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Committee approves amendment to create African American Cultural and Historical Grant Fund; moves bill to general subcommittee
Summary
Senate members approved a finance amendment that turns the original resolution into a funded grant process administered by the Tennessee Historical Commission; the bill will proceed to the general subcommittee for further work on funding.
Senate Bill (item number 2) as amended would establish an African American Cultural and Historical Grant Fund administered by the Tennessee Historical Commission to support capital projects that preserve, rehabilitate or highlight sites and institutions that reflect the contributions and history of African Americans in Tennessee.
Sponsor Senator Akbari (as introduced in committee) described examples of sites the fund is…
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