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13-8-106. Powers and duties.

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13-8-106. Powers and duties.

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13-8-106. Powers and duties. (a)(1) The Arkansas Arts Council shall be the official agency of the State of Arkansas for the development and coordination of a comprehensive statewide program for the arts. (2) In general, but not by way of limitation, the Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council shall have and exercise the following powers and duties: (A) To advise the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism and General Assembly on matters relating to the arts; (B) To hold both public and private hearings for the purposes of furthering the objectives of this subchapter and to promulgate and adopt rules for the performance of its duties under this section; (C) To enter into agreements for any purpose consistent with the objectives and purposes of this subchapter with: (i) Other states or with the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States having duties or functions similar to the Arkansas Arts Council; (ii) Private associations or corporations; (iii) Private or public colleges or universities; (iv) Any public or private school; or (v) Individual persons; and (D) To do any and all other acts or things as may be deemed necessary and convenient by the Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council to foster and promote the development of the arts in this state. (b) Through the Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Arts Council shall establish and carry out a program of grants-in-aid to groups or, in appropriate cases, to individuals engaged in or concerned with the arts for the purpose of enabling them to provide or support in Arkansas, as follows: (1) Productions that have substantial artistic and cultural significance, giving emphasis to creativity and the maintenance and encouragement of professional excellence; (2) Projects that will encourage and assist artists and enable them to achieve standards of professional excellence; and (3) Other relevant projects, including surveys, research, education, and planning in the arts. (c)(1) The Arkansas Arts Council shall be the sole and official agency of this state to receive any funds allocated and disbursed to the State of Arkansas by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 951 et seq., as well as funds received for any program related to the arts and not expressly designated for some other state agency and to disburse the funds in accordance with the terms and conditions, if any, relating to the grants. (2) The Director of the Arkansas Arts Council shall be the Governor's liaison officer to implement the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 951 et seq. (3) All programs of grants-in-aid as described in this section shall be administered by the director. (d) The Arkansas Arts Council shall be the sole and official agency of this state authorized to accept and receive, in addition to federal grants, any money and real and personal property donated, bequeathed, or devised for any purpose relating to the development and expansion of the arts and not expressly designated for some other state agency and to disburse and utilize those gifts for the purposes of this subchapter. (e)(1) The Arkansas Arts Council is authorized to establish and collect reasonable fees for, but not limited to: (A) Advertising in newsletters; (B) Requested mailing list labels; and (C) Conference registration. (2) The fees collected shall be deposited in a financial institution in this state and shall be used to support services that conform to the purposes of this subchapter. (f) The Arkansas Arts Council shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism as of June 30 of each year, summarizing the Arkansas Arts Council's activities, expenditures, and grants of money or property from all sources for the preceding year. This report shall include recommendations directed toward furthering the purposes of this subchapter as the Arkansas Arts Council deems appropriate.

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20 U.S.C. § 951 — Declaration of findings and purposes

The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The arts and the humanities belong to all the people of the United States. (2) The encouragement and support of national progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts, while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, are also appropriate matters of concern to the Federal Government. (3) An advanced civilization must not limit its efforts to science and technology alone, but must give full value and support to the other great branches of scholarly and cultural activity in order to achieve a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better view of the future. (4) Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens. It must therefore foster and support a form of education, and access to the arts and the humanities, designed to make people of all backgrounds and wherever located masters of their technology and not its unthinking servants. (5) It is necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to complement, assist, and add to programs for the advancement of the humanities and the arts by local, State, regional, and private agencies and their organizations. In doing so, the Government must be sensitive to the nature of public sponsorship. Public funding of the arts and humanities is subject to the conditions that traditionally govern the use of public money. Such funding should contribute to public support and confidence in the use of taxpayer funds. Public funds provided by the Federal Government must ultimately serve public purposes the Congress defines. (6) The arts and the humanities reflect the high place accorded by the American people to the nation’s rich cultural heritage and to the fostering of mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all

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20 U.S.C. § 951 — Declaration of findings and purposes

Page 143 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 951 (6) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Department of Defense Education Ac- tivity. (Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1414, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2372; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III, § 325(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1415; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title V, § 504(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1559; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, § 354(7), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 574.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1999—Par. (6). Pub. L. 106–65 added par. (6). 1990—Par. (5). Pub. L. 101–510 added par. (5). 1989—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–189 amended par. (2) gen- erally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘sponsor’ means— ‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces serving on ac- tive duty, or ‘‘(B) a civilian officer or employee of the Depart- ment of Defense paid from appropriated funds.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–189 applicable with re- spect to periods of enrollment in schools of the defense dependents’ education system beginning after Sept. 30, 1989, see section 325(c) of Pub. L. 101–189, set out as a note under section 923 of this title. Executive Documents TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. CHAPTER 26—SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES AND ARTS; MUSEUM SERVICES SUBCHAPTER I—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Sec. 951. Declaration of findings and purposes. 952. Definitions. 953. National Foundation on the Arts and the Hu- manities. 954. National Endowment for the Arts. 954a. Access to the arts through support of edu- cation. 955

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