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MN Stat § 129C.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 129C — Perpich Center For Arts Education|Section 129C.26 — Comprehensive Arts Planning Program Sites.

129C.26 COMPREHENSIVE ARTS PLANNING PROGRAM SITES. Subdivision 1. Funding. Each site shall receive $1,250 each year for two years. If fewer than 30 sites are selected, each site shall receive an additional proportionate share of money appropriated and not used. Before receiving money for the second year, a long-range plan for arts education must be submitted to the Perpich Center for Arts Education. Subd. 2. Criteria. The center, in consultation with the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program State Steering Committee, must establish criteria for site selection. Criteria shall include at least the following: (1) a willingness by the district or group of districts to designate a program chair for comprehensive arts planning with sufficient authority to implement the program; (2) a willingness by the district or group of districts to create a committee comprised of school district and community people whose function is to promote comprehensive arts education in the district; (3) commitment on the part of committee members to participate in training offered by the Department of Education; (4) a commitment of the committee to conduct a needs assessment of arts education; (5) commitment by the committee to evaluate its involvement in the program; (6) a willingness by the district to adopt a long-range plan for arts education in the district; and (7) location of the district or group of districts to assure representation of urban, suburban, and rural districts and distribution of sites throughout the state. Subd. 3. Program accounts. A district receiving funds must maintain a separate account for the receipt and disbursement of all funds relating to the program. The funds must be spent only for the purpose of arts education programs, including teacher release time. Subd. 4. Additional funding. A district receiving funds may receive funds for the program from private sources and from other governmental agencies, including any state or federal funds available for arts education. History:  1983 c 314 art 6 s 22; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 5 s 4; 1988 c 718 art 6 s 14; 1992 c 499 art 11 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 11 s 2,3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 2; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 9 s 19; 1998 c 397 art 10 s 2,3,11; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 8; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 129C.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 129C — Perpich Center For Arts Education|Section 129C.27 — Annual Director Report.

129C.27 ANNUAL DIRECTOR REPORT. The director must report the following to the education committees of the legislature by January 15 of each year in accordance with section 3.195: (1) outreach activities, including the number of districts, teachers, and administrators that have participated in outreach programs; (2) the impact of the center's outreach activities; (3) enrollment trends, including the number of students from each congressional district admitted to the Perpich Arts High School and efforts to increase enrollment by 20 percent by 2019; and (4) students' academic achievement, including performance on standard assessments, graduation rates, and the number of students enrolled in postsecondary education. History:   1Sp2017 c 5 art 5 s 10
MN Stat § 129D.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.01 — Definitions.

129D.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the definitions given them: (a) "arts" means activities resulting in the artistic creation or artistic performance of works of the imagination. Artistic activities include but are not limited to the following forms: music, dance, drama, folk art, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape and sound recording, activities related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of the art forms, and the study of the arts and their application to the human environment; (b) "board" means the Board of the Arts; (c) "director" means the executive director of the board; (d) "sponsoring organization" means an association, corporation or other group of persons (1) providing an opportunity for citizens of the state to participate in the creation, performance or appreciation of the arts and (2) qualifying as a tax-exempt organization within the meaning of section 290.05, subdivision 2; and (e) "regional arts council" means an autonomous grassroots organization designated by the board to make final decisions on the use of appropriations for local or regional arts development. History:  1975 c 297 s 1; 1995 c 126 s 1; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 20
MN Stat § 129D.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.03 — Executive Director; Staff.

129D.03 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; STAFF. The director shall be selected by a majority of the board, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The director shall be knowledgeable in the arts, and shall have demonstrated proficiency in the administration of programs relating to the arts. The director may upon designation and instruction by the board serve as the state agent to apply for, receive and disburse federal funds made available to the state in furtherance of the arts. The director is the chief administrative officer of the board and is responsible for performing the executive duties of the board as provided in this chapter. The director shall not be a member of the board. All other employees of the board shall be in the classified civil service of the state. No employee of the board or its advisory committees may be an applicant for or recipient of board assistance, nor may an employee be an officer, director or employee of a recipient sponsoring organization. History:  1975 c 297 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 129D.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.045 — Regional Arts Councils.

