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HF 284

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/13/2023 06:50pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to economic development; requiring a report; appropriating money for
Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; HELMETS TO HARD HATS; REPORT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $227,500 in fiscal year 2024 and $227,500 in fiscal year
2025 are appropriated from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor
and industry for grants to Building Strong Communities for the Helmets to Hard Hats
Minnesota initiative. Grant money must be used to recruit, retain, assist, and support National
Guard, reserve, and active duty military members' and veterans' participation in
apprenticeship programs registered with the Department of Labor and Industry and connect
them with career training and employment in the building and construction industry. The
recruitment, selection, employment, and training must be without discrimination due to
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical
or mental disability, receipt of public assistance, or age.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Building Strong Communities must report to the commissioner of
labor and industry and the chairs and ranking members of the house and senate committees
overseeing labor and industry policy and finance and veterans affairs policy and finance by
January 15 of each year on the Helmets to Hardhats program. The report must include an
overview of the program's budget, a detailed explanation of program expenditures, the
number of veterans and service members that participated in apprenticeship programs, the
number of veterans and service members that received career training, the number of veterans
and service members that gained employment in the building and construction industry,
and an audit completed by an independent auditor.
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