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

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; PEOPLE IN ACTION.
 1.5 	$700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $700,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the 
1.6 	arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center 
1.7 	for a grant to the nonprofit organization People in Action for statewide Somali-based 
1.8 	collaborative programs for arts and cultural heritage. The funding must be used for arts 
1.9 	education, workshops, mentor programs, community presentations, and engagement events 
1.10 	throughout Minnesota.