HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1181 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2931
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chris Walsh
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the architect laureate.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 1/14/2015 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 12/9/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 12/9/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 12/9/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 2/3/2015 |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire | 12/9/2019 |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex | 12/9/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 12/9/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1181 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2931
By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2931) of Chris Walsh and others for legislation to establish the position of state architect laureate to promote greater appreciation of the architectural history of the State House and other public buildings in the commonwealth. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3811 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to the architect laureate.
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. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 20 the following section:-
Section 21. (a) The governor shall select an architect laureate from a list of 3 nominees submitted by the nominating committee pursuant to this paragraph. The governor shall appoint the architect within 30 days after receiving the list of nominees. The architect shall be appointed to serve for a term of 5 years or until a successor is appointed.
The nominating committee shall consist of 7 members, 2 of whom shall be members of the senate appointed by the senate president, 1 of whom shall be a member of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader, 2 of whom shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, 1 of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The members of the nominating committee shall serve without compensation.
Before the expiration of the term of the architect or upon a vacancy in the position, the nominating committee shall request and receive 5 nominations for the selection of the architect from the Massachusetts chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The nominating committee shall review all nominations and select 3 nominees who are residents of the commonwealth and have achieved fellow status within the American Institute of Architects. With the names of the 3 nominees, the nominating committee shall submit to the governor biographical and professional information about each nominee along with supporting representative material that shows why the nominee is deserving of appointment as the architect laureate.
(b) The architect laureate shall be an honorary position and the person appointed shall receive no remuneration and shall not be considered a state official or employee for such person’s service. The architect laureate shall be an advocate for the physical, historic and aesthetic nature of the state house and seek to raise the consciousness of all people to a greater appreciation of the architecture and architectural history of the state house and other architecturally significant public buildings in the commonwealth.