1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to jobs; appropriating money for the Department of Employment and 
1.3 	Economic Development, Department of Labor and Industry, the Bureau of 
1.4 	Mediation Services, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; modifying 
1.5 	use of Minnesota investment fund; establishing an airport infrastructure renewal 
1.6 	(AIR) grant program; modifying the youth skills training program; modifying 
1.7 	retainage requirements for certain public contracts and building and construction 
1.8 	contracts; providing uniformity for employment mandates on private employers; 
1.9 	prohibiting wage theft; adopting recommendations from the Workers' Compensation 
1.10 	Advisory Council; making policy and technical changes; modifying fees; 
1.11 	establishing criminal penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.12 	2018, sections 15.72, subdivision 2; 116J.035, subdivision 7; 175.46, subdivisions 
1.13 	3, 13; 176.1812, subdivision 2; 176.231, subdivision 1; 177.23, subdivision 7; 
1.14 	177.27, subdivision 1; 177.32, subdivision 1; 181.03, subdivision 1, by adding 
1.15 	subdivisions; 326B.821, subdivision 21; 337.10, subdivision 4; 341.30, subdivision 
1.16 	1; 341.32, subdivision 1; 341.321; 469.074, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2017, 
1.17 	chapter 94, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in 
1.18 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 116L; 181.
1.19 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.20 	ARTICLE 1
1.21 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.22	Section 1. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.24 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.25 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.26 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.27 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
1.28 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
1.29 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2020
		2021

2.5
2.6	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT 
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	114,607,000
	$
	114,607,000

2.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.9		2020
	2021
	
2.10	General
	82,810,000
	82,810,000
	
2.11	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.12
2.13	Workforce 
Development
	31,097,000
	31,097,000
	
2.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.16 	subdivisions.

2.17	Subd. 2.Business and Community Development
 		38,286,000
		38,286,000

2.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.19	General
	36,111,000
	36,111,000
	
2.20	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
2.21
2.22	Workforce 
Development
	1,475,000
	1,475,000
	
2.23 	(a)(1) $12,500,000 each year is for the 
2.24 	Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota 
2.25 	Statutes, section 116J.8731. Of this amount, 
2.26 	up to two percent is for administration and 
2.27 	monitoring of the program. This appropriation 
2.28 	is available until spent. Notwithstanding 
2.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, funds 
2.30 	appropriated to the commissioner for the 
2.31 	Minnesota investment fund may be used for 
2.32 	the redevelopment program under Minnesota 
2.33 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at 
2.34 	the discretion of the commissioner. Grants 
2.35 	under this paragraph are not subject to the 
3.1 	grant amount limitation under Minnesota 
3.2 	Statutes, section 116J.8731;
3.3 	(2) of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 
3.4 	2020, $2,000,000 is for a loan to a paper mill 
3.5 	in Duluth to support the operation and 
3.6 	manufacture of packaging paper grades. The 
3.7 	company that owns the paper mill must spend 
3.8 	$25,000,000 on expansion activities by 
3.9 	December 31, 2020, in order to be eligible to 
3.10 	receive funds in this appropriation. This 
3.11 	appropriation is onetime and may be used for 
3.12 	the mill's equipment, materials, supplies, and 
3.13 	other operating expenses. The commissioner 
3.14 	of employment and economic development 
3.15 	shall forgive a portion of the loan each year 
3.16 	after verification that the mill has retained 200 
3.17 	full-time jobs over a period of five years and 
3.18 	has satisfied other performance goals and 
3.19 	contractual obligations as required under 
3.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731;
3.21 	(3) of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 
3.22 	2020, $1,000,000 is for the airport 
3.23 	infrastructure renewal (AIR) grant program 
3.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.439; 
3.25 	and
3.26 	(4) of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 
3.27 	2020, $100,000 is for a grant to FIRST in 
3.28 	Upper Midwest to support competitive 
3.29 	robotics teams. Funds must be used to make 
3.30 	up to five awards of no more than $20,000 
3.31 	each to Minnesota-based public entities or 
3.32 	private nonprofit organizations for the creation 
3.33 	of competitive robotics hubs. Awards may be 
3.34 	used for tools, equipment, and physical space 
3.35 	to be utilized by robotics teams. At least 50 
4.1 	percent of grant funds must be used outside 
4.2 	of the seven-county metropolitan area, as 
4.3 	defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.4 	473.121, subdivision 2. The grant recipient 
4.5 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
4.6 	members of the legislative committees with 
4.7 	jurisdiction over jobs and economic growth 
4.8 	by February 1, 2021, on the status of awards 
4.9 	and include information on the number and 
4.10 	amount of awards made, the number of 
4.11 	customers served, and any outcomes resulting 
4.12 	from the grant. The grant requires a 50 percent 
4.13 	match from nonstate sources.
4.14 	(b) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
4.15 	job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.16 	section 116J.8748. Of this amount, up to two 
4.17 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
4.18 	of the program. This appropriation is available 
4.19 	until spent.
4.20 	(c) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
4.21 	emerging entrepreneur loan program under 
4.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Funds 
4.23 	available under this paragraph are for transfer 
4.24 	into the emerging entrepreneur program 
4.25 	special revenue fund account created under 
4.26 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are 
4.27 	available until spent.
4.28 	(d) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce 
4.29 	development fund is for job training costs 
4.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.42.
4.31 	(e) $1,787,000 each year is for the greater 
4.32 	Minnesota business development public 
4.33 	infrastructure grant program under Minnesota 
4.34 	Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation 
4.35 	is available until spent.
5.1 	(f) $139,000 each year is for the Center for 
5.2 	Rural Policy and Development.
5.3 	(g) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated 
5.4 	site cleanup and development grants under 
5.5 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 
5.6 	116J.558. This appropriation is available until 
5.7 	spent.
5.8 	(h) $700,000 each year is from the remediation 
5.9 	fund for contaminated site cleanup and 
5.10 	development grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.11 	sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This 
5.12 	appropriation is available until spent.
5.13 	(i) $1,425,000 each year is for the business 
5.14 	development competitive grant program. Of 
5.15 	this amount, up to two percent is for 
5.16 	administration and monitoring of the business 
5.17 	development competitive grant program. All 
5.18 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
5.19 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
5.20 	(j) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
5.21 	job skills partnership program under 
5.22 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 
5.23 	116L.17. If the appropriation for either year 
5.24 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
5.25 	year is available. This appropriation is 
5.26 	available until spent.
5.27 	(k) $875,000 each year is from the general 
5.28 	fund for the host community economic 
5.29 	development program established in 
5.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548.
5.31 	(l) $25,000 each year is for the administration 
5.32 	of state aid for the Destination Medical Center 
5.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to 
5.34 	469.47.
6.1 	(m) $125,000 each year from the workforce 
6.2 	development fund is for a grant to the White 
6.3 	Earth Nation for the White Earth Nation 
6.4 	Integrated Business Development System to 
6.5 	provide business assistance with workforce 
6.6 	development, outreach, technical assistance, 
6.7 	infrastructure and operational support, 
6.8 	financing, and other business development 
6.9 	activities. This is a onetime appropriation.
6.10 	(n) $12,000 each year is from the general fund 
6.11 	for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film 
6.12 	Office.
6.13 	(o) $163,000 each year is from the general 
6.14 	fund for the Minnesota Film and TV Board. 
6.15 	The appropriation in each year is available 
6.16 	only upon receipt by the board of $1 in 
6.17 	matching contributions of money or in-kind 
6.18 	contributions from nonstate sources for every 
6.19 	$3 provided by this appropriation, except that 
6.20 	each year up to $50,000 is available on July 
6.21 	1 even if the required matching contribution 
6.22 	has not been received by that date.
6.23 	(p) $500,000 each year is from the general 
6.24 	fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV 
6.25 	Board for the film production jobs program 
6.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. 
6.27 	This appropriation is available until spent.

6.28	Subd. 3.Minnesota Trade Office
 		2,292,000
		2,292,000
	
6.29 	(a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants 
6.30 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.
6.31 	(b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest 
6.32 	Minnesota Marketing Initiative in Minnesota 
6.33 	Statutes, section 116J.9781.
7.1 	(c) $270,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
7.2 	Trade Offices under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.3 	section 116J.978.
7.4 	(d) $50,000 each year is for the trade policy 
7.5 	advisory group under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.6 	section 116J.9661.

