1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali arts and 
1.3 	cultural heritage programs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; FANKA ARTS PROGRAMS.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities 
1.8 	Center for a grant to one or more community organizations that participate in statewide 
1.9 	Somali-based collaborative programs for arts and cultural heritage. The funding must be 
1.10 	used for Fanka programs to provide arts education and workshops, mentor programs, and 
1.11 	community presentations and community engagement events throughout Minnesota.