HF 4323

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/11/2020 03:05pm

A bill for an act
relating to libraries; reducing aid to a public library that hosts drag queen story
hour; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134.34, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134.34, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Drag queen story hour. new text end

new text begin (a) "Drag queen story hour" or "drag queen story
time" means a children's event in which a drag queen reads stories or books to children or
engages in other learning or educational activities with children in a library setting.
new text end

new text begin (b) For calendar year 2021 and later, a public library that hosts a drag queen story hour
event shall have regional library system support aid from the Department of Education
reduced by 100 percent. A public library in a regional public library system that hosts a
drag queen story hour event is ineligible for regional library basic system support aid from
the Department of Education and the regional library basic system support aid must be
reapportioned equally among the other public libraries in the participating regional public
library system.
new text end