy those arts; To advise the Secretary of the Department upon any matter the Secretary may refer to it; and To advise the Secretary concerning the promotion of theater arts in the State. History (1973, c. 476, s. 77; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1028, s. 14; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1028, s. 13, provides: "The Theater Arts Advisory Board, created in 7 North Carolina Administrative Code 3D .0008, is abolished. The North Carolina Arts Council is authorized to perform the functions of the Board." Session Laws 2010-31, s. 9.8, provides: "The A+ Schools program is transferred from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to the North Carolina Arts Council in the Department of Cultural Resources, as if by a Type I transfer as defined in G.S. 143A-6, with all the elements of such a transfer. The program transfer shall include the sum of fifty-eight thousand six hundred thirty-eight dollars ($58,638)." Session Laws 2010-31, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2010'." Session Laws 2010-31, s. 32.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2010-2011 fiscal year." Session Laws 2010-31, s. 32.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(t), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources" for "Secretary of Cultural Resources" in subdivision (1). § 143B-87.1: Reserved for future codification purposes.