1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for Helmets to Hard Hats 
1.3 	Minnesota initiative.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; HELMETS TO HARD HATS.
 1.6 	$225,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for grants to the 
1.8 	Construction Careers Foundation for the Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative. Grant 
1.9 	funds must be used to recruit, retain, assist, and support National Guard, reserve, and active 
1.10 	duty military members' and veterans' participation into apprenticeship programs registered 
1.11 	with the Department of Labor and Industry and connect them with career training and 
1.12 	employment in the building and construction industry. The recruitment, selection, 
1.13 	employment, and training must be without discrimination due to race, color, creed, religion, 
1.14 	national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, receipt 
1.15 	of public assistance, or age.