Section 20091 Of Article 5. Museum And Cultural Resources Program From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 5.
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. To the extent that funding is available for such purposes,
the endowment shall establish a program to assist and enhance the
services of California's museums and of other groups and institutions
that undertake cultural projects that are deeply rooted in and
reflective of previously underserved communities. This program shall
give priority to:
(a) Enhancing opportunities for superior museum and cultural
program services.
(b) Encouraging museums and cultural programs to provide services
to school pupils, including any of the following:
(1) Curriculum development.
(2) Schoolsite presentations or workshops.
(3) Teacher training.
(4) Reduced price or free admission of pupils to museums.
(c) Collaborative projects and technical assistance to coordinate
the work of eligible museums and cultural programs and to enhance the
ability of museums and cultural programs to serve the public.
Priority shall be given to any project that does any of the
following:
(1) Assists an eligible museum or cultural program in serving an
historically underserved population.
(2) Aids a museum or cultural program in diversifying or expanding
its audience.
(3) Aids a museum or cultural program in raising its professional
standards in order to better serve the public.
(d) Projects that increase accessibility to museums' and cultural
programs' collections and services.