Sec. 10-408a. Connecticut Arts Council. Members. Terms and duties.

(a) There is established a Connecticut Arts Council within the Department of Economic and Community Development to foster and support the arts. The council shall consist of thirteen members as follows:

(1) Five appointed by the Governor for a term of four years, one of whom shall be the head of a state-wide arts organization;

(2) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(3) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate for a term of three years;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(7) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, who shall be an ex-officio, voting member; and

(9) An employee of the Department of Economic and Community Development responsible for arts and culture, who shall be designated by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and be an ex-officio, nonvoting member.

All initial appointments to the council pursuant to this subsection shall be made not later than October 1, 2013. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms. The Governor shall biennially designate one member of the council to serve as the chairperson of the council. Any appointed member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the board or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings of the council held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the council. Any vacancy occurring on the council shall be filled by the appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term. Any member appointed by the Governor may be removed as provided by section 4-12.

(b) The chairperson shall call the first meeting of the council not later than October 31, 2013. The council shall meet not less than quarterly thereafter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary.

(c) Seven voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the council. For the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the council, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the council may act by a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.

(d) No member of the council shall receive compensation for such member's services, except that each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred during the performance of such member's official duties.

(P.A. 13-247, S. 244.)

History: P.A. 13-247 effective July 1, 2013.