129D.045 REGIONAL ARTS COUNCILS. A portion of each appropriation to the board shall be used for statewide distribution through the regional arts council system. These organizations shall work together to determine a formula for distributing the funds to the regions. The board serves as fiscal agent for distribution of the funds to each regional arts council. History:   1995 c 126 s 2
MN Stat § 129D.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.05 — Publications; Legend.

129D.05 PUBLICATIONS; LEGEND. (a) Every publication, program, or other graphic material prepared by the board or prepared for use by any other organization in connection with an activity paid for by the board shall bear the legend: "This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota state legislature." (b) Each publication, program, or other graphic material prepared by an individual artist in connection with an activity paid for by the board shall bear the legend: "(artist's name) is a (fiscal year) recipient of a (program) grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board from funds appropriated by the Minnesota legislature." History:  1977 c 332 s 13; 1991 c 233 s 55
MN Stat § 129D.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.11 — Public Television Grants; Purpose.

129D.11 PUBLIC TELEVISION GRANTS; PURPOSE. The purpose of sections 129D.11 to 129D.13 is to facilitate the use of public television as a community resource for the public by providing financial assistance to public television stations serving Minnesota citizens, and to provide for cooperation between public television station officials and the Department of Administration. History:  1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 298 s 5; 1976 c 201 s 1; 1981 c 356 s 317
MN Stat § 129D.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.12 — Definitions.

129D.12 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 129D.11 to 129D.14, the terms defined in this section have the meanings here given them. Subd. 2. Public station. "Public station" means a station holding a license or operating under a program test authority from the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational television broadcast station within this state or a station outside the state which received funds under section 129D.13 in 1976. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration. History:  1976 c 201 s 2; 1979 c 337 s 18; 1981 c 356 s 318,319
MN Stat § 129D.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.13 — Grants.

129D.13 GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Distribution. The commissioner shall distribute the money provided by sections 129D.11 to 129D.13. Annually the commissioner shall make block grants which shall be distributed in equal amounts to public stations for operational costs. The commissioner shall allocate money appropriated for the purposes of sections 129D.11 to 129D.13 in such a manner that each eligible public station receives a block grant. In addition, the commissioner shall make matching grants to public stations. Matching grants shall be used for operational costs and shall be allocated using the procedure developed for distribution of state money under this section for grants made in fiscal year 1979. No station's matching grant in any fiscal year shall exceed the amount of Minnesota-based contributions received by that station in the previous fiscal year. Grants made pursuant to this subdivision may only be given to those federally licensed stations that are certified as eligible for community service grants through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Grant funds not expended by a station during the first year of the biennium do not cancel and may be carried over into the second fiscal year. Subd. 2. Exclusions from contribution amount. In calculating the amount of contributions received by a public station pursuant to subdivision 1, there shall be excluded: contributions, whether monetary or in kind, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; tax generated funds, including payments by public or private elementary and secondary schools; that portion of any foundation or corporation donation in excess of $2,500 from any one contributor in the previous station fiscal year; contributions from any source if made for the purpose of capital expenditures; and contributions from all sources based outside the state. Subd. 3. Report. Each station receiving a grant shall report annually by August 1 to the commissioner the purposes for which the money was used in the past year and the anticipated use of the money in the next year. This report shall be submitted along with a new grant request submission. If the report is not submitted, the commissioner may redistribute that money to other educational stations. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2009 c 78 art 9 s 9] History:  1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 298 s 5; 1976 c 201 s 3; 1977 c 445 s 1,2; 1978 c 793 s 65; 1979 c 337 s 19,20; 1981 c 356 s 320-322; 1983 c 301 s 137; 2009 c 78 art 9 s 1-3
MN Stat § 129D.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.15 — Equipment Grants.

