evidence_text: Senator Albert offered the following amendments:
  
  1. Amend page 111, following line 11, by inserting:
  
  “America 250 state celebration of exceptionalism 1,000,000”
  
  and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
  
  2. Amend page 133, following line 7, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 1002. (1) From the funds appropriated in part I for America 250 State Celebration of Exceptionalism, $1,000,000.00 shall be used to support the planning, development, and implementation of a statewide commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America (America 250). These funds shall be distributed to the Library of Michigan, in collaboration with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and in cooperation with the National Archives and Records Administration or its successor entity.
  
  (2) Funds appropriated under this section shall be used to do all of the following:
  
  (a) Develop and present public programs, exhibitions, lectures, and educational materials highlighting Michigan’s role in the founding, growth, and ongoing democratic life of the United States.
  
  (b) Support statewide and regional events recognizing the America 250 commemoration, including partnerships with local libraries, museums, schools, tribal governments, and historical organizations.
  
  (c) Preserve, digitize, and make publicly accessible historical collections, documents, and artifacts related to Michigan’s civic, military, and cultural history.
  
  (d) Engage students and the general public through curriculum resources, traveling exhibits, and community based programming.
  
  (3) The Library of Michigan and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum shall coordinate their activities funded under this section and may collaborate with the Michigan History Center, other state departments, local units of government, and nonprofit historical or cultural organizations to maximize statewide impact.
  
  (4) Funds granted under this section shall not be used for ongoing operational expenses unrelated to America 250 programming. Grant recipients shall maintain records sufficient to demonstrate that expenditures directly support the purposes described in subsection (3).
  
  (5) Not later than September 30, 2027, the Library of Michigan shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies describing the use of funds, program outcomes, and public participation.”.
  
  The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.