The Louisiana State Arts Council shall:

(1)  Receive applications for matching federal funds available from the National Endowment for the Arts and such other funds made available to the council and make recommendations thereon.  

(2)  Review and approve or reject, by majority vote of a quorum, said grant applications from other governmental units, community arts councils, and other private, nonprofit, and tax-exempt groups, and report its decision to the director of the Division of the Arts, the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development, and the secretary.  

(3)  Advise departmental officers on the design and execution of an annual state plan consistent with the goals and policies of the department as provided by federal and state law, rules, and regulations, and submit such plan to the National Endowment for the Arts.  

(4)  Administer the juried Louisiana native crafts program, insofar as provided by La. Rev. Stat. 25:897 through 900.  

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1986, No. 588, §1.  

{{NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 588, §4, REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS.}}