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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
129D.04 DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Authority. The board shall through the following activities stimulate and encourage the creation, performance and appreciation of the arts in the state: (1) receive and consider any requests for grants, loans or other forms of assistance; (2) advise and serve as a technical resource at the request of sponsoring organizations and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
