78R8010 KEG-D
By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1695
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the development and implementation of a Texas music
compact disc project by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 444, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 444.032 to read as follows:
Sec. 444.032. TEXAS MUSIC COMPACT DISC PROJECT. (a) The
commission shall develop and implement a Texas music compact disc
project under which the commission shall create, promote, and
distribute a series of compact discs that feature the work of
established and emerging music artists of this state.
(b) The commission shall seek donations of time, talent, and
property from music artists and other persons to help facilitate
the project.
(c) All proceeds from the sale of compact discs under the
project shall be deposited in the Texas cultural endowment fund
under Section 444.026.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.