Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	2		By: Lambert, Clardy, Rogers H.B. No. 2139
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Buckingham, Johnson)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;
4		-	April 21, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
5		-	Administration; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following
6		-	vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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10	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	6		AN ACT
12	7		relating to the designation of state musicians for classical and
13	8		nonclassical genres.
14	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	10		SECTION 1. Section 3104.002, Government Code, is amended to
16	11		read as follows:
17	12		Sec. 3104.002. DESIGNATING POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIANS
18	13		[MUSICIAN], AND STATE ARTISTS. (a) The committee shall designate:
19	14		(1) a Texas poet laureate;
20	15		(2) a Texas state musician for the classical genre;
21	16		(3) a Texas state musician for the nonclassical genre;
22	17		(4) [(3)] a Texas state artist for two-dimensional
23	18		media; and
24	19		(5) [(4)] a Texas state artist for three-dimensional
25	20		media.
26	21		(b) The committee shall choose the poet laureate, state
27	22		musicians [musician], and state artists from a list of persons
28	23		submitted by the commission.
29	24		SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 3104, Government Code, is
30	25		amended to read as follows:
31	26		CHAPTER 3104. POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIANS [MUSICIAN], STATE
32	27		HISTORIAN, AND STATE ARTISTS
33	28		SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 3104,
34	29		Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
35	30		SUBCHAPTER A. POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIANS [MUSICIAN], AND STATE
36	31		ARTISTS
37	32		SECTION 4. Sections 3104.004(a) and (c), Government Code,
38	33		are amended to read as follows:
39	34		(a) The commission shall solicit nominations from the arts
40	35		and cultural community for the poet laureate, state musicians
41	36		[musician], and state artists. The commission shall use the
42	37		commission's Texas Cultural & Arts Network, the media, public
43	38		meetings, newsletters, the Writer's League of Texas, and other
44	39		appropriate methods to distribute information about the nomination
45	40		process.
46	41		(c) The commission may assemble a group of artists,
47	42		musicians, writers, scholars, and other appropriate experts in the
48	43		fields of literature, music, and visual arts to:
49	44		(1) review the submissions from the nominated poets,
50	45		musicians, and artists; and
51	46		(2) provide advice and recommendations to the
52	47		commission on who should be considered for designation as poet
53	48		laureate, state musicians [musician], and state artists.
54	49		SECTION 5. Section 3104.005, Government Code, is amended to
55	50		read as follows:
56	51		Sec. 3104.005. DESIGNATION CEREMONY. The governor and
57	52		members of the committee shall honor the persons designated as poet
58	53		laureate, state musicians [musician], and state artists in a
59	54		ceremony at the Capitol.
60	55		SECTION 6. Section 3104.006, Government Code, is amended to
61	56		read as follows:
62	57		Sec. 3104.006. DURATION OF DESIGNATION. A person
63	58		designated as the poet laureate, a [the] state musician, or a state
64	59		artist retains the designation for one year from the date of the
65	60		designation ceremony.
66	61		SECTION 7. Section 3104.007, Government Code, is amended to
67	62		read as follows:
68	63		Sec. 3104.007. PAY AND EMOLUMENTS PROHIBITED. A person
69	64		designated as the poet laureate, a [the] state musician, or a state
70	65		artist does not receive any pay or emolument based on that
71	66		designation.
72	67		SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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