Bill > H151

This bill establishes the Accessibility in the Creative Economy (ACE) grant program to be administered by the Office on Disability. The program aims to support capital improvements and projects to improve programmatic access and remove barriers encountered by persons with disabilities in for-profit, non-profit, and public organizations in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences sectors across the Commonwealth. The bill sets up a dedicated fund for the ACE program, with at least 0.5% of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services' appropriation designated for it. The fund will be managed by a board consisting primarily of individuals with disabilities and disability advocates, who will make recommendations on the grant criteria and selection. Eligible uses of the grants include training, consulting services, capital improvements, and planning for accessibility compliance. The bill also prioritizes grants to artists residing in the Commonwealth and considers diversity in the distribution of the grants.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H151