Maryland Code, EDUCATION 7-134
Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 7-134
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
(1) “Museum of cultural import” means a museum that provides historic and sociological learning opportunities on the history and culture of an oppressed and historically underrepresented community, leaving attendees with a deeper understanding of the community and all people’s shared humanity; and
(2) “Museum of cultural import” includes:
(i) The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
(ii) The National Museum of African American History and Culture;
(iii) The Jewish Museum of Maryland; and
(iv) The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
(b) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $500,000 for the Department to provide grants to local school systems for any related expenses for student field trips to museums of cultural import.