HB 519 — AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS CENTER DIRECTORS

HOUSEAN BILLACT 519RELATING 57THTO LEGISLATURECULTURAL -AFFAIRS; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Pamelya Herndon and Janelle Anyanonu This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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b e d s º o t n = .230526.2AIC March 22, 2025 (4:33pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

The state fair commission shall have power and authority to hold annually on suitable grounds a state fair at which shall be exhibited livestock, poultry, vegetables, fruits, grains, grasses and other farm products, minerals, ores and other mining exhibits, mining machinery and farm implements and all other things that the commissioners or a majority thereof deem consonant with the purposes of a state fair for the purposes of advancing the agricultural, horticultural and stock raising, mining, mechanical and industrial pursuits of the state and shall have the care of HB 519/a Page 1 its property and be entrusted with the entire direction of its business and its h financial affairs consistent with the provisions of Sections u » r t h 16-6-15 and 16-6-16 NMSA 1978.

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The state fair commission or its designees, h r i s among other duties, shall:

h , e h t u g (1) prepare, adopt, publish and enforce all e b l e e , gh necessary rules for the management of the New Mexico state fair n d d i = = o h and its meetings and exhibitions and for the guidance of its l ] b ,d i a º r e r = officers, employees and exhibitors;

t(2) edetermine wthe dduties, mcompensation aand ntenure oof (2)office determineof theall duties,of compensationits officers and demployees mand :may remove from office or discharge any person appointed or employed by it at will;

b r e t º o t n = .230526.2AIC March 22, 2025 (4:33pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d tenure of office of all of its officers and employees and may remove from office or discharge any person appointed or employed by it at will;

(5) prohibit the sale or consumption of HB 519/a Page 2 alcoholic beverages on the grounds of the state fair except in controlled access areas within the licensed premises;

and h (6) meet with the director of the [alcohol and u » r gaming] alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation t h g e l i and licensing department and other parties in interest to h r i s designate the controlled access areas on which the sale and h , e h consumption of alcoholic beverages may be permittedpermitted. t u g e b l e e , gh [(7) annually request funding to support the n d d i = = o h operations and maintenance of the African American performing l ] b ,d i a º r arts center and exhibit hall housed on the state fairgrounds;

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b r e t º o t n = .230526.2AIC March 22, 2025 (4:33pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (8) provide staff to support the operations and maintenance of the African American performing arts center and exhibit hall].

"[ADVISORY"AFRICAN COMMITTEE ] AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER--BOARD OF DIRECTORS--CREATED--APPOINTMENTS--STAGGERED h TERMS OF MEMBERS--DUTIES.-- g o t hr A.

The board of directors of the African American g e i k performing arts center [advisory committee ] is created and, in h r i s accordance with the provisions of Section 9-1-7 NMSA 1978, is h , t, administratively attached to the [state fair commission ] e u g e b l e e h cultural affairs departmentdepartment. .

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The [committee] board of directors shall consist l ] b ,d i a º e of five members, including:

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b e d s º o t n = .230526.2AIC March 22, 2025 (4:33pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d performing arts center foundation appointed by the executive director of the African American performing arts center and exhibit hall;

Staggered membership terms shall be established so that two members of the initial [committee ] board of directors are appointed for two years, three members are appointed for three years and subsequent appointments of each h member are for two-year terms.

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Vacancies in an appointed member's term shall be g e i k filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same h r i s manner as the original appointment was made.

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The [committee] board of directors shall e u g e b l e e h annually elect a chair, vice chair and secretary from among its n d d i = = o h membership.

A HB 519/a Page 4 majority of the members constitutes a quorum for l ] b ,d i a º e the conduct of business.

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The [committee] board of directors shall meet at dthe mcall :of the chair at least annually.

bMeetings eof dthe sboard ºof odirectors tshall nbe =held .230526.2AICin MarchAlbuquerque 22,or 2025at (4:33pm)other ssites kwithin mthe estate -at 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the calldirection of the chairchair. at least annually.

Meetings of the [committee ] board of directors shall be held in Albuquerque or at other sites within the state at the direction of the chair.

Members shall receive no compensation for serving on the [committee ] board of directors but shall be paid per diem and mileage as provided for in the Per Diem and Mileage Act.

The [committee ] board of directors shall make recommendations to the African American performing arts center foundation and the executive director and artistic director of the African American performing arts center and exhibit hall regarding staffing, operations, maintenance, programming and exhibitions of the African American performing arts center and exhibit hall.

The board of directors shall operate, maintain, staff and request funding for the operation, maintenance and staffing of the African American performing arts center hin Sfl1ºSIRCºin»SIRC SIRCº.»SIRC»Sfl1 Sfl1ºSIRCºconsultation g o t hr with the cultural affairs department.»SIRC»Sfl1 Sfl1ºin g e i k consultation with the cultural affairs department.»Sfl1department. h r i s I.

AsI. used in this section, "performance art" means h , t, e u g any creative activity performed for an audience that uses an e b l e e h individual's voice, body or inanimate objects to convey an n d d i = = o h artistic expression, including live or recorded theatrical l ] b ,d i a º e productions, movies, music, dance, puppetry and spoken word." r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 3.

TEMPORARYAs PROVISION--TRANSFER.--used din mthis :section, "performance art" means any creative activity performed for an audience that uses an individual's voice, body or inanimate objects to convey an artistic expression, including live or recorded theatrical productions, movies, music, dance, puppetry and HB 519/a Page 5 spoken word." SECTION 3.

bTEMPORARY ePROVISION--TRANSFER.-- d s º o t n = .230526.2AIC March 22, 2025 (4:33pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d A.