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This bill amends a previous appropriations law to modify funding for public educational radio stations in Minnesota. The bill extends and adjusts funding for community service grants and equipment grants to public educational radio stations. Specifically, it provides $1,382,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for community service grants, which can be used to disseminate emergency information in foreign languages, with the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations allowed to use up to 4% for administrative costs. Additionally, the bill allocates $142,000 in each of those fiscal years for equipment grants, which can be used for repairing, renting, purchasing, and upgrading equipment and software, including items under $500. The bill also makes a minor technical change by extending a one-time appropriation's availability date from June 30, 2027, to June 30, 2028, in the original law. These appropriations aim to support public educational radio stations in providing community services and maintaining their technological infrastructure.

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