Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1613 amends the Government Code to provide for a border and rural community arts initiative. It directs the Texas Commission on the Arts to develop a program for financial and on-site technical assistance to promote the development of the arts in the 25 counties located on or nearest to an international border and in counties with a population of less than 50,000. The act directs the commission to reserve, from appropriations that may be used for this purpose, $3,000 per county annually for fiscal years 2000 through 2004. It may not require a county to provide matching funds. The act expires September 1, 2004.