Minnesota SF975: Art From the Inside grant appropriation to use the arts to address the needs of incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a grant to Art From the Inside to use the arts to address the needs of incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release. new text begin [ADDED: $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to Art From the Inside to use the arts, including but not limited to visual art, poetry, literature, theater, dance, and music, to address the supportive, therapeutic, and reh.

From the introduced text, January 31, 2025:

A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a grant to Art From the Inside to use the arts to address the needs of incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release. new text begin [ADDED: $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to Art From the Inside to use the arts, including but not limited to visual art, poetry, literature, theater, dance, and music, to address the supportive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative needs of incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release and promote a safer correctional facility and community environment.] new text end

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Sponsors

• Clare Oumou Verbeten (D) · primary sponsor
• Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)

Latest actions

1. March 25, 2026: Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger
2. : Author stricken Mitchell