7.7	Subd. 4.Workforce Development
 		26,242,000
		26,242,000

7.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.9	General
	4,450,000
	4,450,000
	
7.10
7.11	Workforce 
Development
	21,792,000
	21,792,000
	
7.12 	(a) $4,604,000 each year from the workforce 
7.13 	development fund is for the pathways to 
7.14 	prosperity competitive grant program. Of this 
7.15 	amount, up to two percent is for administration 
7.16 	and monitoring of the program.
7.17 	(b) $4,065,000 each year is from the 
7.18 	workforce development fund for the 
7.19 	Minnesota youth program under Minnesota 
7.20 	Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.
7.21 	(c) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
7.22 	development fund for the youthbuild program 
7.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.361 
7.24 	to 116L.366.
7.25 	(d) $750,000 each year is from the general 
7.26 	fund and $3,348,000 each year is from the 
7.27 	workforce development fund for the youth at 
7.28 	work competitive grant program under 
7.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this 
7.30 	amount, up to two percent is for administration 
7.31 	and monitoring of the youth workforce 
7.32 	development competitive grant program. All 
7.33 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
7.34 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
8.1 	(e) $500,000 each year from the general fund 
8.2 	and $500,000 each year from the workforce 
8.3 	development fund are for rural career 
8.4 	counseling coordinators in the workforce 
8.5 	service areas and for the purposes specified 
8.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
8.7 	(f) $250,000 each year is for the higher 
8.8 	education career advising program.
8.9 	(g) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
8.10 	grant program for grants to organizations 
8.11 	providing services to relieve economic 
8.12 	disparities in the Southeast Asian community 
8.13 	through workforce recruitment, development, 
8.14 	job creation, assistance of smaller 
8.15 	organizations to increase capacity, and 
8.16 	outreach. Of this amount, up to two percent is 
8.17 	for administration and monitoring of the 
8.18 	program.
8.19 	(h) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
8.20 	grant program to provide grants to 
8.21 	organizations that provide support services for 
8.22 	individuals, such as job training, employment 
8.23 	preparation, internships, job assistance to 
8.24 	fathers, financial literacy, academic and 
8.25 	behavioral interventions for low-performing 
8.26 	students, and youth intervention. Grants made 
8.27 	under this section must focus on low-income 
8.28 	communities, young adults from families with 
8.29 	a history of intergenerational poverty, and 
8.30 	communities of color. Of this amount, up to 
8.31 	two percent is for administration and 
8.32 	monitoring of the program.
8.33 	(i) $750,000 each year is for the high-wage, 
8.34 	high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant 
8.35 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.1 	116L.99. Of this amount, up to two percent is 
9.2 	for administration and monitoring of the 
9.3 	program.
9.4 	(j) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.5 	development fund for the Opportunities 
9.6 	Industrialization Center programs. This 
9.7 	appropriation shall be divided equally among 
9.8 	the eligible centers.
9.9 	(k) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.10 	development fund for a grant to YWCA St. 
9.11 	Paul to provide job training services and 
9.12 	workforce development programs and 
9.13 	services, including job skills training and 
9.14 	counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.
9.15 	(l) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.16 	development fund for a grant to the 
9.17 	Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic 
9.18 	intervention program designed to target and 
9.19 	connect program participants to meaningful, 
9.20 	sustainable living-wage employment. This is 
9.21 	a onetime appropriation.
9.22 	(m) $800,000 each year is from the workforce 
9.23 	development fund for performance grants 
9.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, 
9.25 	to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to 
9.26 	hard-to-train individuals. This is a onetime 
9.27 	appropriation.
9.28 	(n) $600,000 each year from the workforce 
9.29 	development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa 
9.30 	Place for job training, employment 
9.31 	preparation, internships, education, training 
9.32 	in the construction trades, housing, and 
9.33 	organizational capacity-building. This is a 
9.34 	onetime appropriation.
10.1 	(o) $200,000 each year is for a grant to 
10.2 	AccessAbility Incorporated to provide job 
10.3 	skills training to individuals who have been 
10.4 	released from incarceration for a felony-level 
10.5 	offense and are no more than 12 months from 
10.6 	the date of release. AccessAbility Incorporated 
10.7 	shall annually report to the commissioner on 
10.8 	how the money was spent and what results 
10.9 	were achieved. The report must include, at a 
10.10 	minimum, information and data about the 
10.11 	number of participants; participant 
10.12 	homelessness, employment, recidivism, and 
10.13 	child support compliance; and training 
10.14 	provided to program participants. This is a 
10.15 	onetime appropriation.
10.16 	(p) $450,000 each year is from the workforce 
10.17 	development fund for grants to Minnesota 
10.18 	Diversified Industries, Inc. to provide 
10.19 	progressive development and employment 
10.20 	opportunities for people with disabilities. This 
10.21 	is a onetime appropriation.
10.22 	(q) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
10.23 	development fund for a grant to the Minnesota 
10.24 	Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to administer 
10.25 	a statewide project of youth job skills and 
10.26 	career development. This project, which may 
10.27 	have career guidance components including 
10.28 	health and life skills, must be designed to 
10.29 	encourage, train, and assist youth in early 
10.30 	access to education and job-seeking skills, 
10.31 	work-based learning experience including 
10.32 	career pathways in STEM learning, career 
10.33 	exploration and matching, and first job 
10.34 	placement through local community 
10.35 	partnerships and on-site job opportunities. This 
11.1 	grant requires a 25 percent match from 
11.2 	nonstate resources. This is a onetime 
11.3 	appropriation.
11.4 	(r) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
11.5 	development fund for a grant to Avivo to 
11.6 	provide low-income individuals with career 
11.7 	education and job skills training that is fully 
11.8 	integrated with chemical and mental health 
11.9 	services. This is a onetime appropriation.
11.10 	(s) $1,500,000 each year is from the workforce 
11.11 	development fund for a grant to the Minnesota 
11.12 	High Tech Association to support 
11.13 	SciTechsperience, a program that supports 
11.14 	science, technology, engineering, and math 
11.15 	(STEM) internship opportunities for two- and 
11.16 	four-year college students and graduate 
11.17 	students in their field of study. The internship 
11.18 	opportunities must match students with paid 
11.19 	internships within STEM disciplines at small, 
11.20 	for-profit companies located in Minnesota 
11.21 	having fewer than 250 employees worldwide. 
11.22 	At least 350 students must be matched in the 
11.23 	first year and at least 350 students must be 
11.24 	matched in the second year. No more than 15 
11.25 	percent of the hires may be graduate students. 
11.26 	Selected hiring companies shall receive from 
11.27 	the grant 50 percent of the wages paid to the 
11.28 	intern, capped at $3,000 per intern. The 
11.29 	program must work toward increasing the 
11.30 	participation among women or other 
11.31 	underserved populations. This is a onetime 
11.32 	appropriation.
11.33 	(t) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
11.34 	development fund for a grant to Big Brothers 
11.35 	Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities for 
12.1 	workforce readiness, employment exploration, 
12.2 	and skills development for youth ages 12 to 
12.3 	21. The grant must serve youth in the Big 
12.4 	Brothers Big Sisters chapters in the Twin 
12.5 	Cities, central Minnesota, and southern 
12.6 	Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
12.7 	(u) $200,000 each year is from the workforce 
12.8 	development fund for a grant to 180 Degrees 
12.9 	to expand their job readiness training program 
12.10 	to: young adults in group homes; sexually 
12.11 	exploited girls at Brittany's Place; and men 
12.12 	who have recently been released from prison 
12.13 	at the Clifton Residence. This is a onetime 
12.14 	appropriation.
12.15 	(v) $150,000 each year is from the workforce 
12.16 	development fund for displaced homemaker 
12.17 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.18 	116L.96. The commissioner, through the adult 
12.19 	career pathways program, shall distribute the 
12.20 	funds to existing nonprofit and state displaced 
12.21 	homemaker programs. This is a onetime 
12.22 	appropriation.
12.23 	(w) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
12.24 	development fund for a grant to Goodwill 
12.25 	Easter Seals Minnesota and its partners. The 
12.26 	grant shall be used to continue the FATHER 
12.27 	Project in Rochester, Park Rapids, St. Cloud, 
12.28 	Minneapolis, and the surrounding areas to 
12.29 	assist fathers in overcoming barriers that 
12.30 	prevent fathers from supporting their children 
12.31 	economically and emotionally. This is a 
12.32 	onetime appropriation.
12.33 	(x) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
12.34 	development fund for a grant to Summit 
12.35 	Academy OIC to expand their contextualized 
13.1 	GED and employment placement program and 
13.2 	STEM program. This is a onetime 
13.3 	appropriation.
13.4 	(y) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
13.5 	development fund for a grant to Bridges to 
13.6 	Healthcare to provide career education, 
13.7 	wraparound support services, and job skills 
13.8 	training in high-demand health care fields to 
13.9 	low-income parents, nonnative speakers of 
13.10 	English, and other hard-to-train individuals, 
13.11 	helping families build secure pathways out of 
13.12 	poverty while also addressing worker 
13.13 	shortages in one of Minnesota's most 
13.14 	innovative industries. Funds may be used for 
13.15 	program expenses, including but not limited 
13.16 	to hiring instructors and navigators; space 
13.17 	rental; and supportive services to help 
13.18 	participants attend classes, including assistance 
13.19 	with course fees, child care, transportation, 
13.20 	and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to 
13.21 	five percent of grant funds may be used for 
13.22 	Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. 
13.23 	This is a onetime appropriation.
13.24 	(z) $75,000 each year is from the workforce 
13.25 	development fund for grants to the Minnesota 
13.26 	Grocers Association Foundation for Carts to 
13.27 	Careers, a statewide initiative to promote 
13.28 	careers, conduct outreach, provide job skills 
13.29 	training, and grant scholarships for careers in 
13.30 	the retail food industry. This is a onetime 
13.31 	appropriation.
13.32 	(aa) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
13.33 	development fund for grants to the American 
13.34 	Indian Opportunities and Industrialization 
13.35 	Center, in collaboration with the Northwest 
14.1 	Indian Community Development Center, to 
14.2 	reduce academic disparities for American 
14.3 	Indian students and adults. The grant funds 
14.4 	may be used to provide:
14.5 	(1) student tutoring and testing support 
14.6 	services;
14.7 	(2) training and employment placement in 
14.8 	information technology;
14.9 	(3) training and employment placement within 
14.10 	trades;
14.11 	(4) assistance in obtaining a GED;
14.12 	(5) remedial training leading to enrollment or 
14.13 	to sustain enrollment in a postsecondary higher 
14.14 	education institution;
14.15 	(6) real-time work experience in information 
14.16 	technology fields and in the trades;
14.17 	(7) contextualized adult basic education;
14.18 	(8) career and educational counseling for 
14.19 	clients with significant and multiple barriers; 
14.20 	and
14.21 	(9) reentry services and counseling for adults 
14.22 	and youth.
14.23 	After notification to the legislature, the 
14.24 	commissioner may transfer this appropriation 
14.25 	to the commissioner of education.

