Minnesota Legislature
HF 1790
as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/06/2025 05:11pm
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A bill for an act
relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for regional library
systems; modifying prior appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 40, article
4, section 2, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Department of Education
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3,000,000 |
2,750,000 |
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(a) $2,750,000 each year is appropriated to
the commissioner of education for grants to
the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to
provide educational opportunities in the arts,
history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of
Minnesota. When possible, funding under this
subdivision should be used to promote and
share the work of Minnesota authors,
including authors from diverse backgrounds.
This money must be allocated using the
formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section
134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the
remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all
qualifying systems in an amount proportionate
to the number of qualifying system entities in
each system. For purposes of this subdivision,
"qualifying system entity" means a public
library, a regional library system, a regional
library system headquarters, a county, or an
outreach service program. This money may
be used to sponsor programs provided by
regional libraries or to provide grants to local
arts and cultural heritage programs for
programs in partnership with regional libraries.
This money must be distributed in ten equal
payments per year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered on or before June
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subdivision are available until June 30, deleted text begin 2026deleted text end new text begin
2027new text end .
(b) $250,000 the first year is appropriated to
the commissioner of education for a water
safety grant program. The commissioner of
education must allocate grants to eligible
applicants. Eligible applicants include
nonprofit organizations and city and county
parks and recreation programs providing
swimming lessons to youth. Eligible applicants
are not required to partner with other entities.
Grant funds must primarily be used to provide
scholarships to low-income and at-risk
children for swimming lessons. Up to 15
percent of the grant funds may also be used
to hire water safety instructors or lifeguards
or train water safety instructors or lifeguards
in nationally recognized water safety practices
and instruction.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12
Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history,
literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. The money must be allocated using the
formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining
25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the
number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this section, "qualifying
system entity" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system
headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. The money may be used to sponsor
programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage
programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The money must be distributed
in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2028, as grants or contracts under this
section are available until June 30, 2029.
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