HF 4902

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/13/2024 12:18pm

A bill for an act
relating to legacy; appropriating money to develop cultural studies materials for
underrepresented groups.

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

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