1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money from the arts and cultural 
1.3 	heritage fund for integrating the arts into elementary and secondary curriculum.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5	Section 1. ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.7 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the arts 
1.8 	and cultural heritage fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for allowable 
1.9 	activities under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figures "2010" and 
1.10 	"2011" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the 
1.11 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal 
1.12 	year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 
1.13 	2011. The appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are not available until November 1, 2009. 
1.14 	The appropriations in this act are onetime.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.16				Available for the Year
	
1.17				Ending June 30
	
1.18					2010
		2011

1.19	Sec. 2. PERPICH CENTER FOR THE ARTS
 	$
	8,000,000
	$
	8,000,000
	
1.20 	The sums indicated in this section are 
1.21 	appropriated from the arts and cultural 
1.22 	heritage fund to the Perpich Center for 
1.23 	Arts Education to develop and implement 
1.24 	a best practices network to integrate and 
2.1 	embed arts education into all curriculum 
2.2 	areas and improve student achievement in 
2.3 	Minnesota schools. The network should 
2.4 	include professional staff development, 
2.5 	curriculum development, and Web site 
2.6 	development. The network should be 
2.7 	designed to serve teachers, teaching artists, 
2.8 	and school administrators.