1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; placing certain restrictions on the use of bond 
1.3 	proceeds; requiring reports;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 16A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16A.697] CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BOND 
1.7 	PROCEEDS RECIPIENTS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Use of proceeds. (a) For the purposes of this section, "bond proceeds 
1.9 	recipient" includes: 
1.10 	(1) an agency under section 16A.011, subdivision 2;
1.11 	(2) the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
1.12 	(3) the University of Minnesota; or
1.13 	(4) after January 1, 2012, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of 
1.14 	the state.
1.15 	(b) Before a bond proceeds recipient may spend money from the bond proceeds fund 
1.16 	established under section 16A.631, the bond proceeds recipient must require as part of any 
1.17 	bid or proposal for a contract or agreement from any business, a plan to:
1.18 	(1) recruit individuals to perform work who are unemployed, especially targeting 
1.19 	communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of unemployment including, but 
1.20 	not limited to, low-income, rural, and tribal communities and communities of color;
1.21 	(2) recruit individuals to perform work from available training providers, including, 
1.22 	but not limited to, opportunities industrialization centers, construction trades unions, tribal 
1.23 	colleges or nonprofits working in tribal communities, community action partnerships, and 
1.24 	nonprofit organizations providing pertinent job training;
2.1 	(3) disseminate information about subcontract and employment opportunities 
2.2 	generated by bond proceeds to disadvantaged groups, including, but not limited to, 
2.3 	low-income, rural, and tribal communities and communities of color; and
2.4 	(4) for building construction, renewal, and renovation projects, demonstrate the total 
2.5 	calculated and document the actual calculated energy savings created by the project.
2.6 		Subd. 2.Reporting requirements. (a) A bond proceeds recipient shall report 
2.7 	electronically to the commissioner of employment and economic development a complete 
2.8 	accounting of the following:
2.9 	(1) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, and every six months 
2.10 	thereafter until the completion of a project, the number of jobs created and retained by the 
2.11 	project, and the total number of hours worked by individuals from low-income, rural, and 
2.12 	tribal communities and communities of color;
2.13 	(2) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, and every six months 
2.14 	thereafter until the completion of a project, the number of workers recruited from available 
2.15 	apprentice and training programs, including the name and location of the program, total 
2.16 	number of hours worked, and length of job retention;
2.17 	(3) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, a detailed description of 
2.18 	contract and employment information dissemination efforts to disadvantaged groups; and
2.19 	(4) within six months of the completion of building construction, renovation, and 
2.20 	renewal projects, the total calculated and actual energy savings for the project.
2.21 	(b) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall compile the 
2.22 	data and reports submitted under paragraph (a) and shall prepare an annual summary 
2.23 	report that shall be submitted electronically by January 15 of each year beginning in 2011 
2.24 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions 
2.25 	with jurisdiction over capital investment and the Department of Management and Budget.