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Senate committees advance bill to transfer State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to DBEDT with narrow amendment
Summary
Two Senate committees recommended passing HB450 HD3 to move the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts into the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, adding a housekeeping amendment about narrow exceptions for culturally sensitive international art transactions.
The Senate joint committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and on Economic Development and Tourism on March 13 recommended passing House Bill 450, house draft 3, to transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) into the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), the committees’ chairs announced.
The move would move SFCA under DBEDT’s administrative umbrella. Supporters and staff described the change as administrative; the chair proposed a single housekeeping amendment to…
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