SF 3911

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/27/2026 10:17 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a grant to digitize
legacy media.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DIGITIZED VIDEO GRANTS.
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new text begin $20,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to
the governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for a grant to a nonprofit
organization to repair and replace technology used to digitize videotape, film, audio, and
print materials, including news, commerce, documentaries, and local stories, in order to
preserve Minnesota history and share it with the public. The technology repaired or replaced
with grant money must be used to convert media to a digital format, and the grantee must
allow that material to be shared with the public.
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