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| To amend section 3379.03 and to enact section 3379.12 | 1 |
| of the Revised Code to create the position of Ohio | 2 |
| Poet Laureate. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 3379.03 be amended and section | 4 |
| 3379.12 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 3379.03. The Ohio arts council shall: | 6 |
| (A) Conduct a survey of the cultural and artistic resources | 7 |
| and needs of the state and maintain a continuing inventory of such | 8 |
| resources; | 9 |
| (B) Develop a plan for better and fuller use and enjoyment of | 10 |
| the state's cultural and artistic resources by all the people of | 11 |
| the state; | 12 |
| (C) Assess the role of the arts in the growth and development | 13 |
| of the state; | 14 |
| (D) Report at least biennially to the governor and the | 15 |
| general assembly on the state of the arts. Such report may include | 16 |
| recommendations based on the council's surveys. | 17 |
| (E) Administer the per cent for arts program pursuant to | 18 |
| section 3379.10 of the Revised Code; | 19 |
| (F) Establish guidelines for the nomination of and for the | 20 |
| administration of the council's duties that pertain to the | 21 |
| position of Ohio poet laureate pursuant to section 3379.12 of the | 22 |
| Revised Code. | 23 |
| Sec. 3379.12. (A) The position of Ohio poet laureate is | 24 |
| hereby created and shall be administered by the Ohio arts council. | 25 |
| (B) The duties of the Ohio poet laureate shall consist of the | 26 |
| following: | 27 |
| (1) Provide a minimum of four annual public readings in both | 28 |
| rural and urban counties; | 29 |
| (2) Provide to the public access to at least one reading | 30 |
| during each term of office; | 31 |
| (3) In coordination with the Ohio arts council, establish | 32 |
| programs to promote awareness of the literary arts and encourage | 33 |
| citizens to develop their own creative interests. | 34 |
| (C)(1) The term of office for the Ohio poet laureate shall be | 35 |
| four years. An individual may be reappointed to subsequent terms | 36 |
| of office. | 37 |
| (2) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of | 38 |
| this section and every four years thereafter, an organization or | 39 |
| individual that wishes to nominate an individual for the position | 40 |
| of Ohio poet laureate shall submit a nomination to the Ohio arts | 41 |
| council. An individual shall not self-nominate for the position. | 42 |
| (3) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the | 43 |
| effective date of this section and every four years thereafter, | 44 |
| the governor shall select the Ohio poet laureate from the list of | 45 |
| nominees provided under division (C)(2) of this section. | 46 |
| (D) To qualify for the position of Ohio poet laureate, an | 47 |
| individual shall satisfy the following conditions: | 48 |
| (1) The individual shall be a current resident of Ohio, with | 49 |
| at least ten concurrent years of residency. | 50 |
| (2) The individual shall have the ability to travel | 51 |
| throughout the state. | 52 |
| (3) The individual shall have a proven history in poetry that | 53 |
| includes works published in books, anthologies, literary journals, | 54 |
| or magazines, including at least one work that is not | 55 |
| self-published or by a vanity press. | 56 |
| (4) The individual shall demonstrate an active presence in | 57 |
| the state's literary community through such areas as reading, | 58 |
| publications, public presentations, or teaching. | 59 |
| (5) The individual shall demonstrate critical acclaim through | 60 |
| special honors, awards, or other recognition. | 61 |
| (E) In the event of the death, resignation, or any other | 62 |
| vacancy or inability to perform the duties of Ohio poet laureate | 63 |
| during the individual's unexpired term of office, the Ohio arts | 64 |
| council shall request nominations to fill the position. Within | 65 |
| ninety days of issuing the request, the governor shall select from | 66 |
| the list the Ohio poet laureate to serve the remainder of that | 67 |
| unexpired term of office. | 68 |
| Section 2. That existing section 3379.03 of the Revised Code | 69 |
| is hereby repealed. | 70 |