Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 10.
Present law authorizes the executive director of the state museum to solicit and accept gifts and contributions on behalf of the state museum.<br /> <br /> This bill additionally authorizes the executive director of the state museum to directly solicit funds on behalf of the museum, including, but not limited to, creating memberships and sponsorship organizations and conducting annual giving campaigns. This bill requires the executive director to submit to the chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives, a report detailing the fundraising activities of the museum during the previous fiscal year. This report must be made on or before July 31, 2019, and on or before July 31 of each subsequent fiscal year.<br /> <br /> This bill establishes within the general fund a special agency account to be known as the museum fund for the purpose of furthering the objectives of the museum's programs. All funds collected pursuant to this bill's authority to directly solicit funds must be deposited into the fund. The executive director will administer the fund and may create subfunds for funds raised with donor conditions upon their expenditure. Prior to the start of each fiscal year, and to the extent necessary during the fiscal year, certifications must be made and delivered to the commissioner of finance and administration who will have final authority regarding the actual expenditures of the fund.<br /> <br /> This bill makes the following information regarding donors to the state museum confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public, upon the donor's advance request: residential information, telephone numbers, social security number, email address, and taxpayer identification number. The museum may disclose such information as authorized or required by law.<br /> <br /> ON FEBRUARY 21, 2019, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 313, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 schedules the provision of this bill that classifies certain information regarding donors to the state museum as confidential to be repealed effective July 1, 2026.<br /> <br />
Present law authorizes the executive director of the state museum to solicit and accept gifts and contributions on behalf of the state museum.<br /> <br /> This bill additionally authorizes the executive director of the state museum to directly solicit funds on behalf of the museum, including, but not limited to, creating memberships and sponsorship organizations and conducting annual giving campaigns. This bill requires the executive director to submit to the chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives, a report detailing the fundraising activities of the museum during the previous fiscal year. This report must be made on or before July 31, 2019, and on or before July 31 of each subsequent fiscal year.<br /> <br /> This bill establishes within the general fund a special agency account to be known as the museum fund for the purpose of furthering the objectives of the museum's programs. All funds collected pursuant to this bill's authority to directly solicit funds must be deposited into the fund. The executive director will administer the fund and may create subfunds for funds raised with donor conditions upon their expenditure. Prior to the start of each fiscal year, and to the extent necessary during the fiscal year, certifications must be made and delivered to the commissioner of finance and administration who will have final authority regarding the actual expenditures of the fund.<br /> <br /> This bill makes the following information regarding donors to the state museum confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public, upon the donor's advance request: residential information, telephone numbers, social security number, email address, and taxpayer identification number. The museum may disclose such information as authorized or required by law.<br /> <br /> ON FEBRUARY 21, 2019, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 313, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 schedules the provision of this bill that classifies certain information regarding donors to the state museum as confidential to be repealed effective July 1, 2026.<br /> <br />
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