California Government Code CHAPTER 2.1 - Art in Public Buildings

• Section 15813.
  The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has a responsibility for expanding public experience with art. The Legislature recognizes that other states...
• Section 15813.1.
  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “State buildings” includes state office buildings, hospitals, and prisons, and such other state buildings...
• Section 15813.2.
  (a) Financing for works of art in state buildings shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The Governor shall include a budget...
• Section 15813.3.
  In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the State Architect and the council, jointly, shall do all of the following:(a) (1) Determine and implement...
• Section 15813.4.
  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the selection and commissioning of artists, and the purchase and execution of works of art for state buildings...
• Section 15813.5.
  (a) The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to...
• Section 15813.7.
  If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest...
• Section 15813.8.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Art in Public Buildings Program.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 493.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018