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This bill provides specific grant funding appropriations for various museums and children's education centers across Minnesota. The bill allocates a total of $1,090,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support museums statewide. Specifically, the bill provides targeted funding for multiple museums, including $125,000 each year for The Works in Bloomington, $82,500 for the WonderTrek Children's Museum in Brainerd-Baxter, $82,500 for the Duluth Children's Museum, and smaller grants ranging from $75,000 to $125,000 for children's museums in other cities such as Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Hutchinson, Mankato, St. Cloud, Willmar, Breckenridge, Rochester, and Benson. The bill also specifies that the base funding for fiscal year 2028 and beyond will remain at $1,090,000, and any unspent balance from fiscal year 2026 can be carried over to fiscal year 2027. These appropriations are coming from the state's general fund and will be administered through the Department of Education.

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