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Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTSubtitle W - New York State Council on the Arts
Part 6403 - General Regulations Governing The New York State Council On The Arts' Operations And Procedures
Section 6403.4 - Advisory panel selection and membership

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 6403.4

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024
Section 6403.4 - Advisory panel selection and membership
(a) Qualifications. The advisory panels shall consist of individuals from the public who are qualified and knowledgeable in their particular field of endeavor pertaining to the arts, selected to review the funding applications in their particular program area.
(b) Selection. Advisory panelists shall be chosen by the chairman with the approval of the council. The council shall solicit annually nominations of panelists from the staff, current panelists, council members and members of the arts constituency and the general public.
(1) Solicitation of nominations. The council shall actively solicit nominations for qualified advisory panelists through its newsletter, press releases and other publications, and shall inform all parties and members of the public of the appropriate time to submit nominations.
(2) Nominations. Nominations for advisory panelists shall be made in writing, shall state the qualifications of the nominee and shall include a resume of the person being nominated. An individual may nominate himself or herself. Nominations shall be sent or delivered to the executive director's office at the council.
(c) Membership. The term of each advisory panel member is one year. Members may be reappointed by the chairman with the approval of the council for a term of up to three years. In general, a panelist serving three consecutive years will not be reappointed. Each advisory panel shall have no fewer than seven members and no more than fifteen members. Vacancies which arise on any advisory panel shall be filled or left vacant at the discretion of the chairman.
(d) Unaffiliated members. The chairman shall use his or her best efforts to appoint at least two unaffiliated members who are not affiliated with any applicant reviewed by the advisory panel on which he or she sits. Affiliation is further defined in the council's code of ethics. Each panelist shall be required to act with utmost impartiality with respect to all applications, including the applications of other affiliated panelists.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 6403.4