HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3363        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3150

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to Massachusetts cultural council funding..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in Section 54, line 19 by inserting after the words “subject matter.” The following sentence:-

No arts, cultural or humanity agency, individual or organization shall be eligible for receipt of the council’s funding, loans or grants during a fiscal year if said agency, individual or organization has received funding directly through an earmark in a line item of the Massachusetts State Budget in that same fiscal year.