1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; requiring capacity-building grants to connect 
1.3 	education and jobs; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA HMONG CHAMBER OF 
1.6 	COMMERCE; PROCEED, INC.
 1.7 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for equal grants to the Minnesota 
1.9 	Hmong Chamber of Commerce and the Progressive Center for Education and Economic 
1.10 	Development, Inc. The grants are for the purpose of activities and capacity building to 
1.11 	make connections between education and employment for individuals through existing 
1.12 	programs and otherwise. Existing programs include the dual training program under 
1.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.246. This appropriation is available until expended.