14.26	Subd. 5.Vocational Rehabilitation
 		36,961,000
		36,961,000

14.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.28	General
	28,861,000
	28,861,000
	
14.29
14.30	Workforce 
Development
	7,830,000
	7,830,000
	
15.1 	(a) $14,300,000 each year is for the state's 
15.2 	vocational rehabilitation program under 
15.3 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A.
15.4 	(b) $3,011,000 each year is from the general 
15.5 	fund for grants to centers for independent 
15.6 	living under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.7 	268A.11.
15.8 	(c) $8,995,000 each year from the general fund 
15.9 	and $6,830,000 each year from the workforce 
15.10 	development fund are for extended 
15.11 	employment services for persons with severe 
15.12 	disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.13 	268A.15. Of the amounts appropriated from 
15.14 	the general fund, $2,000,000 each year is for 
15.15 	rate increases to providers of extended 
15.16 	employment services for persons with severe 
15.17 	disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.18 	268A.15.
15.19 	(d) $1,000,000 each year is from the 
15.20 	workforce development fund for grants under 
15.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.16, for 
15.22 	employment services for persons, including 
15.23 	transition-aged youth, who are deaf, deafblind, 
15.24 	or hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first 
15.25 	year is insufficient, the amount in the second 
15.26 	year is available in the first year. Of this 
15.27 	amount, up to two percent is for administration 
15.28 	and monitoring of the program.
15.29 	(e) $2,555,000 each year is for grants to 
15.30 	programs that provide employment support 
15.31 	services to persons with mental illness under 
15.32 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and 
15.33 	268A.14.

15.34	Subd. 6.Services for the Blind
 		6,425,000
		6,425,000
	
16.1 	$500,000 each year is to provide services for 
16.2 	senior citizens who are becoming blind. At 
16.3 	least half of the funds appropriated must be 
16.4 	used to provide training services for seniors 
16.5 	who are becoming blind. Training services 
16.6 	must provide independent living skills to 
16.7 	seniors who are becoming blind to allow them 
16.8 	to continue to live independently in their 
16.9 	homes.

16.10	Subd. 7.General Support Services
 		4,671,000
		4,671,000
	
16.11 	(a) $250,000 each year is for the publication, 
16.12 	dissemination, and use of labor market 
16.13 	information under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.14 	116J.4011.
16.15 	(b) $1,269,000 each year is for transfer to the 
16.16 	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for 
16.17 	operating the Olmstead Implementation 
16.18 	Office.
16.19 	(c) $500,000 each year is for the 
16.20 	capacity-building grant program to assist 
16.21 	nonprofit organizations offering or seeking to 
16.22 	offer workforce development and economic 
16.23 	development programming.

16.24	Subd. 8.Competitive Grant Limitations
 					
16.25 	An organization that receives a direct 
16.26 	appropriation under this section is not eligible 
16.27 	to participate in competitive grant programs 
16.28 	under this section for substantially the same 
16.29 	program or purpose as the direct appropriation 
16.30 	received during the fiscal years in which the 
16.31 	direct appropriations are received.

16.32
16.33	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY

16.34	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	28,700,000
	$
	25,700,000

17.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.2		2020
	2021
	
17.3	General
	3,048,000
	3,048,000
	
17.4
17.5	Workers' 
Compensation
	22,919,000
	19,919,000
	
17.6
17.7	Workforce 
Development
	2,733,000
	2,733,000
	
17.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.10 	subdivisions.

17.11	Subd. 2.Workers' Compensation
 		14,882,000
		11,882,000
	
17.12 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
17.13 	compensation fund.
17.14 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is for workers' 
17.15 	compensation system upgrades. This amount 
17.16 	is available until June 30, 2021. This is a 
17.17 	onetime appropriation.

17.18	Subd. 3.Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
 		4,731,000
		4,731,000

17.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.20	General
	3,048,000
	3,048,000
	
17.21
17.22	Workforce 
Development
	1,683,000
	1,683,000
	
17.23 	(a) $1,500,000 each year is for wage theft 
17.24 	prevention. Beginning in fiscal year 2022, the 
17.25 	base amount for this appropriation is 
17.26 	$1,000,000.
17.27 	(b) $250,000 each year is to develop an open 
17.28 	and competitive grant process in consultation 
17.29 	with the Office of Justice Programs in the 
17.30 	Department of Public Safety, law enforcement 
17.31 	organizations, and the Minnesota County 
17.32 	Attorneys Association to award a grant to a 
17.33 	nonprofit organization identifying and serving 
17.34 	victims of labor trafficking to: (1) develop a 
17.35 	statewide model protocol for law enforcement, 
18.1 	prosecutors, and other persons who in their 
18.2 	professional capacity encounter labor 
18.3 	trafficking to identify and intervene with 
18.4 	victims of labor trafficking; (2) conduct 
18.5 	statewide training for law enforcement and 
18.6 	prosecutors including, at a minimum, methods 
18.7 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.79, 
18.8 	subdivision 2; and (3) develop and disseminate 
18.9 	investigative best practices to identify victims 
18.10 	of labor trafficking and traffickers to law 
18.11 	enforcement, prosecutors, and other persons 
18.12 	who in their professional capacity encounter 
18.13 	labor trafficking. The grant recipient may use 
18.14 	the money appropriated in this paragraph to 
18.15 	partner with other entities to implement 
18.16 	clauses (1) to (3).
18.17 	(c) By January 15, 2021, the grant recipient 
18.18 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
18.19 	members of the senate and house of 
18.20 	representatives committees and divisions with 
18.21 	jurisdiction over criminal justice and labor and 
18.22 	industry policy and funding on the grant 
18.23 	process and how the grant money was spent 
18.24 	and details and results of the implementation 
18.25 	of paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3). This 
18.26 	appropriation is onetime.
18.27 	(d) $1,133,000 each year is from the 
18.28 	workforce development fund for the 
18.29 	apprenticeship program under Minnesota 
18.30 	Statutes, chapter 178.
18.31 	(e) $150,000 each year is from the workforce 
18.32 	development fund for prevailing wage 
18.33 	enforcement.
18.34 	(f) $100,000 each year is from the workforce 
18.35 	development fund for labor education and 
19.1 	advancement program grants under Minnesota 
19.2 	Statutes, section 178.11, to expand and 
19.3 	promote registered apprenticeship training for 
19.4 	minorities and women.
19.5 	(g) $300,000 each year is from the workforce 
19.6 	development fund for grants to the 
19.7 	Construction Careers Foundation for the 
19.8 	Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative. 
19.9 	Grant funds must be used to recruit, retain, 
19.10 	assist, and support National Guard, reserve, 
19.11 	and active duty military members' and 
19.12 	veterans' participation into apprenticeship 
19.13 	programs registered with the Department of 
19.14 	Labor and Industry and connect them with 
19.15 	career training and employment in the building 
19.16 	and construction industry. The recruitment, 
19.17 	selection, employment, and training must be 
19.18 	without discrimination due to race, color, 
19.19 	creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual 
19.20 	orientation, marital status, physical or mental 
19.21 	disability, receipt of public assistance, or age. 
19.22 	This is a onetime appropriation.

