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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2382 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2196 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Rebecca L. Rausch |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a choreographer laureate of the commonwealth. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 1 of 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2382 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2196 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2196) of Rebecca L. Rausch for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to establish a choreographer laureate of the commonwealth. Tourism, Arts and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Cultural Development. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act establishing a choreographer laureate of the commonwealth. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Chapter 2 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 64. (a) The governor may appoint a resident of the commonwealth to serve as |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4choreographer laureate of the commonwealth, selected from a list of nominees submitted by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5choreographer laureate nominating committee established in this section. The choreographer |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6laureate shall seek to encourage participation in the arts, elevate the dance legacy and current |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7dance communities in the commonwealth, and choreograph performances for important state |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8events and ceremonies. The choreographer laureate shall be appointed to serve for a term of 4 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9years and may be reappointed for a second term. A choreographer laureate vacancy shall be |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10filled in the same manner as the original appointment. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 (b) (i) There shall be a choreographer laureate nominating committee consisting of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12following 5 members: the executive director of the Massachusetts cultural council, or their 2 of 3 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13designee, who shall serve as chair; the executive and artistic director of Jacob’s Pillow Dance |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14Festival, Inc., or their designee; the executive artistic director of The Dance Complex, or their |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15designee; the president of New England Presenters, or their designee; and a member of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16Boston Ballet company, selected by the chair. Nominating committee members shall serve |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17without compensation. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 (ii) Not less than 5 months prior to the expiration of the then-current choreographer |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19laureate’s tenure, the nominating committee shall conduct culturally competent and linguistically |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20diverse public outreach and receive nominations of potential candidates for selection as |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21choreographer laureate. Self-nominations and nominations from members of the nominating |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22committee shall be permitted. Nominees shall be residents of the commonwealth who are |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23presently or were previously engaged in the art of choreography and who has produced a body of |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24choreographic work. Nominations shall include biographical and professional information about |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25the nominee. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26 (iii) The nominating committee shall review all nominations and select 3 nominees based |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27on their overall excellence and demonstrated commitment to the arts in the commonwealth. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28Nominees should represent the commonwealth’s diverse dance community. The nominating |
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| 57 | 57 | | 29committee shall submit the 3 nominees to the governor not less than 4 weeks prior to the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 30expiration of the then-current choreographer laureate’s tenure, or as soon as possible in the event |
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| 59 | 59 | | 31of a vacancy. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 32 (c) (i) The choreographer laureate shall be an honorary position and the person appointed |
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| 61 | 61 | | 33shall receive no remuneration from the commonwealth. The person appointed to the position of 3 of 3 |
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| 62 | 62 | | 34choreographer laureate shall not be considered a state official or a state employee for such |
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| 63 | 63 | | 35person’s service in the position. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 36 (ii) The choreographer laureate shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred |
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| 65 | 65 | | 37in the performance of duties as choreographer laureate, not exceeding $1,000 per fiscal year of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 38the commonwealth. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 39 (iii) Dancers and support staff selected by the choreographer laureate for performances at |
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| 68 | 68 | | 40important state events and ceremonies, consistent with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this |
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| 69 | 69 | | 41section, shall be entitled to market value compensation. |
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