1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to youth development; authorizing county and state fair surcharges; 
1.3 	authorizing municipalities to raise and spend money on 4-H; requiring a 
1.4 	University of Minnesota Extension Service policy;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2008, section 37.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 38.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 37.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.9 	to read:
1.10 		Subd. 3.4-H surcharge. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the society may collect a 
1.11 	state fair admission surcharge to support 4-H programming in this state. The society must 
1.12 	deposit the proceeds in the 4-H Youth Development Fund, which is hereby established in 
1.13 	the state treasury. Funds in this account are appropriated to the Board of Regents of the 
1.14 	University of Minnesota to support 4-H programming, including, to the extent possible, 
1.15 	providing at least one halftime 4-H educator in each county. If funds collected under this 
1.16 	subdivision are not sufficient to provide at least one halftime 4-H educator in each county, 
1.17 	the Board of Regents shall distribute available funds equitably to county 4-H programs as 
1.18 	matching grants to provide halftime 4-H educators.

1.19 	Sec. 2. [38.325] 4-H SURCHARGE.
1.20 	A county agricultural society or association organized under this chapter that charges 
1.21 	admission to its annual fair may collect a surcharge to support 4-H programming in the 
1.22 	county, as provided in sections 38.33 to 38.38.

1.23 	Sec. 3. [38.345] APPROPRIATIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES.
2.1 	The council of any city and the board of supervisors of any town may incur expenses 
2.2 	and spend money for county extension work, as provided in sections 38.33 to 38.38.

2.3 	Sec. 4. EXTENSION POLICY; 4-H FEES.
 2.4 	The Extension Service of the University of Minnesota shall adopt a policy 
2.5 	authorizing participant fees imposed on a 4-H program in a county to be used for the costs 
2.6 	of providing a 4-H educator in that county.