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A 3583

Establishes the New York state museum partnership trust; appropriation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Didi Barrett and 6 co-sponsors

Establishes the New York State Museum Partnership Trust and funds it to support partnerships, programs, and collaboration among New York museums and eligible partners.

REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
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Bill Summary · A 3583

Summary of Bill A 3583: Establishes the New York State Museum Partnership Trust; appropriation

Quick overview

  • Bill number: A 3583
  • Title: Establishes the New York state museum partnership trust; appropriation
  • Status: Referred to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
  • Introduced: January 28, 2025
  • Primary sponsor: Gabriella Romero
  • Cosponsors: Nikki Lucas, MaryJane Shimsky, Deborah Glick, Carrie Woerner, Maritza Davila, Didi Barrett
  • Related bill: A 8861 (prior-session)

What the bill would do (purpose and intent)

  • The bill aims to create a new mechanism—the New York State Museum Partnership Trust—with the goal of supporting partnerships related to New York’s state museums.
  • It would authorize an appropriation to fund the trust and its activities, indicating a public investment intended to enhance collaboration among museums, expand programming, and/or support related museum initiatives.

Key provisions (as inferred from the bill’s title; text not provided here)

  • Establishment of the New York State Museum Partnership Trust as a state mechanism to manage funds directed at museum partnerships.
  • Appropriation authority to provide dedicated funding for the trust’s activities.
  • While the exact governance, eligible uses, reporting requirements, and matching or performance metrics are not included in the available material, such provisions typically cover:
    • A board of trustees or similar governance structure and appointment process.
    • Authorized uses of funds (e.g., program support, partnerships with museums, capital or capacity-building initiatives).
    • Permissible sources of funds (state appropriations, gifts, grants, and endowed funds).
    • Reporting and oversight requirements (annual reports, audits, transparency measures).

Note: The specific provisions, including dollar amounts, eligibility criteria, and administrative details, would be defined in the bill’s text. The information provided here reflects the bill’s title and metadata.

Who would be affected

  • State museums and cultural institutions participating in partnerships or programs funded by the trust.
  • New York State government as the creator and overseer of the trust and its appropriation.
  • Prospective partners (other public or nonprofit entities collaborating with state museums) that could benefit from funded programs or initiatives.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced and referred to the Assembly committee on the same date (January 28, 2025).
  • The bill has a duplicate notation of referral on the same day, indicating parallel or multiple committee routing in the same session.
  • Next steps would typically include committee hearings, potential amendments, and floor consideration if advanced.

Additional context

  • A related bill from prior sessions is A 8861, suggesting a precedent or continued interest in establishing a formal mechanism to support museum partnerships.

If you’d like, I can monitor or summarize subsequent actions (hearings, amendments, votes) as the bill progresses.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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