1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to employment; modifying procedures for the 
  1.3             extended employment program in the department of 
  1.4             economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.5             section 268A.15, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268A.15, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 8.  [FUNDING AUTHORITY.] State grant funds under this 
  1.10  section and section 268A.13 shall be available for 24 months 
  1.11  following the end of a fiscal year to allow for the submission 
  1.12  of final grant data reports, the completion of audit adjustments 
  1.13  of payments to grantees including grantee appeals of final audit 
  1.14  adjustments, and the redistribution of remaining balances in 
  1.15  grant accounts to other grantees who meet or exceed their 
  1.16  contracts with the department for that fiscal year.