HF 4445

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/21/2022 02:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money for on-site workforce support services
at postsecondary institutions and for midskilled health care occupations.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; ON-SITE WORKFORCE SUPPORT SERVICES
AT POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
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new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for planning necessary to develop an on-site workforce support services
program at postsecondary institutions to support the placement of workforce services at
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses to increase the number of low-income
students and students of color participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
who successfully complete degrees and transition into employment after degree completion.
Workforce services must include career counseling, support services, and resources to
resolve barriers to degree completion. The general fund base for this purpose is $2,430,000
in fiscal year 2024 and $3,240,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MIDSKILLED HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS.
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new text begin $1,911,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services to support demonstration sites that deliver wraparound workforce services
and household economic support. The commissioner shall work in collaboration with
postsecondary institutions to support adults receiving assistance through the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program or the Minnesota family investment program in obtaining
postsecondary degrees affiliated with health care occupations. To the extent practicable,
the demonstration sites must be evenly divided between greater Minnesota and the Twin
Cities metropolitan area and must include at least one Tribal site. The general fund base for
this purpose is $7,075,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $10,112,000 in fiscal year 2025. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
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