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
Section 129D.17 — Arts And Cultural Heritage Fund.
129D.17 ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The arts and cultural heritage fund is established in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the fund must be credited to the fund. Subd. 2. Expenditures; accountability. (a) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be spent only for […]
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, […]
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 […]
Section 129D.14 — General Noncommercial Radio Station Grants.
129D.14 GENERAL NONCOMMERCIAL RADIO STATION GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purposes of this section are to facilitate the use of the noncommercial radio station as a community resource by providing financial assistance to noncommercial radio stations serving Minnesota citizens. Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Section 129D.02 — Board Of The Arts.
129D.02 BOARD OF THE ARTS. Subdivision 1. Membership. The Board of the Arts shall consist of 11 members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be appointed from each of the congressional districts, and the remaining members shall be appointed at large. Persons appointed to […]
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 […]