1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for language preservation.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LANGUAGE PRESERVATION.
 1.5 	$3,000,000 is appropriated in the 2016-2017 biennium from the arts and cultural 
1.6 	heritage fund to the Indian Affairs Council for the purposes identified in this section.
1.7 	(a) Grants to preserve Dakota and Ojibwe language; immersion schools.
1.8 	$725,000 the first year and $725,000 the second year are for grants for programs that 
1.9 	preserve Dakota and Ojibwe Indian language and to foster educational programs in 
1.10 	Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
1.11 	(b) Language immersion. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are 
1.12 	for grants each year to the Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion School, the Wicoie Nandagikendan 
1.13 	Urban Immersion Project, and the Bdote Learning Center for a total of $1,500,000 for 
1.14 	the 2016-2017 biennium.
1.15 	(c) Dakota and Ojibwe working group. $50,000 for the 2016-2017 biennium is 
1.16 	for the Dakota and Ojibwe working group.