A bill for an act
relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to celebrate 50 years of
Hmong and Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
to the governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for statewide historic and cultural
grants to cultural community organizations, historical organizations, and veterans
organizations for activities to commemorate 50 years of Southeast Asians in Minnesota.
Money under this paragraph must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The
Minnesota Historical Society must administer the grants using established grant mechanisms
with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article
4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii). This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2026.
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(b) $200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund
to the governing board of the Minnesota Historical Society for activities to prepare and
coordinate community commemoration programs celebrating 50 years of Hmong Americans
in Minnesota and the arrival of the first Hmong family in Minnesota in October 1975. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
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