1999 Minnesota Statutes

     138.91 Minnesota humanities commission. 

    Subdivision 1.    Reports.  The Minnesota humanities 
 commission shall report to the legislature by September 1 of 
 each year on the use of state funds appropriated to the 
 commission.  The report shall include an itemized account of the 
 programs and projects supported and the source of money for 
 each.  The report shall show actual expenditures for the fiscal 
 year ending the preceding June 30 and proposed expenditures for 
 the fiscal year beginning the preceding July 1.  

    Subd. 2.    Humanities center.  (a) The Minnesota 
 humanities commission may establish a humanities center to 
 ensure balance in public education and in the cultural life of 
 the state, and to improve humanities education through the 
 establishment of two institutes:  the Minnesota institute for 
 lifelong learning, and the Minnesota institute for the 
 advancement of teaching. 

    (b) The humanities center may transport people and 
 resources to small towns, rural communities, and urban settings 
 to provide grants, technical assistance, and high quality 
 educational and cultural programs to schools and community 
 organizations throughout Minnesota. 

    (c) The Minnesota institute for the advancement of teaching 
 may conduct seminars and other activities for the recognition of 
 the teaching profession and the advancement of teaching in 
 Minnesota. 

    Subd. 3. Renumbered subd 2 

    Subd. 4.    Salary supplement.  The Minnesota humanities 
 commission is eligible for a salary supplement in the same 
 manner as state agencies.  The commissioner of finance shall 
 determine the amount of the salary supplement based on available 
 appropriations.  Employees of the commission shall be paid in 
 accordance with the appropriate pay plan.  

    HIST: 1979 c 337 s 15; 1987 c 358 s 107; 1991 c 233 s 56; 1997 
 c 202 art 2 s 39