1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money to develop cultural studies materials for 
1.3 	underrepresented groups.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS CULTURAL STUDIES MATERIALS; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to 
1.8 	the commissioner of administration for competitive grants to develop high-quality academic 
1.9 	cultural and ethnic studies materials for communities that do not have adequate cultural and 
1.10 	ethnic studies materials or who are underrepresented in those materials, including but not 
1.11 	limited to the Hmong, Karen, Somali, and Oromo cultures and cultures without a formal 
1.12 	writing system that are largely oral-based. In developing these materials, a recipient of a 
1.13 	grant under this section must work with school districts that intend to use the materials.