19.23	Subd. 4.Workplace Safety
 		4,167,000
		4,167,000
	
19.24 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
19.25 	compensation fund.

19.26	Subd. 5.General Support
 		7,003,000
		7,003,000

19.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.28
19.29	Workers' 
Compensation
	5,953,000
	5,953,000
	
19.30
19.31	Workforce 
Development
	1,050,000
	1,050,000
	
19.32 	(a) $300,000 each year is from the workforce 
19.33 	development fund for the PIPELINE program.
19.34 	(b) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
19.35 	development fund for youth skills training 
20.1 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.2 	175.46. The commissioner shall award grants 
20.3 	not to exceed $100,000 per local partnership 
20.4 	grant. $100,000 each year is from the 
20.5 	workforce development fund for the 
20.6 	administration of the grant program.

20.7	Sec. 4. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES
 	$
	2,404,000
	$
	2,404,000
	
20.8 	(a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area 
20.9 	labor management committees. Grants may 
20.10 	be awarded for a 12-month period beginning 
20.11 	July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance 
20.12 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
20.13 	cancel but is available for the second year.
20.14 	(b) $394,000 each year is for the Office of 
20.15 	Collaboration and Dispute Resolution under 
20.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 179.90. Of this 
20.17 	amount, $160,000 each year is for grants under 
20.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 179.91.

20.19
20.20	Sec. 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT 
OF APPEALS
 	$
	1,952,000
	$
	1,952,000
	
20.21 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
20.22 	compensation fund.

20.23 	Sec. 6. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS.
 20.24 		Subdivision 1.Reduction required. The commissioner of management and budget must 
20.25 	reduce general fund and nongeneral fund appropriations to the Department of Employment 
20.26 	and Economic Development and the Department of Labor and Industry for agency operations 
20.27 	for the biennium ending June 30, 2021, for salary and benefits savings that results from any 
20.28 	positions that have not been filled within 180 days of the posting of the position. This section 
20.29 	applies only to positions that are posted in fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Reductions 
20.30 	made under this paragraph must be reflected as reductions in agency base budgets for fiscal 
20.31 	years 2022 and 2023.
20.32 		Subd. 2.Reporting. The commissioner of management and budget must report to the 
20.33 	chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and the house of representatives jobs 
21.1 	and economic development finance committees regarding the amount of reductions in 
21.2 	spending by each agency under this section.

21.3 	ARTICLE 2
21.4 	JOBS POLICY

21.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116J.035, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
21.6 		Subd. 7.Monitoring pass-through grant recipients. The commissioner shall monitor 
21.7 	the activities and outcomes of programs and services funded by legislative appropriations 
21.8 	and administered by the department on a pass-through basis. Unless amounts are otherwise 
21.9 	appropriated for administrative costs, the commissioner may retain up to fivetwo percent 
21.10 	of the amount appropriated to the department for grants to pass-through entities. Amounts 
21.11 	retained are deposited to a special revenue account and are appropriated to the commissioner 
21.12 	for costs incurred in administering and monitoring the pass-through grants.

21.13 	Sec. 2. [116J.439] AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL (AIR) GRANT 
21.14 	PROGRAM.
21.15 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established; purpose. (a) The commissioner shall make 
21.16 	grants to counties, airport authorities, or cities to provide up to 50 percent of the capital 
21.17 	costs of redevelopment of an existing facility or construction of a new facility; and for public 
21.18 	or private infrastructure costs, including broadband infrastructure costs, necessary for an 
21.19 	eligible airport infrastructure renewal economic development project.
21.20 	(b) The purpose of the grants made under this section is to keep or enhance jobs in the 
21.21 	area, increase the tax base, or expand or create new economic development.
21.22 	(c) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must adhere to the criteria 
21.23 	under subdivision 5.
21.24 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
21.25 	meanings given.
21.26 	(b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan 
21.27 	area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
21.28 	(c) "County" means a county located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 
21.29 	473.121, subdivision 2.
21.30 	(d) "Airport authority" means an authority created pursuant to section 360.0426.
22.1 		Subd. 3.Eligible projects. An economic development project for which a county, airport 
22.2 	authority, or city may be eligible to receive a grant under this section includes: (1) 
22.3 	manufacturing; (2) technology; (3) warehousing and distribution; or (4) research and 
22.4 	development.
22.5 		Subd. 4.Ineligible projects. The following projects are not eligible for a grant under 
22.6 	this section: (1) retail development; or (2) office space development, except as incidental 
22.7 	to an eligible purpose.
22.8 		Subd. 5.Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for 
22.9 	soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a county, 
22.10 	airport authority, or city must include in its application a resolution of the governing body 
22.11 	of the county, airport authority, or city certifying that half of the cost of the project is 
22.12 	committed from nonstate sources. The commissioner must evaluate complete applications 
22.13 	for eligible projects using the following criteria:
22.14 	(1) the project is an eligible project as defined under subdivision 3;
22.15 	(2) the project is expected to result in or will attract substantial public and private capital  
22.16 	investment and provide substantial economic benefit to the county, airport authority, or city 
22.17 	in which the project would be located; and
22.18 	(3) the project is expected to or will create or retain full-time jobs.
22.19 	(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of 
22.20 	the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of 
22.21 	the criteria are not subject to judicial review except for abuse of discretion.
22.22 		Subd. 6.Maximum grant amount. A county, airport authority, or city may receive no 
22.23 	more than $250,000 in two years for one or more projects.
22.24 		Subd. 7.Cancellation of grant; return of grant money. If after five years the 
22.25 	commissioner determines that a project has not proceeded in a timely manner and is unlikely 
22.26 	to be completed, the commissioner must cancel the grant and require the grantee to return 
22.27 	all grant money awarded for that project.
22.28 		Subd. 8.Appropriation. Grant money returned to the commissioner is appropriated to 
22.29 	the commissioner to make additional grants under this section.

22.30 	Sec. 3. [116L.35] INVENTORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
22.31 	(a) By January 15, 2020, and by January 15 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the 
22.32 	commissioner of employment and economic development must submit a report to the chairs 
23.1 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development that provides 
23.2 	an inventory of all economic development programs, including any workforce development 
23.3 	programs, either provided by or overseen by any agency of the state of Minnesota.
23.4 	(b) Programs related to economic development that must be included in the report include 
23.5 	those that:
23.6 	(1) receive federal funds or state funds;
23.7 	(2) provide assistance to either businesses or individuals; or
23.8 	(3) support internships, apprenticeships, career and technical education, or any form of 
23.9 	employment training.
23.10 	(c) For each economic development program, the report must include, at a minimum, 
23.11 	the following information:
23.12 	(1) details of program costs;
23.13 	(2) the number of staff, both within the department and any outside organization;
23.14 	(3) the number of program participants;
23.15 	(4) the demographic information including, but not limited to, race, age, gender, and 
23.16 	income of program participants;
23.17 	(5) a list of any and all subgrantees receiving funds from the program, as well as the 
23.18 	amount of funding received;
23.19 	(6) information about other sources of funding including other public or private funding 
23.20 	or in-kind donations;
23.21 	(7) evidence that: (i) the organization administering a program; (ii) a business receiving 
23.22 	a loan for a new or expanded business from a program; or (iii) a subgrantee of a program 
23.23 	is in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State and the Minnesota Department 
23.24 	of Revenue;
23.25 	(8) a short description of what each program does; and
23.26 	(9) to the extent practical, quantifiable measures of program success.
23.27 	(d) In addition to the information required under paragraph (c), a program related to 
23.28 	economic development under paragraph (b) that requests an increase in state funding over 
23.29 	the previous biennium must provide the following:
23.30 	(1) detailed information regarding the need for increased funds; and
24.1 	(2) the planned uses of the increased funds.
24.2 	(e) A program related to economic development under paragraph (b) is ineligible for 
24.3 	state funding in the following biennium if it does not submit the information required under 
24.4 	paragraph (c).

