HF1623 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Children's museums grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Related bill: SF1901
AI Generated Summary
This bill appropriates funds from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support children's museums in the state. It designates $1,525,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the Minnesota Humanities Center, which will distribute grants to children's museums for interactive exhibits and outreach programs focused on arts and cultural heritage.
The bill specifies the grant amounts for several museums, including:
- The Works (Bloomington): $175,000 annually
- WonderTrek Children's Museum (Brainerd-Baxter): $125,000 annually
- Children's Discovery Center (Breckenridge): $100,000 annually
- Duluth Children's Museum (Duluth): $125,000 annually
- Otter Cove Children's Museum (Fergus Falls): $100,000 annually
- Children's Discovery Museum (Grand Rapids): $100,000 annually
- Wheel and Cog Children's Museum (Hutchinson): $100,000 annually
- Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota (Mankato): $175,000 annually
- Great River Children's Museum (St. Cloud): $175,000 annually
- The Village Children's Museum (Willmar): $100,000 annually
- Mini Sota Ag Museum (Benson): $100,000 annually
- SPARK Children's Museum (Rochester): $150,000 annually
To qualify for a grant, organizations must be tax-exempt and meet the IRS definition for children's museums under activity code A52.
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
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February 26, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Legacy Finance |
February 26, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Legacy Finance |