SF 1990

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/27/2015 09:11am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for language preservation.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LANGUAGE PRESERVATION.
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new text begin $3,000,000 is appropriated in the 2016-2017 biennium from the arts and cultural
heritage fund to the Indian Affairs Council for the purposes identified in this section.
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new text begin (a) Grants to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe language; immersion schools.
$725,000 the first year and $725,000 the second year are for grants for programs that
preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster educational programs in
Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
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new text begin (b) Language immersion. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are
for grants each year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School, the Wicoie Nandagikendan
Urban Immersion Project, and the Bdote Learning Center for a total of $1,500,000 for
the 2016-2017 biennium.
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new text begin (c) Dakota and Ojibwe working group. $50,000 for the 2016-2017 biennium is
for the Dakota and Ojibwe working group.
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