HF 507

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/18/2023 10:19am

A bill for an act
relating to economic development; authorizing immigrant worker enterprise zones;
requiring law enforcement to comply with federal detainers; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116L; 299A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116L.991] IMMIGRANT WORKER ENTERPRISE ZONES.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish immigrant worker enterprise zones within the state
to encourage immigrant settlement and alleviate labor shortages. Immigrant worker enterprise
zones are areas of the state identified by the commissioner to have labor shortages that can
be alleviated by recruiting and attracting immigrant populations.
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new text begin (b) To identify immigrant worker enterprise zones in the state, the commissioner shall
consider:
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new text begin (1) the distribution of immigrant workers by region of the state;
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new text begin (2) the size and growth of the immigrant workforce in the state;
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new text begin (3) industries in the state that rely on immigrant workers and the impact that immigrant
workers have on certain industries and regions in the state; and
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new text begin (4) the services immigrant workers need to integrate into the community, including
housing, education, health care, and citizenship, and the public and private sector agencies
or organizations available in that region.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall adopt efforts to attract and recruit immigrant worker
populations from identified countries to immigrant worker enterprise zones. The
commissioner shall request from Congress and the federal government an exemption from
federal immigration quotas for countries identified by the commissioner.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [299A.85] COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
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new text begin When an individual becomes eligible for release from the custody of a state or local law
enforcement agency and the Department of Homeland Security has issued an immigration
detainer under Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 287.7, paragraph (d), the state
or local law enforcement agency shall maintain custody of an individual with a United States
criminal history for a period not to exceed 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays in order to permit the assumption of custody of the individual by the Department
of Homeland Security, regardless of whether the individual is eligible for bail.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for the immigrant worker enterprise zones in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.991.
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