Senate Bill S5265B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of economic development to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5265 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3059
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-S5265 - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-S5265 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5265 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5265
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of economic  development  to  conduct  a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study. The department of economic development, in  conjunc-
 tion  with  the  empire state development corporation, the department of
 education, the office of parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation,
 the  department  of environmental conservation, the department of state,
 the New York city department of cultural  affairs,  the  New  York  city
 parks  department, and the New York state council on the arts, is hereby
 directed to conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public access to
 museums in New York state. The museums that shall be identified in  such
 study  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to the American Museum of
 Natural History, Brooklyn Botanic Garden,  Brooklyn  Academy  of  Music,
 Brooklyn  Children's  Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New
 York, New York Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Staten Island
 Museum, Staten Island Zoo, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wave Hill,  Bronx
 Zoo,  Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens
 Florham Park Zoo. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Taking a census of such museums as at the end of  the  fiscal  year
 2018,  including  information  on the size, including but not limited to
 total land area, square footage and number of buildings,  rent  actually
 paid  or  the  value  of  the rent forgiven, hours of operation, visitor
 statistics,  including  attendance  figures  calculated  using   tickets
 presented  to  cashiers  and  reported  as  complimentary,  full fare or
 discounted, and individuals exempted from paying fees such as  students,
 professors  and teachers, military or persons with disabilities, and zip
 codes of visitors.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S5265A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3059
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-S5265A - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-S5265A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5265A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5265--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
   Tourism,  Parks  and  Recreation  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and  Recreation  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of economic  development  to  conduct  a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study. The department of economic development, in  conjunc-
 tion  with  the  empire state development corporation, the department of
 education, the office of parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation,
 the  department  of environmental conservation, the department of state,
 the New York city department of cultural  affairs,  the  New  York  city
 parks  department, and the New York state council on the arts, is hereby
 directed to conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public access to
 and laws requiring free public access to museums in New York  city.  The
 museums  that  shall  be  identified  in such study operate as and shall
 include, but not be limited to the American Museum of  Natural  History,
 Brooklyn  Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Children's
 Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New York Botan-
 ical Garden, New York Hall of  Science,  Staten  Island  Museum,  Staten
 Island  Zoo,  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  Wave Hill, Bronx Zoo,
 Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Flor-
 ham Park Zoo. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Taking a census of such museums as at the end of  the  fiscal  year
 2018,  including  information  on the size, including but not limited to
 total land area, square footage and  number  of  buildings,  history  of
 general operating expenses, history of municipal operating, rent actual-
 ly  paid  or the value of the rent forgiven, hours of operation, visitor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-03-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S5265B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3059
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs

2023-S5265B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.

2023-S5265B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5265B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5265--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
   Tourism,  Parks  and  Recreation  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and  Recreation  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  direct  the department of economic development to conduct a
   study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Study.  a.    The  department of economic development, in
 conjunction with the empire state development corporation,  the  depart-
 ment  of education, the office of parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation, the department of environmental conservation, the department  of
 state,  the  New  York city department of cultural affairs, the New York
 city parks department, and the New York state council on  the  arts,  is
 hereby  directed  to  conduct a comprehensive study on increasing public
 access to museums in New York city.
   b. The museums that shall be identified in such study operate  as  and
 shall  include,  but  not  be  limited to the American Museum of Natural
 History, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Academy  of  Music,  Brooklyn
 Children's  Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New
 York Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Staten  Island  Museum,
 Staten Island Zoo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wave Hill, Bronx Zoo,
 Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Flor-
 ham Park Zoo.
   §  2.  Scope.  The  study  shall  focus  on current barriers to public
 access, historical access by the  public,  laws  governing  free  public
 access,  the  financial  and  operational  impact  of  increasing public

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05458-07-4
              

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