1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to regional library 
1.3 	systems for educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary history, and 
1.4 	cultural heritage of Minnesota; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
 1.7 	$4,250,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $4,250,000 in fiscal year 2013 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of education for grants to 
1.9 	the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems to provide educational opportunities in the 
1.10 	arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. The commissioner shall 
1.11 	allocate the grants according to the formula in Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.355. 
1.12 	A regional library system may use no more than 2.5 percent of funding received under 
1.13 	this section for administration. A regional library system may use grant funds to sponsor 
1.14 	programs provided by the regional library system, or to provide grants to local arts and 
1.15 	cultural heritage organizations for programs in partnership with the regional library system.