24.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 469.074, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
24.6 	read:
24.7 		Subd. 3.Meetings by telephone or other electronic means. The port authority may 
24.8 	conduct meetings as provided in section 13D.015.

24.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

24.10 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

24.11	Subd. 3.Workforce Development
 	$
	31,498,000
	$
	30,231,000

24.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.13	General
	$6,239,000
	$5,889,000
	
24.14
24.15	Workforce 
Development
	$25,259,000
	$24,342,000
	
24.16 	(a) $500,000 each year is for the 
24.17 	youth-at-work competitive grant program 
24.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562. 
24.19 	Of this amount, up to five percent is for 
24.20 	administration and monitoring of the youth 
24.21 	workforce development competitive grant 
24.22 	program. All grant awards shall be for two 
24.23 	consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded in 
24.24 	the first year. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, 
24.25 	the base amount is $750,000.
24.26 	(b) $250,000 each year is for pilot programs 
24.27 	in the workforce service areas to combine 
24.28 	career and higher education advising.
24.29 	(c) $500,000 each year is for rural career 
24.30 	counseling coordinator positions in the 
24.31 	workforce service areas and for the purposes 
24.32 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.1 	116L.667. The commissioner of employment 
25.2 	and economic development, in consultation 
25.3 	with local workforce investment boards and 
25.4 	local elected officials in each of the service 
25.5 	areas receiving funds, shall develop a method 
25.6 	of distributing funds to provide equitable 
25.7 	services across workforce service areas.
25.8 	(d) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
25.9 	Construction Careers Foundation for the 
25.10 	construction career pathway initiative to 
25.11 	provide year-round educational and 
25.12 	experiential learning opportunities for teens 
25.13 	and young adults under the age of 21 that lead 
25.14 	to careers in the construction industry. This is 
25.15 	a onetime appropriation. Grant funds must be 
25.16 	used to:
25.17 	(1) increase construction industry exposure 
25.18 	activities for middle school and high school 
25.19 	youth, parents, and counselors to reach a more 
25.20 	diverse demographic and broader statewide 
25.21 	audience. This requirement includes, but is 
25.22 	not limited to, an expansion of programs to 
25.23 	provide experience in different crafts to youth 
25.24 	and young adults throughout the state;
25.25 	(2) increase the number of high schools in 
25.26 	Minnesota offering construction classes during 
25.27 	the academic year that utilize a multicraft 
25.28 	curriculum;
25.29 	(3) increase the number of summer internship 
25.30 	opportunities;
25.31 	(4) enhance activities to support graduating 
25.32 	seniors in their efforts to obtain employment 
25.33 	in the construction industry;
26.1 	(5) increase the number of young adults 
26.2 	employed in the construction industry and 
26.3 	ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse 
26.4 	workforce; and
26.5 	(6) enhance an industrywide marketing 
26.6 	campaign targeted to youth and young adults 
26.7 	about the depth and breadth of careers within 
26.8 	the construction industry.
26.9 	Programs and services supported by grant 
26.10 	funds must give priority to individuals and 
26.11 	groups that are economically disadvantaged 
26.12 	or historically underrepresented in the 
26.13 	construction industry, including but not limited 
26.14 	to women, veterans, and members of minority 
26.15 	and immigrant groups.
26.16 	(e) $1,539,000 each year from the general fund 
26.17 	and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce 
26.18 	development fund are for the Pathways to 
26.19 	Prosperity adult workforce development 
26.20 	competitive grant program. Of this amount, 
26.21 	up to four percent is for administration and 
26.22 	monitoring of the program. When awarding 
26.23 	grants under this paragraph, the commissioner 
26.24 	of employment and economic development 
26.25 	may give preference to any previous grantee 
26.26 	with demonstrated success in job training and 
26.27 	placement for hard-to-train individuals. In 
26.28 	fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the general fund 
26.29 	base amount for this program is $4,039,000.
26.30 	(f) $750,000 each year is for a competitive 
26.31 	grant program to provide grants to 
26.32 	organizations that provide support services for 
26.33 	individuals, such as job training, employment 
26.34 	preparation, internships, job assistance to 
26.35 	fathers, financial literacy, academic and 
27.1 	behavioral interventions for low-performing 
27.2 	students, and youth intervention. Grants made 
27.3 	under this section must focus on low-income 
27.4 	communities, young adults from families with 
27.5 	a history of intergenerational poverty, and 
27.6 	communities of color. Of this amount, up to 
27.7 	four percent is for administration and 
27.8 	monitoring of the program. In fiscal year 2020 
27.9 	and beyond, the base amount is $1,000,000.
27.10 	(g) $500,000 each year is for the women and 
27.11 	high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs 
27.12 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.13 	section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five 
27.14 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
27.15 	of the program. In fiscal year 2020 and 
27.16 	beyond, the base amount is $750,000.
27.17 	(h) $500,000 each year is for a competitive 
27.18 	grant program for grants to organizations 
27.19 	providing services to relieve economic 
27.20 	disparities in the Southeast Asian community 
27.21 	through workforce recruitment, development, 
27.22 	job creation, assistance of smaller 
27.23 	organizations to increase capacity, and 
27.24 	outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent 
27.25 	is for administration and monitoring of the 
27.26 	program. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the 
27.27 	base amount is $1,000,000.
27.28 	(i) $250,000 each year is for a grant to the 
27.29 	American Indian Opportunities and 
27.30 	Industrialization Center, in collaboration with 
27.31 	the Northwest Indian Community 
27.32 	Development Center, to reduce academic 
27.33 	disparities for American Indian students and 
27.34 	adults. This is a onetime appropriation. The 
27.35 	grant funds may be used to provide:
28.1 	(1) student tutoring and testing support 
28.2 	services;
28.3 	(2) training in information technology;
28.4 	(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;
28.5 	(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in 
28.6 	a postsecondary higher education institution;
28.7 	(5) real-time work experience in information 
28.8 	technology fields; and
28.9 	(6) contextualized adult basic education.
28.10 	After notification to the legislature, the 
28.11 	commissioner may transfer this appropriation 
28.12 	to the commissioner of education.
28.13 	(j) $100,000 each year is for the getting to 
28.14 	work grant program. This is a onetime 
28.15 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
28.16 	2021.
28.17 	(k) $525,000 each year is from the workforce 
28.18 	development fund for a grant to the YWCA 
28.19 	of Minneapolis to provide economically 
28.20 	challenged individuals the job skills training, 
28.21 	career counseling, and job placement 
28.22 	assistance necessary to secure a child 
28.23 	development associate credential and to have 
28.24 	a career path in early childhood education. 
28.25 	This is a onetime appropriation.
28.26 	(l) $1,350,000 each year is from the workforce 
28.27 	development fund for a grant to the Minnesota 
28.28 	High Tech Association to support 
28.29 	SciTechsperience, a program that supports 
28.30 	science, technology, engineering, and math 
28.31 	(STEM) internship opportunities for two- and 
28.32 	four-year college students and graduate 
28.33 	students in their field of study. The internship 
29.1 	opportunities must match students with paid 
29.2 	internships within STEM disciplines at small, 
29.3 	for-profit companies located in Minnesota, 
29.4 	having fewer than 250 employees worldwide. 
29.5 	At least 300 students must be matched in the 
29.6 	first year and at least 350 students must be 
29.7 	matched in the second year. No more than 15 
29.8 	percent of the hires may be graduate students. 
29.9 	Selected hiring companies shall receive from 
29.10 	the grant 50 percent of the wages paid to the 
29.11 	intern, capped at $2,500 per intern. The 
29.12 	program must work toward increasing the 
29.13 	participation of women or other underserved 
29.14 	populations. This is a onetime appropriation.
29.15 	(m) $450,000 each year is from the workforce 
29.16 	development fund for grants to Minnesota 
29.17 	Diversified Industries, Inc. to provide 
29.18 	progressive development and employment 
29.19 	opportunities for people with disabilities. This 
29.20 	is a onetime appropriation.
29.21 	(n) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
29.22 	development fund for a grant to Resource, Inc. 
29.23 	to provide low-income individuals career 
29.24 	education and job skills training that are fully 
29.25 	integrated with chemical and mental health 
29.26 	services. This is a onetime appropriation.
29.27 	(o) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
29.28 	development fund for a grant to the Minnesota 
29.29 	Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to administer 
29.30 	a statewide project of youth job skills and 
29.31 	career development. This project, which may 
29.32 	have career guidance components including 
29.33 	health and life skills, is designed to encourage, 
29.34 	train, and assist youth in early access to 
29.35 	education and job-seeking skills, work-based 
30.1 	learning experience including career pathways 
30.2 	in STEM learning, career exploration and 
30.3 	matching, and first job placement through 
30.4 	local community partnerships and on-site job 
30.5 	opportunities. This grant requires a 25 percent 
30.6 	match from nonstate resources. This is a 
30.7 	onetime appropriation.
30.8 	(p) $215,000 each year is from the workforce 
30.9 	development fund for grants to Big Brothers, 
30.10 	Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities for 
30.11 	workforce readiness, employment exploration, 
30.12 	and skills development for youth ages 12 to 
30.13 	21. The grant must serve youth in the Twin 
30.14 	Cities, Central Minnesota, and Southern 
30.15 	Minnesota Big Brothers, Big Sisters chapters. 
30.16 	This is a onetime appropriation.
30.17 	(q) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
30.18 	development fund for a grant to YWCA St. 
30.19 	Paul to provide job training services and 
30.20 	workforce development programs and 
30.21 	services, including job skills training and 
30.22 	counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.
30.23 	(r) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
30.24 	development fund for a grant to EMERGE 
30.25 	Community Development, in collaboration 
30.26 	with community partners, for services 
30.27 	targeting Minnesota communities with the 
