1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring a study of funding, impact, and needs of 
1.3 	artists from diverse racial and ethnic communities in the state.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STUDY.
 1.6 	The Minnesota State Arts Board shall study the following topics relating to artists 
1.7 	from diverse racial and ethnic communities:
1.8 	(1) utilization of artists from diverse racial and ethnic communities in the state's arts 
1.9 	institutions that have 20 or more employees;
1.10 	(2) barriers that hinder the growth of these artists;
1.11 	(3) facility needs of these artists; and
1.12 	(4) business development and technical needs of these artists. 
1.13 	The board shall submit an interim report by December 31, 2014, and a final report 
1.14 	by June 30, 2015, to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
1.15 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over arts funding with recommendations to address 
1.16 	the board's findings. The board must post the reports on its Web site and must make 
1.17 	additional reasonable efforts to make the Minnesota arts community aware of the report.