DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 889 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Magee
Abstract: Establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum as a facility in Orleans
Parish.
Proposed law establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum as a facility in the parish
of Orleans. Provides that the museum shall research, collect, preserve, and present, as an educational
resource, the music, recordings, pictures, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect
the social, cultural, and economic history of rock and roll music in the state and in the Orleans Parish
area in particular.
Proposed law creates the board of directors of the museum to govern the museum. Provides that the
board is comprised as follows:
(1)The lieutenant governor shall appoint one member.
(2)The LaSalle Cultural Corridor Commission shall appoint one member.
(3)The mayor of New Orleans shall appoint one member.
(4)The New Orleans city council shall appoint one member.
(5)The board of trustees of the Recording Academy shall appoint one member.
(6)The members of the board appointed as provided above shall appoint two members who
represent cultural institutions or culture-sector industries in La.
Proposed law provides that members serve four-year staggered terms without compensation.
Proposed law requires the board to:
(1)Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.
(2) Adopt bylaws.
(3)Advise the lieutenant on all matters relating to the operations of the museum.
(4)Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business. Proposed law authorizes the board, individually or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation
established to support the museum, to seek funds from any source to support programs of the
museum and expend such funds for such purpose.
Proposed law requires Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to include in its annual budget
request a request for funds necessary for support of the museum. Further requires the governor to
include in the executive budget sufficient funding for the support of operations and maintenance of
the museum and its exhibits.
Proposed law authorizes the department and any nonprofit corporation formed to support the
museum, jointly or separately, to solicit and accept funds and other property for the museum either
as loans or donations and provides with respect thereto. Authorizes the museum to serve as the
beneficiary of any public or private trust or insurance policy created for such purpose. Grants the
board authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the museum and in case of such
deaccessions exempts the board from present law relative to sale or disposal of surplus property.
Requires board policies and procedures to carry out such authority.
Proposed law provides relative to unclaimed property loaned to or otherwise left with the museum.
Provides that such property shall become property of the museum after 10 years and after notice
according to specified procedures. Provides relative to loans of museum property. Provides that
museum collections shall be available for use in educational projects subject to board approval.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 25:380.41-380.45 and R.S. 36:209(C)(5))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
Cultural Affairs to the original bill:
1. Provide that members serve four-year staggered terms rather than terms concurrent with
the lt. governor.
2. Change the relationship between the museum's board and the Dept. of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism.
3. Provide for an emergency effective date.