| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for grants to children's |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 museums. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S MUSEUM GRANTS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) $1,525,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,525,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Center for grants to children's museums for interactive exhibits and outreach programs on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9arts and cultural heritage. Of this amount: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) $175,000 each year is for The Works, Bloomington; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) $125,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (3) $100,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Center, Breckenridge; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (4) $125,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (5) $100,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (6) $100,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (7) $100,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (8) $175,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (9) $175,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (10) $100,000 each year is for The Village Children's Museum, Willmar; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (11) $100,000 each year is for the Mini Sota Ag Museum, Benson; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR CKM/AC 25-0248201/24/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1623 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Schwartz, Backer, Wolgamott, Skraba and Lillie02/26/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance 2.1 (12) $150,000 each year is for the SPARK Children's Museum, Rochester. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2 (b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, an organization must be an exempt entity |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3that meets the definition for children's museums under Internal Revenue Service activity |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4code A52. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 35 | 35 | | REVISOR CKM/AC 25-0248201/24/25 |
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