An act to amend and repeal articles relating to economic development, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
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An act to amend the Budget Act of 2021 by amending, adding and repealing Sections relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill.
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This funding request comes at a critical time for the arts and culture sector. The arts have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and performers are bearing the brunt of the sector’s 20% unemployment rate. It is projected that, without financial support, this sector will not fully recover for four more years. This $1 billion investment will have a profoundly positive impact on jobs creation, tourism, and tax revenue, and will maintain the stability of the arts we emerge from this public health crisis.
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Pending approval of the Assembly Budget Committee and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, this document provides a summary of the Legislature’s version of the 2021-22 State Budget.
Final budget still to be negotiated with Administration by June 15, 2021.
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The pandemic has also exposed deep inequities, with disproportionate impact and lack of access to funding and resources within rural areas and communities of color. All programs proposed would reach every corner of California and emphasize equity and investment in traditionally under-resourced and marginalized communities and organizations.
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To fully address the recovery of our sector and to help stimulate economic activity, the 517 undersigned arts organizations, independent venues, cultural institutions, creative businesses, unions, service organizations, trade associations, and local governments request your support for a $1 billion investment in the 2021-2022 budget year, to be spent over four years: […]
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“The tourism sector is a critical component of Los Angeles’s economy, and I am pleased to see investments in the budget that will help revitalize this industry. Additionally, I strongly support an additional $30 million in funding for the California Film Tax Credit to attract additional productions and good-paying jobs to our state. Finally, I support the proposal to invest $1 billion in the arts and cultural institutions, including independent venues, community access to arts, workforce development, and museums.”
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Federal relief funds and windfall state tax receipts have given California a unique opportunity to make a substantial investment that could help stabilize the sector with several years of stimulus. This investment in California’s arts, culture, and creativity industries will help overcome the challenges of state-imposed COVID-19 restrictions on our ability to operate. We propose to allocate the $1 billion in the FY 2021-2022 budget year but allow the funds to be spent by December 2024.
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“We really believe that what makes California unique and special is our creativity, our innovation. We have so many extraordinary artists that have struggled over the last year in particular and we want to bring that arts back into the public sphere, back into the public spaces and that’s a big part of this proposal.”
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This measure would declare that the Legislature joins Californians throughout the state in celebration of 2021 Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month and would recognize the significant role of artists as “Second Responders” in our state.
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This resolution declares that the Legislature joins Californians throughout the state in celebration of 2021 Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month and recognizes the significant role of artists as “Second Responders” in our state
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Current economic models are insufficient to allow SNPACs to pay all workers minimum wage. SB 805 is the first in the nation that would help assist our SNPACs create and preserve job opportunities for performers and people in the performing arts sector, particularly workers in marginalized communities.
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This bill, as proposed to be amended, will create a critical funding infrastructure to help assist SNPACs known as the “California Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster” which will provide low- cost payroll and paymaster services to SNPACs and establish the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund to ensure that SNPACs can pay all workers minimum wage.
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On April 19, SB 628 unanimously passed through the Senate Labor Committee and referred to the committee on appropriations.
If you would like to support the CA Creative Workforce Act, please contact julie@californiaartsadvocates.org
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California has a unique opportunity to invest in a workforce that will help bring social and emotional wellness, community cohesion, jobs and economic benefit to every community across the state. Establishing and investing in the California Creative Workforce Act will put California in a leadership position as a forward thinking, innovation partner to business as well as the emotional and mental health benefits arts and culture brings to our lives.
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We need to increase funding for the CAC to at least $1 per capita per person. At the State’s current $26 million funding level, California only invests .73 cents per person. By comparison New York invests $2.31 and Minnesota over $7.00.
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Increasing funding for the CAC to roughly $1 per resident will still place California far behind per capita investment of numerous other states. New York invests $2.31 per resident, while Minnesota spends more than $7 per capita. If we are to retain our claim as this nation’s creative capitol, we must demonstrate sincere commitment to art’s survival and sustainability.
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Existing law establishes an Arts Council in state government to, among other things, promote the employment of artists and those skilled in crafts in both the public and private sector.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish the California Creative Corps, a job and training program to employ and deploy artists and creative workers with the intent to achieve specified goals related to civic, cultural, and economic improvement of the state.
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I respectfully request that your committee and subcommittee consider takin the following actions for the 21-22 budget:
Increase the amount of arts funding to $1 per person per capita in fundng with a $14 million budget increase to the California Arts Council. This would fund the California Arts Council at $40 million for the 2021-2022 budget year.