HF 2393

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/27/2014 03:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; requiring at least 40 percent of the arts and cultural
heritage funding to be devoted to programs for school-age children; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.17, subdivision 2; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [127A.29] ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND;
APPORTIONMENT.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner shall apportion 40 percent of the annual balance from the arts
and cultural heritage fund semiannually on the first Monday in March and September
in each year to districts and charter schools that have been in session at least nine
months. The apportionment shall be in proportion to each district's adjusted average daily
membership during the preceding year. The apportionment shall not be paid to a district or
charter school for pupils for whom tuition is received by the district or charter school.
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new text begin (b) A charter school or school district receiving state aid under paragraph (a) must
spend that aid on arts and cultural heritage activities.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2014, for payments beginning
in September 2014.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expenditures; accountability.

(a) Funding from the arts and cultural
heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve
Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from
the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for
measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with current
scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and must incorporate state-of-the-art
technology when appropriate.

(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire
project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for
the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the
entire project will be completed.

(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits
across all regions and residents of the state. new text begin At least 40 percent of the annual spending
from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be spent on programs that directly benefit
children enrolled in public schools according to section 127A.29.
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(d) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the arts and
cultural heritage fund must compile and submit all information for funded projects or
programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required
under section 3.303, subdivision 10, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon
as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The
Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site
required under section 3.303, subdivision 10, as soon as it becomes available.

(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented
according to section 16B.98 and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for
grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively
awarded.

(f) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located
in Minnesota.

(g) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the arts and cultural
heritage fund shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy
logo required under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws
2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more
information." When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct
the person to a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may
use to obtain additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating
Commission Web site required under section 3.303, subdivision 10.

(h) Future eligibility for money from the arts and cultural heritage fund is contingent
upon a state agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section,
as well as any additional requirements contained in applicable session law.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for aids payable for fiscal year 2015
and later.
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