BILL NUMBER: AB 1365	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Karnette

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2007

   An act  to amend Section 8752 of the Government Code,
relating to the California Arts Council.   to add
Section 7101.2 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to
taxation, and making an appropriation therefor. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1365, as amended, Karnette. California Arts Council: 
meetings: notice  funding: sales and use tax revenues
 .
    Existing law requires the California Arts Council to meet
no more than 8 times each year at the call of the chairperson in
various places throughout the state, and requires that all meetings
are to be preceded by at least 8 days' public notice  
The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a tax on the gross receipts from
the sale in this state of, or the storage, use, or other consumption
in this state of, tangible personal property, and requires that all
revenues derived from that tax, except as provided, be deposited in
the State Treasury to the credit of the Retail Sales Tax Fund.
Existing law establishes in state government the California Arts
Council and imposes various duties on the council to foster arts
development and to award grants and prizes to individuals and
organizations in the arts, as provided  .
   This bill would  instead change the advance public notice
period to 10 days   require that all revenues derived
from the payment of the tax imposed, as provided, in connection with
the sale, or the storage, use, or other consumption, of a work of
art, as defined, be allocated to the California Arts Council to be
used exclusively for specified purposes, as provided  . 
   By requiring that the revenues derived from the sales and use
taxes, as provided, be allocated to the California Arts Council, this
bill would make an appropriation. 
   Vote:  majority   2/3  . Appropriation:
 no   yes  . Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 7101.2 is added to the 
 Revenue and Taxation Code   , to read:  
   7101.2.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 7101, all revenues, less
refunds, derived from the taxes required to be paid to the state
pursuant to Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of this part in connection with
the sale or use of a work of art shall be deposited in the State
Treasury to be allocated to the California Arts Council to be used
exclusively for the purposes specified in Section 8753 of the
Government Code.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "work of art" means a work of
art as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 6365.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 8752 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   8752.  The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson no
more than eight times each calendar year. Unless there are
extraordinary circumstances, all meetings are to be preceded by at
least 10 days' public notice, and shall be held in various places
throughout the state so as to encourage broad and diverse attendance.