1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Dakota and Ojibwe 
1.3 	language preservation.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DAKOTA AND OJIBWE LANGUAGE 
1.6 	PRESERVATION.
 1.7 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Indian Affairs Council for grants to preserve Dakota 
1.9 	and Ojibwe language programs, with a preference for programs in public schools and 
1.10 	immersion education programs.