129D.15 EQUIPMENT GRANTS. To be eligible for an equipment grant under sections 129D.11 to 129D.14, a public broadcasting station must meet the eligibility criteria set forth in sections 129D.13 and 129D.14. Before receiving an equipment grant, a station must submit to the commissioner a list of the equipment the station plans to purchase with the equipment grant. The commissioner may not require the station to purchase equipment before receiving the grant funds. A station must report to the commissioner a list of the equipment purchased with the grant. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 271; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 29
MN Stat § 129D.155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.155 — Repayment Of Funds.

129D.155 REPAYMENT OF FUNDS. State funds distributed to public television or noncommercial radio stations and used to purchase equipment assets must be repaid to the state, without interest, if the assets purchased with these funds are sold within five years or otherwise converted to a person other than a nonprofit or municipal corporation. The amount due to the state shall be the net amount realized from the sale of the assets, but shall not exceed the amount of state funds advanced for the purchase of the asset. The commissioner of administration may approve the use of funds derived from the sale of such assets for the purchase of new equipment for similar purposes. History:  1991 c 345 art 1 s 76; 2009 c 78 art 9 s 7; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 30
MN Stat § 129D.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.16 — Audit Procedures.

129D.16 AUDIT PROCEDURES. The commissioner of administration may establish a procedure to audit expenditure of money appropriated for grants to public television stations and noncommercial radio stations. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 272; 1993 c 337 s 9
MN Stat § 129D.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.18 — Grants To Public Television.

129D.18 GRANTS TO PUBLIC TELEVISION. Subdivision 1. Use of grant funds. Money appropriated from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund may be designated to make grants to public stations, as defined in section 129D.12, subdivision 2. Grants received under this section must be used to create, produce, acquire, or distribute programs that educate, enhance, or promote local, regional, or statewide items of artistic, cultural, or historic significance. Grant funds may be used to cover any expenses associated with the creation, production, acquisition, or distribution of public television programs through broadcast or online, including the creation and distribution of educational materials. Subd. 2. Administration. Money appropriated under this section must be used by the commissioner of administration to make grants based upon the recommendations of the Minnesota Public Television Association. Subd. 3. Conditions. (a) A public station receiving funds appropriated under this section must: (1) make programs produced with these funds available for broadcast to all other public stations eligible to receive grants under this section; (2) offer free classroom use of programs produced with these funds to public educational institutions, excluding those materials for which public television stations do not have rights to distribute; (3) archive programs produced with these funds and make the programs available for future use through encore broadcast or other distribution, including online; and (4) ensure that underwriting credit is given to the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund. (b) Programs produced in partnership with other mission-centered nonprofit organizations may be used by the partnering organization for their own educational or promotional purposes. Subd. 4. Reporting. A public station receiving funds appropriated under this section must report annually by January 15 to the commissioner, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over arts and cultural heritage policy and finance regarding how the previous year's grant funds were expended. In addition to all information required of each recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund under section 3.303, subdivision 10, the report must contain specific information for each program produced and broadcast, including the cost of production, the number of stations broadcasting the program, estimated viewership, the number of hours of legacy program content available for streaming on websites, and other related measures. If the programs produced include educational material, the public station must report on these efforts. History:  2009 c 172 art 4 s 6; 1Sp2011 c 6 art 4 s 6,7
MN Stat § 129D.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 129D - 133 — Arts|Chapter 129D — Arts Assistance|Section 129D.19 — Grants To Public Educational Radio Stations.

