1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing a grant to the Progressive Center for 
1.3 	Education and Economic Development, Inc.; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$75,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of the Office of Higher Education for a grant to the Progressive Center for Education and 
1.8 	Economic Development, Inc. The grant is for activities and capacity building to make 
1.9 	connections between education and employment for individuals through existing programs 
1.10 	and otherwise. Existing programs include the dual-training program under Minnesota 
1.11 	Statutes, section 136A.246. This appropriation is available until expended.