HF 1808

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/20/2017 04:25pm

A bill for an act
relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for software to locate
and learn about art in Minnesota.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA ART MAP SOFTWARE APPLICATION;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $30,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $20,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the
arts and cultural heritage fund to the Minnesota State Arts Board for the design, consultation,
creation, and administration of a statewide arts software application to be used on electronic
and mobile electronic devices to locate and access artists, arts organizations, and art education
programs throughout Minnesota. The Minnesota State Arts Board must work in consultation
with the regional arts councils, private and nonprofit arts organizations, and the regional
library system to develop criteria for content to import to the software application and must
make the application free for users to download. A portion of the funding may be used to
pay the ongoing costs the Minnesota State Arts Board incurs associated with developing
content and updating the software or with contracting to develop and update the software
and expand electronic content in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
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