Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.111 - MONTANA ARTS COUNCIL › Subchapter 10.111.1 - Organizational Rule › Rule 10.111.101 - ORGANIZATIONAL RULE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The Montana
				Arts Council was established by the statutes contained in Sec. 22-2-101 MCA.
				Sec. 2-15-1513 MCA transfers the Council to the Department of Education for
				administrative purposes. The Montana Arts Council encourages throughout the
				state the study and presentation of the arts. It endeavors to stimulate public
				interest and participation in arts activities and to cooperate with public and
				private institutions engaged within the state in artistic and cultural
				activities. Many of its objectives are reached through a program of grants in
				the areas of technical assistance, broadbased assistance to arts organizations,
				assistance in touring of art resources, special project assistance, and pilot
				project development. More than three-quarters of the administrative staff's
				operations deal with application for and distribution of federal funds on
				behalf of arts organizations throughout the state. The remainder is concerned
				with informational and technical services rendered to individuals and
				organizations pursuant to cultural development.
(2) The Montana Arts Council consists of
				fifteen members appointed by the Governor for five-year terms. Meetings of the
				Council are called by the Chairperson when necessary. The Council is required
				to meet at least twice a year; however, four meetings are normally held to
				carry out its work. The Council, through its general meetings, or executive
				action, makes the final determination on all grants.
(3) The Chairperson is appointed from the
				membership of the Council by the, Governor. The Chairperson serves at the will
				of the Governor and his term may exceed five years.
(4) The Chairperson shall, with the advice
				and consent of the Council, employ an Executive Director to act as secretary to
				the Council and carry out the Council's programs.
(5) The Chairperson appoints an Executive
				Committee subject to the advice and consent of the Council. The Executive
				Committee is empowered to consider grant requests of $500 or less.
(6) Advisory committees are established by
				the Council. They act only in an advisory capacity and have no policy-making
				authority. Generally, the Advisory Committees are as follows: visual arts,
				music, drama, dance, and combined projects.
(7) Grant forms and submission deadlines are
				readily available to all those who request them. Requests for grants submitted
				to the Arts Council are generally reviewed by an advisory committee which then
				passes its recommendation on to the Council. All grants are made contingent
				upon Federal appropriations. The grant instrument is a contract containing
				certain conditions which, upon the acceptance of the grant is accomplished by
				the signature of the authorizing official of the requesting organization on a
				grant contract and return of it to the Executive Director of the Montana Arts
				Council.
(8) The following chart
				depicts the organization of the Montana Arts Council.
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Sec.
					 2-4-201
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201
					 MCA;