1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Helmets 
1.3 	to Hard Hats; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REPORT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $400,000 in fiscal year 
1.7 	2021 are appropriated from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor 
1.8 	and industry for grants to the Construction Careers Foundation for the Helmets to Hard Hats 
1.9 	Minnesota initiative. Grant funds must be used to recruit, retain, assist, and support National 
1.10 	Guard, reserve, and active duty military members' and veterans' participation into 
1.11 	apprenticeship programs registered with the Department of Labor and Industry and connect 
1.12 	them with career training and employment in the building and construction industry. The 
1.13 	recruitment, selection, employment, and training must be without discrimination due to 
1.14 	race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical 
1.15 	or mental disability, receipt of public assistance, or age. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Report. Construction Careers Foundation must report to the commissioner of 
1.17 	labor and industry and the chairs and ranking members of the house of representatives and 
1.18 	senate committees overseeing labor and industry policy and finance and veterans affairs 
1.19 	policy and finance by January 15 of each year on the Helmets to Hardhats program. The 
1.20 	report must include: an overview of the program's budget; a detailed explanation of program 
1.21 	expenditures; the number of veterans and service members served by the program; a list 
1.22 	and explanation of the services provided to program participants; details of the positions 
2.1 	program participants assumed; the number of participants placed in union jobs; and the 
2.2 	number of participants placed in nonunion jobs.