129D.19 GRANTS TO PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies only to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations and the noncommercial radio stations that are members of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. Subd. 2. Use of grant funds. Money appropriated from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund may be designated to make grants to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations and its member stations and noncommercial radio stations, as defined in section 129D.14, subdivision 2. Grants received under this section must be used to create, produce, acquire, or distribute programs that educate, enhance, or promote local, regional, or statewide items of artistic, cultural, or historic significance. Grant funds may be used to cover any expenses associated with the creation, production, acquisition, or distribution of noncommercial radio programs through broadcast. Subd. 3. Administration. Money appropriated under this section must be used by the commissioner of administration to make grants based upon the recommendations of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations. Subd. 4. Conditions. (a) A noncommercial radio station receiving funds appropriated under this section must: (1) make programs produced with these funds available for broadcast to all other noncommercial radio stations eligible to receive grants under this section; (2) offer free public performance rights for public educational institutions; (3) archive programs produced with these funds and make the programs available for future use through encore broadcast or other distribution, including online; and (4) ensure that underwriting credit is given to the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund. (b) Programs produced in partnership with other mission-centered nonprofit organizations may be used by the partnering organization for their own educational or promotional purposes. Subd. 5. Reporting. A noncommercial radio station receiving funds appropriated under this section must report annually by January 15 to the commissioner, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over arts and cultural heritage policy and finance regarding how the previous year's grant funds were expended. In addition to all information required of each recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund under section 3.303, subdivision 10, the report must contain specific information for each program produced and broadcast, including the cost of production, the number of stations broadcasting the program, estimated number of listeners, and other related measures. If the programs produced include educational material, the noncommercial radio station must report on these efforts. History:  2009 c 172 art 4 s 7; 1Sp2011 c 6 art 4 s 8; 2013 c 137 art 4 s 4,5
MN Stat § 134.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 134 - 135 — Libraries|Chapter 134 — Public And Multitype Libraries|Section 134.001 — Definitions.

134.001 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Public library. "Public library" means any library that provides free access to all residents of a city or county without discrimination, receives at least half of its financial support from public funds and is organized under the provisions of this chapter. Except as provided in section 134.195, it does not include libraries such as law, medical, school and academic libraries organized to serve a special group of persons, or libraries organized as a combination of a public library and another type of library. Subd. 3. Public library services. "Public library services" means services provided by or on behalf of a public library. Except as provided in section 134.195, it does not include services for elementary schools, secondary schools or postsecondary educational institutions. Subd. 4. Regional public library system. "Regional public library system" means a multicounty public library service agency that provides free access to all residents of the region without discrimination, and is organized under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 317A, or section 471.59. Subd. 5. Basic system services. "Basic system services" means services offered by all regional public library systems either directly or by contract. These services shall include, but are not limited to, communication among participants, resource sharing, delivery of materials, reciprocal borrowing, and cooperative reference service. Subd. 6. Multicounty, multitype library system. "Multicounty, multitype library system" means a cooperative network composed of any combination of public libraries, regional public library systems, public school libraries, public or private college or university libraries and any other libraries which share services and resources within a multicounty area. Subd. 7. City or cities. "City" or "cities" means home rule and statutory cities unless specifically provided otherwise. Subd. 8. Regional public library district. "Regional public library district" means a governmental unit formed according to this chapter to operate multicounty public library services. History:  1978 c 546 s 1; 1979 c 334 art 9 s 1,2; 1983 c 314 art 11 s 10,22; 1989 c 304 s 137; 1991 c 265 art 10 s 1,2; 1993 c 375 art 7 s 2
MN Stat § 134.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 134 - 135 — Libraries|Chapter 134 — Public And Multitype Libraries|Section 134.07 — Public Library Service.

134.07 PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE. The governing body of any city or county may establish and maintain public library service for the use of its inhabitants. By ordinance or resolution it may set apart for the benefit thereof any public property of the city or county. In any statutory city and in any city of the second, third, or fourth class, and in any county, the governing body may levy an annual tax on all taxable property therein except counties may not tax property which is already taxed for public library service. The proceeds of the tax shall be known as the library fund. History:  (5661) RL s 2255; 1913 c 509 s 1; 1945 c 319 s 1; 1953 c 434 s 1; 1953 c 686 s 1; 1955 c 120 s 1; 1963 c 144 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 773 s 1; 1983 c 314 art 11 s 1