SF4005

Purpose

• The bill provides an appropriation from Minnesota’s arts and cultural heritage fund to support cultural preservation and a public education initiative. The goal is to document, preserve, and share the history, traditions, and lived experiences of Cambodian Minnesotans.

Main Provisions

• Section 1 directs an appropriation of $300,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
• The money is allotted to the commissioner of administration as a grant to the Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota.
• The grant is intended for cultural preservation and a public education initiative designed to document, preserve, and share the history, traditions, and lived experiences of Cambodian Minnesotans.

Funding Source and Oversight

• Source: arts and cultural heritage fund.
• Oversight/Administration: administered through the commissioner of administration.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• This is a new funding appropriation. It does not describe changing existing laws beyond allocating funds for a specific grant and purpose.

Notes on Key Terms and Phrases

• arts and cultural heritage fund
• appropriation
• $300,000
• fiscal year 2027
• commissioner of administration
• grant
• Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota
• cultural preservation
• public education initiative
• document, preserve, and share
• history, traditions, and lived experiences
• Cambodian Minnesotans

Relevant Terms - arts and cultural heritage fund - appropriation - grant - commissioner of administration - Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota - cultural preservation - public education initiative - history - traditions - lived experiences - Cambodian Minnesotans - fiscal year 2027