52:16A-25. State council on the arts; members; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation

There is hereby established in the Department of State the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, to be referred to hereinafter as the council.

a. The council shall consist of 17 public members, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate from among citizens of New Jersey or persons otherwise associated with the State, who are known for their competence and experience in connection with the performing, visual and creative arts.

b. There shall be three nonvoting, ex officio members of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, in addition to the 17 public members.

(1) The Secretary of State or his designee shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member for a term coextensive with the secretary's term of office or until such time as the Secretary of State appoints another designee, whichever occurs first.

(2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, shall be appointed as nonvoting, ex officio members of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, not both of the same political party. Both Senate and General Assembly nonvoting, ex officio members shall be designated members to the National Conference of State Legislatures' Committee on the Arts. The legislative members shall serve for terms coextensive with the legislative terms for which they were elected, subject to reappointment after the expiration of the legislative year.

c. The term of office of each member shall be three years, except that the present 15 members of the council shall continue in office for the terms to which they were appointed; provided that the two additional public members first appointed under this amendatory and supplementary act shall be appointed for initial terms ending on December 12, 1984. All vacancies shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term only, in the same manner as original appointments. The members of the council shall not receive any compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the council. The non-voting, ex officio members shall not receive any compensation for services or reimbursement for expenses.

L.1966, c. 214, s. 1, eff. July 29, 1966. Amended by L.1981, c. 43, s. 2, eff. Feb. 18, 1981; L.1983, c. 42, s. 2, eff. Jan. 27, 1983.