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February 23, 2005
Please Support AB 655!
Fund California's art and culture!
On Thursday, February 17, 2005, Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced AB 655, a bill that would establish a continuous funding stream for the California Arts Council and would generate in excess of $30,000,000 earmarked to support non-profit arts organizations and individual artists. AB 655 would place a 1 percent admission surcharge on entertainment venues, excluding nonprofit, scientific, educational organizations or religious institutions.
A statewide campaign to support this bill is now being planned by arts organizations throughout the state. You can do your part by urging your state senator and assembly representative to support this bill. A sample letter/e-mail message can be found below.
For the complete language of the bill visit CAP WIZ.
Please use the text below to send to your legislator in support of AB 655.
Dear _______________,
As your constituent, I urge you to support and become a cosponsor of AB 655 that would establish a continuous funding stream to support California art and culture. As you know, California has been internationally recognized as a hub of creativity; our state's creative energy feeds our economy and keeps our state vibrant and innovative in many different ways.
But California's reputation as an investor in the arts and as a center of noteworthy artistic accomplishments is suffering. Today, California's art funding is almost dead last and lags behind such states as Georgia and Louisiana. Our state spends about $0.05 per person when the national average
is $1.00. We are witnessing the results of our children growing up without art and culture in their schools or in their neighborhoods.
Assemblyman Leno's legislation will help to restore our state's previous reputation as a leader in creative ideas and artistic endeavors.
Revenues generated by AB 655 will be earmarked for the California Arts Council, an agency that supports arts education and arts events throughout the state in cities large and small, and in rural, suburban and urban areas. If passed, the legislation will provide jobs to thousands in the non-profit arts field.
Again, I urge you to become a cosponsor to AB 655 and show your support for the arts. I look forward to working with your district office to assure passage of AB 655.
Sincerely,
Your name
Posted by Brian at February 23, 2005 03:41 PM
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