30.28 	highest concentrations of African and 
30.29 	African-American joblessness, based on the 
30.30 	most recent census tract data, to provide 
30.31 	employment readiness training, credentialed 
30.32 	training placement, job placement and 
30.33 	retention services, supportive services for 
30.34 	hard-to-employ individuals, and a general 
30.35 	education development fast track and adult 
31.1 	diploma program. This is a onetime 
31.2 	appropriation.
31.3 	(s) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
31.4 	development fund for a grant to the 
31.5 	Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic 
31.6 	intervention program designed to target and 
31.7 	connect program participants to meaningful, 
31.8 	sustainable living-wage employment. This is 
31.9 	a onetime appropriation.
31.10 	(t) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
31.11 	development fund for a grant to Latino 
31.12 	Communities United in Service (CLUES) to 
31.13 	expand culturally tailored programs that 
31.14 	address employment and education skill gaps 
31.15 	for working parents and underserved youth by 
31.16 	providing new job skills training to stimulate 
31.17 	higher wages for low-income people, family 
31.18 	support systems designed to reduce 
31.19 	intergenerational poverty, and youth 
31.20 	programming to promote educational 
31.21 	advancement and career pathways. At least 
31.22 	50 percent of this amount must be used for 
31.23 	programming targeted at greater Minnesota. 
31.24 	This is a onetime appropriation.
31.25 	(u) $600,000 each year is from the workforce 
31.26 	development fund for a grant to Ujamaa Place 
31.27 	for job training, employment preparation, 
31.28 	internships, education, training in the 
31.29 	construction trades, housing, and 
31.30 	organizational capacity building. This is a 
31.31 	onetime appropriation.
31.32 	(v) $1,297,000 in the first year and $800,000 
31.33 	in the second year are from the workforce 
31.34 	development fund for performance grants 
31.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, 
32.1 	to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to 
32.2 	hard-to-train individuals. Of the amounts 
32.3 	appropriated, $497,000 in fiscal year 2018 is 
32.4 	for a grant to Twin Cities R!SE, in 
32.5 	collaboration with Metro Transit and Hennepin 
32.6 	Technical College for the Metro Transit 
32.7 	technician training program. This is a onetime 
32.8 	appropriation and funds are available until 
32.9 	June 30, 2020.
32.10 	(w) $230,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the 
32.11 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
32.12 	Bois Forte Tribal Employment Rights Office 
32.13 	(TERO) for an American Indian workforce 
32.14 	development training pilot project. This is a 
32.15 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
32.16 	June 30, 2019. Funds appropriated the first 
32.17 	year are available for use in the second year 
32.18 	of the biennium.
32.19 	(x) $40,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the 
32.20 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
32.21 	Cook County Higher Education Board to 
32.22 	provide educational programming and 
32.23 	academic support services to remote regions 
32.24 	in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation 
32.25 	is in addition to other funds previously 
32.26 	appropriated to the board.
32.27 	(y) $250,000 each year is from the workforce 
32.28 	development fund for a grant to Bridges to 
32.29 	Healthcare to provide career education, 
32.30 	wraparound support services, and job skills 
32.31 	training in high-demand health care fields to 
32.32 	low-income parents, nonnative speakers of 
32.33 	English, and other hard-to-train individuals, 
32.34 	helping families build secure pathways out of 
32.35 	poverty while also addressing worker 
33.1 	shortages in one of Minnesota's most 
33.2 	innovative industries. Funds may be used for 
33.3 	program expenses, including, but not limited 
33.4 	to, hiring instructors and navigators; space 
33.5 	rental; and supportive services to help 
33.6 	participants attend classes, including assistance 
33.7 	with course fees, child care, transportation, 
33.8 	and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to 
33.9 	five percent of grant funds may be used for 
33.10 	Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. 
33.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
33.12 	available until June 30, 2020.
33.13 	(z) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
33.14 	development fund for a grant to the Nonprofits 
33.15 	Assistance Fund to provide capacity-building 
33.16 	grants to small, culturally specific 
33.17 	organizations that primarily serve historically 
33.18 	underserved cultural communities. Grants may 
33.19 	only be awarded to nonprofit organizations 
33.20 	that have an annual organizational budget of 
33.21 	less than $500,000 and are culturally specific 
33.22 	organizations that primarily serve historically 
33.23 	underserved cultural communities. Grant funds 
33.24 	awarded must be used for:
33.25 	(1) organizational infrastructure improvement, 
33.26 	including developing database management 
33.27 	systems and financial systems, or other 
33.28 	administrative needs that increase the 
33.29 	organization's ability to access new funding 
33.30 	sources;
33.31 	(2) organizational workforce development, 
33.32 	including hiring culturally competent staff, 
33.33 	training and skills development, and other 
33.34 	methods of increasing staff capacity; or
34.1 	(3) creation or expansion of partnerships with 
34.2 	existing organizations that have specialized 
34.3 	expertise in order to increase the capacity of 
34.4 	the grantee organization to improve services 
34.5 	for the community. Of this amount, up to five 
34.6 	percent may be used by the Nonprofits 
34.7 	Assistance Fund for administration costs and 
34.8 	providing technical assistance to potential 
34.9 	grantees. This is a onetime appropriation.
34.10 	(aa) $4,050,000 each year is from the 
34.11 	workforce development fund for the 
34.12 	Minnesota youth program under Minnesota 
34.13 	Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.
34.14 	(bb) $1,000,000 each year is from the 
34.15 	workforce development fund for the 
34.16 	youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.17 	sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.
34.18 	(cc) $3,348,000 each year is from the 
34.19 	workforce development fund for the "Youth 
34.20 	at Work" youth workforce development 
34.21 	competitive grant program. Of this amount, 
34.22 	up to five percent is for administration and 
34.23 	monitoring of the youth workforce 
34.24 	development competitive grant program. All 
34.25 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
34.26 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
34.27 	(dd) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
34.28 	development fund for the Opportunities 
34.29 	Industrialization Center programs.
34.30 	(ee) $750,000 each year is from the workforce 
34.31 	development fund for a grant to Summit 
34.32 	Academy OIC to expand its contextualized 
34.33 	GED and employment placement program. 
34.34 	This is a onetime appropriation.
35.1 	(ff) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
35.2 	development fund for a grant to 
35.3 	Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota and its 
35.4 	partners. The grant shall be used to continue 
35.5 	the FATHER Project in Rochester, Park 
35.6 	Rapids, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, and the 
35.7 	surrounding areas to assist fathers in 
35.8 	overcoming barriers that prevent fathers from 
35.9 	supporting their children economically and 
35.10 	emotionally. This is a onetime appropriation.
35.11 	(gg) $150,000 each year is from the workforce 
35.12 	development fund for displaced homemaker 
35.13 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.14 	116L.96. The commissioner shall distribute 
35.15 	the funds to existing nonprofit and state 
35.16 	displaced homemaker programs. This is a 
35.17 	onetime appropriation.
35.18 	(hh)(1) $150,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from 
35.19 	the workforce development fund for a grant 
35.20 	to Anoka County to develop and implement 
35.21 	a pilot program to increase competitive 
35.22 	employment opportunities for transition-age 
35.23 	youth ages 18 to 21.
35.24 	(2) The competitive employment for 
35.25 	transition-age youth pilot program shall 
35.26 	include career guidance components, including 
35.27 	health and life skills, to encourage, train, and 
35.28 	assist transition-age youth in job-seeking 
35.29 	skills, workplace orientation, and job site 
35.30 	knowledge.
35.31 	(3) In operating the pilot program, Anoka 
35.32 	County shall collaborate with schools, 
35.33 	disability providers, jobs and training 
35.34 	organizations, vocational rehabilitation 
35.35 	providers, and employers to build upon 
36.1 	opportunities and services, to prepare 
36.2 	transition-age youth for competitive 
36.3 	employment, and to enhance employer 
36.4 	connections that lead to employment for the 
36.5 	individuals served.
36.6 	(4) Grant funds may be used to create an 
36.7 	on-the-job training incentive to encourage 
36.8 	employers to hire and train qualifying 
36.9 	individuals. A participating employer may 
36.10 	receive up to 50 percent of the wages paid to 
36.11 	the employee as a cost reimbursement for 
36.12 	on-the-job training provided.
36.13 	(ii) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
36.14 	development fund for rural career counseling 
36.15 	coordinator positions in the workforce service 
36.16 	areas and for the purposes specified in 
36.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667. The 
36.18 	commissioner of employment and economic 
36.19 	development, in consultation with local 
36.20 	workforce investment boards and local elected 
36.21 	officials in each of the service areas receiving 
36.22 	funds, shall develop a method of distributing 
36.23 	funds to provide equitable services across 
36.24 	workforce service areas.
36.25 	(jj) In calendar year 2017, the public utility 
36.26 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.27 	116C.779, must withhold $1,000,000 from the 
36.28 	funds required to fulfill its financial 
36.29 	commitments under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.30 	section 116C.779, subdivision 1, and pay such 
36.31 	amounts to the commissioner of employment 
36.32 	and economic development for deposit in the 
36.33 	Minnesota 21st century fund under Minnesota 
36.34 	Statutes, section 116J.423.
37.1 	(kk) $350,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant 
37.2 	to AccessAbility Incorporated to provide job 
37.3 	skills training to individuals who have been 
37.4 	released from incarceration for a felony-level 
37.5 	offense and are no more than 12 months from 
37.6 	the date of release. AccessAbility Incorporated 
37.7 	shall annually report to the commissioner on 
37.8 	how the money was spent and the results 
37.9 	achieved. The report must include, at a 
37.10 	minimum, information and data about the 
37.11 	number of participants; participant 
37.12 	homelessness, employment, recidivism, and 
37.13 	child support compliance; and training 
37.14 	provided to program participants.

