Section 665-RICR-10-00-1.8 - Appointments to National and Regional CommitteesA. National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA):1. The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies is the nonprofit membership organization of the state arts agencies in the fifty states and six special jurisdictions of the United States. It exists to enhance the growth of the arts, develop an informed membership, represent the collective needs and concerns of the member agencies and provide forums for the review and development of national arts policy.2. Each state arts agency is represented in NASAA by its Chair and its Executive Director.B. New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) 1. The New England Foundation for the Arts is a Massachusetts-based, private, nonprofit corporation which provides regional arts programming for the state arts agencies of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The Foundation is supported by grants from the six New England state arts agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts, other public and private institutions, and New England corporations.2. Each year the Chair, in consultation with the Executive Director and the Council, shall appoint a representative from the Council to NEFA.665 R.I. Code R. 665-RICR-10-00-1.8