Minnesota SF4555 modifies eligibility for public television station block grants.

Minnesota SF4555 amends the eligibility criteria for public television station block grants. The bill specifies that funds not expended by a station in the first year of the biennium may be carried over into the second fiscal year. It also mandates that the commissioner allocates block grants in equal amounts to public stations for operational costs and makes matching grants to these stations. The matching grants are limited to the amount of Minnesota-based contributions received by the station in the previous fiscal year.

Minnesota SF4555 modifies eligibility for public television station block grants.

Minnesota SF4555 amends the eligibility criteria for public television station block grants. The bill specifies that funds not expended by a station in the first year of the biennium may be carried over into the second fiscal year. It also mandates that the commissioner allocates block grants in equal amounts to public stations for operational costs and makes matching grants to these stations. The matching grants are limited to the amount of Minnesota-based contributions received by the station in the previous fiscal year.