37.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

37.16 	Sec. 6. ONETIME EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MINNESOTA 
37.17 	INVESTMENT FUND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOAN REPAYMENT FUNDS.
 37.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, a home rule charter or 
37.19 	statutory city, county, or town that has uncommitted money received from repayment of 
37.20 	funds awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, may choose to transfer 20 
37.21 	percent of the balance of that money to the state general fund before June 30, 2020. Any 
37.22 	local entity that does so may then use the remaining 80 percent of the uncommitted money 
37.23 	as a general purpose aid for any lawful expenditure.
37.24 	(b) By February 15, 2021, a home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town that 
37.25 	exercises the option under paragraph (a) shall submit to the chairs of the legislative 
37.26 	committees with jurisdiction over economic development policy and finance an accounting 
37.27 	and explanation of the use and distribution of the funds.

37.28 	ARTICLE 3
37.29 	LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY

37.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 15.72, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.31 		Subd. 2.Retainage. (a) A public contracting agency may reserve as retainage from any 
37.32 	progress payment on a public contract for a public improvement an amount not to exceed 
37.33 	five percent of the payment. AThe public contracting agency may reduce the amount of 
38.1 	the retainage and may eliminate retainage on any monthly contract payment if, in the agency's 
38.2 	opinion, the work is progressing satisfactorily.
38.3 	(b) For all construction contracts greater than $5,000,000, the public contracting agency 
38.4 	must reduce retainage to no more than 2.5 percent if the public contracting agency determines 
38.5 	the work is 75 percent or more complete, that work is progressing satisfactorily, and all 
38.6 	contract requirements are being met.
38.7 	(c) The public contracting agency must release any remaining retainage no later than 60 
38.8 	days after substantial completion.
38.9 	(d) A contractor on a public contract for a public improvement must pay out any 
38.10 	remaining retainage to its subcontractors no later than ten days after receiving payment of 
38.11 	retainage from the public contracting agency, unless there is a dispute about the work under 
38.12 	a subcontract. If there is a dispute about the work under a subcontract, the contractor must 
38.13 	pay out retainage to any subcontractor whose work is not involved in the dispute, and must 
38.14 	provide a written statement detailing the amount and reason for the withholding to the 
38.15 	affected subcontractor and the public agency.
38.16 	(e) A contractor may not reserve as retainage from a subcontractor an amount that exceeds 
38.17 	the amount reserved by the public contracting agency under this subdivision. Upon written 
38.18 	request of a subcontractor who has not been paid for work in accordance with section 
38.19 	16A.1245 or 471.425, subdivision 4a, the public contracting agency shall notify the 
38.20 	subcontractor of a progress payment, retainage payment, or final payment made to the 
38.21 	contractor. A contractor must include in any contract with a subcontractor the name, address, 
38.22 	and telephone number of a responsible official at the public contracting agency that may 
38.23 	be contacted for purposes of making a request under this paragraph.
38.24 	(f) After substantial completion, a public contracting agency may withhold no more 
38.25 	than:
38.26 	(1) 250 percent of the value of incomplete or defective work; and
38.27 	(2) one percent of the value of the contract or $500, whichever is greater, pending 
38.28 	completion and submission of all final paperwork by the contractor, provided that an amount 
38.29 	withheld under this clause may not exceed $10,000.
38.30 	If the public contracting agency withholds payment under this paragraph, the public 
38.31 	contracting agency must promptly provide a written statement detailing the amount and 
38.32 	basis of withholding to the contractor. The public contracting agency must provide a copy 
38.33 	of this statement to any subcontractor that requests it. Any amounts withheld for incomplete 
39.1 	or defective work shall be paid within 45 days after the completion of the work. Any amounts 
39.2 	withheld under clause (1) must be paid within 45 days after completion of the work. Any 
39.3 	amounts withheld under clause (2) must be paid within 45 days after submission of all final 
39.4 	paperwork.
39.5 	(g) As used in this subdivision, "substantial completion" shall be determined as provided 
39.6 	in section 541.051, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For construction, reconstruction, or 
39.7 	improvement of streets and highways, including bridges, substantial completion means the 
39.8 	date when construction-related traffic devices and ongoing inspections are no longer required.
39.9 	(h) The maximum retainage percentage allowed for a building and construction contract 
39.10 	is the retainage percentage withheld by the public contracting agency from the contractor.
39.11 	(i) Withholding retainage for warranties or warranty work is prohibited.

39.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section applies to agreements entered into on or after August 
39.13 	1, 2019.

39.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 175.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
39.15 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The commissioner shall:
39.16 	(1) approve youth skills training programs that train student learners for careers in 
39.17 	high-growth, high-demand occupations that provide:
39.18 	(i) that the work of the student learner in the occupations declared particularly hazardous 
39.19 	shall be incidental to the training;
39.20 	(ii) that the work shall be intermittent and for short periods of time, and under the direct 
39.21 	and close supervision of a qualified and experienced person;
39.22 	(iii) that safety instruction shall be provided to the student learner and may be given by 
39.23 	the school and correlated by the employer with on-the-job training;
39.24 	(iv) a schedule of organized and progressive work processes to be performed on the job;
39.25 	(v) a schedule of wage rates in compliance with section 177.24; and
39.26 	(vi) whether the student learner will obtain secondary school academic credit, 
39.27 	postsecondary credit, or both, for the training program;
39.28 	(2) approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for programs under 
39.29 	this section;
39.30 	(3) issue requests for proposals for grants;
40.1 	(4) work with individuals representing industry and labor to develop new youth skills 
40.2 	training programs;
40.3 	(5) develop model program guides;
40.4 	(6) monitor youth skills training programs;
40.5 	(7) provide technical assistance to local partnership grantees;
40.6 	(8) work with providers to identify paths for receiving postsecondary credit for 
40.7 	participation in the youth skills training program; and
40.8 	(9) approve other activities as necessary to implement the program.
40.9 	(b) The commissioner shall collaborate with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, 
40.10 	representatives of secondary school institutions, career and technical education instructors, 
40.11 	postsecondary institutions, businesses, and labor, in developing youth skills training 
40.12 	programs, and identifying and approving occupations and competencies for youth skills 
40.13 	training programs.

