Arts, Council on the
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| Category | Available 2007-08 |
Appropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
Change From 2007-08 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 11,327,000 | 10,064,300 | -1,262,700 | 400,000 |
| Aid To Localities | 51,713,000 | 50,713,000 | -1,000,000 | 11,453,000 |
| Total | 63,040,000 | 60,777,300 | -2,262,700 | 11,853,000 |
| Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE) |
| Program | 2007-08 Estimated FTEs 03/31/08 |
2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 55 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/08.
Mission
The primary responsibility for oversight and administration of the State's artistic and cultural resources is assigned to three existing entities - the Council on the Arts, the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation and the New York State Theatre Institute. Working together, these agencies expand access to the performing and fine arts, preserve the State's cultural resources and promote greater public awareness of New York's rich cultural heritage.
Budget Highlights
The 2008-09 Executive Budget recommends $60.8 million ($55.1 million General Fund; $5.7 million Other Funds) for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Egg, and NYSTI. This is a decrease $2.3 million in Other Funds from the 2007-08 budget. This net change primarily reflects the elimination of one-time expenses for retroactive NYSTI fringe benefits and indirect costs and the Arts Institutions Revolving Loan Fund. The Executive Budget recommendation continues $1.5 million in Federal funds, the same level as the 2007-08 budget.
The Executive Budget recommends a staffing level of 55 FTEs for the Council on the Arts, the same level as the 2007-08 budget.
Major budget actions include:
- NYSCA: The 2008-09 Executive Budget recommendations provide $6.1 million for administration of the Council's programs and $49 million in General Fund support for arts grants, decentralization grants and arts-in-education grants, the same level as the 2007-08 budget.
- NYSTI and The Egg: For 2008-09, funding will again be provided to the Egg and NYSTI from existing dedicated revenue in the Cultural Education Account. Special revenue funding of $650,000 is provided for the Egg and $3,272,300 for NYSTI. Receipts from ticket sales, private donations, and sales and lease of products and facilities will supplement State funds provided to these organizations.
2008-09 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
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