40.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 175.46, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
40.15 		Subd. 13.Grant awards. (a) The commissioner shall award grants to local partnerships 
40.16 	for youth skills training programs that train student learners for careers in high-growth, 
40.17 	high-demand occupations. Grant awards may not exceed $100,000 per local partnership 
40.18 	grant.
40.19 	(b) A local partnership awarded a grant under this section must use the grant award for 
40.20 	any of the following implementation and coordination activities:
40.21 	(1) recruiting additional employers to provide on-the-job training and supervision for 
40.22 	student learners and providing technical assistance to those employers;
40.23 	(2) recruiting students to participate in the local youth skills training program, monitoring 
40.24 	the progress of student learners participating in the program, and monitoring program 
40.25 	outcomes;
40.26 	(3) coordinating youth skills training activities within participating school districts and 
40.27 	among participating school districts, postsecondary institutions, and employers;
40.28 	(4) coordinating academic, vocational and occupational learning, school-based and 
40.29 	work-based learning, and secondary and postsecondary education for participants in the 
40.30 	local youth skills training program;
41.1 	(5) coordinating transportation for student learners participating in the local youth skills 
41.2 	training program; and
41.3 	(6) any other implementation or coordination activity that the commissioner may direct 
41.4 	or permit the local partnership to perform.
41.5 	(b) (c) Grant awards may not be used to directly or indirectly pay the wages of a student 
41.6 	learner.

41.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326B.821, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
41.8 		Subd. 21.Residential building contractor, remodeler, and roofer education. (a) Each 
41.9 	licensee must, during each continuing education reporting period, complete and report one 
41.10 	hour of continuing education relating to energy codes or energy conservation measures 
41.11 	applicable to residential buildings and one hour of business management strategies applicable 
41.12 	to residential construction businesses.
41.13 	(b) Immediately following the adoption date of a new residential code, the commissioner 
41.14 	may prescribe that up to seven of the required 14 hours of continuing education credit per 
41.15 	licensure period include education hours specifically designated to instruct licensees on 
41.16 	new or existing State Building Code provisions.

41.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 337.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.18 		Subd. 4.Progress payments and retainages. (a) Unless the building and construction 
41.19 	contract provides otherwise, the owner or other persons making payments under the contract 
41.20 	must make progress payments monthly as the work progresses. Payments shall be based 
41.21 	upon estimates of work completed as approved by the owner or the owner's agent. A progress 
41.22 	payment shall not be considered acceptance or approval of any work or waiver of any defects 
41.23 	therein.
41.24 	(b) Retainage on a building and construction contract may not exceed five percent. An 
41.25 	owner or owner's agent may reduce the amount of retainage and may eliminate retainage 
41.26 	on any monthly contract payment if, in the owner's opinion, the work is progressing 
41.27 	satisfactorily. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to require that retainage be withheld 
41.28 	in any building or construction contract. For all construction contracts greater than 
41.29 	$5,000,000, the owner or the owner's agent must reduce retainage to no more than 2.5 
41.30 	percent if the owner or the owner's agent determines the work is 75 percent or more complete, 
41.31 	that work is progressing satisfactorily, and all contract requirements are being met.
42.1 	(c)  The owner or the owner's agent must release any remaining retainage no later than 
42.2 	60 days after substantial completion. For purposes of this subdivision, "substantial 
42.3 	completion" shall be determined as provided in section 541.051, subdivision 1, paragraph 
42.4 	(a).
42.5 	(c)(d) Any contractor holding retainage must reduce that retainage at the same rate 
42.6 	reduced by the owner or the owner's agent. A contractor must pay out any remaining retainage 
42.7 	no later than ten days after receiving payment of retainage, unless there is a dispute about 
42.8 	the work under a subcontract, in which case the contractor must pay out retainage to any 
42.9 	party whose work is not involved in the dispute. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to 
42.10 	require that retainage be withheld in any building or construction contract.
42.11 	(e) After substantial completion, an owner or owner's agent may withhold no more than:
42.12 	(1) 250 percent of the value of incomplete or defective work; and
42.13 	(2) one percent of the value of the contract or $500, whichever is greater, pending 
42.14 	completion and submission of all final paperwork by the contractor, provided that an amount 
42.15 	withheld under this clause may not exceed $10,000.
42.16 	If the owner or the owner's agent withholds payment under this paragraph, the owner or the 
42.17 	owner's agent must promptly provide a written statement detailing the amount and basis of 
42.18 	withholding to the contractor. The owner or the owner's agent and the contractor must 
42.19 	provide a copy of this statement to any subcontractor that requests it. Any amounts withheld 
42.20 	for incomplete or defective work shall be paid within 45 days after the completion of the 
42.21 	work. Any amounts withheld under clause (1) must be paid within 45 days after completion 
42.22 	of the work. Any amounts withheld under clause (2) must be paid within 45 days after 
42.23 	submission of all final paperwork.
42.24 	(f) The maximum retainage percentage allowed for a building and construction contract 
42.25 	is the retainage percentage withheld by the owner from the contractor.
42.26 	(g) Withholding retainage for warranties or warranty work is prohibited.
42.27 	(h) Retainage must not be used as collateral for the owner, owner's agent, or contractor.
42.28 	(i) This subdivision does not apply to a public agency as defined in section 15.71, 
42.29 	subdivision 3.
42.30 	(j) This subdivision does not apply to contracts for professional services as defined in 
42.31 	sections 326.02 to 326.15.

43.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section applies to agreements entered into on or after August 
43.2 	1, 2019.

43.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.4 		Subdivision 1.Licensure; individuals. All referees, judges, promoters, trainers, ring 
43.5 	announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, combatants, managers, and seconds are 
43.6 	required to be licensed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not permit any of 
43.7 	these persons to participate in any matter with any combative sport contest unless the 
43.8 	commissioner has first issued the person a license.

43.9 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.10 		Subdivision 1.Annual licensure. The commissioner may establish and issue annual 
43.11 	licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commissioner for promoters, 
43.12 	managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians, timekeepers, combatants, 
43.13 	trainers, and seconds.

43.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 341.321, is amended to read:
43.15 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
43.16 	(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner 
43.17 	is as follows:
43.18 	(1) referees, $80 $25;
43.19 	(2) promoters, $700;
43.20 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 $25;
43.21 	(4) trainers and seconds, $80;
43.22 	(5) ring announcers, $80;
43.23 	(6) (5) timekeepers, $80 $25;
43.24 	(7) (6) professional combatants, $70;
43.25 	(8) (7) amateur combatants, $50;
43.26 	(9) managers, $80; and
43.27 	(10) (8) ringside physicians, $80 $25.
44.1 	License fees for promoters are due at least six weeks prior to the combative sport contest. 
44.2 	All other license fees shall be paid no later than the weigh-in prior to the contest. No license 
44.3 	may be issued until all prelicensure requirements are satisfied and fees are paid.
44.4 	(b) The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest and 
44.5 	shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. The combative 
44.6 	sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, 
44.7 	whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when the combative sport contest 
44.8 	is scheduled.
44.9 	(c) A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable and shall be 
44.10 	paid as follows:
44.11 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
44.12 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
44.13 	If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the 
44.14 	commissioner within seven days of the completed contest.
44.15 	(d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets 
44.16 	allowed for each event by rule.
44.17 	(e) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the 
44.18 	commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

44.19 	Sec. 9. CONTRACTOR RECOVERY FUND; CONSUMER AWARENESS 
44.20 	CAMPAIGN.
 44.21 	In fiscal years 2020 and 2021 the commissioner of labor and industry must conduct a 
44.22 	statewide consumer awareness campaign highlighting the importance of hiring licensed 
44.23 	contractors as well as the consequences of hiring unlicensed contractors, and may spend up 
44.24 	to $500,000 each year from the contractor recovery fund to conduct the campaign.

44.25 	ARTICLE 4
44.26 	EMPLOYMENT POLICY

44.27 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.23, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
44.28 		Subd. 7.Employee. "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer but 
44.29 	does not include:
44.30 	(1) two or fewer specified individuals employed at any given time in agriculture on a 
44.31 	farming unit or operation who are paid a salary;
45.1 	(2) any individual employed in agriculture on a farming unit or operation who is paid a 
45.2 	salary greater than the individual would be paid if the individual worked 48 hours at the 
45.3 	state minimum wage plus 17 hours at 1-1/2 times the state minimum wage per week;
45.4 	(3) an individual under 18 who is employed in agriculture on a farm to perform services 
45.5 	other than corn detasseling or hand field work when one or both of that minor hand field 
45.6 	worker's parents or physical custodians are also hand field workers;
45.7 	(4) for purposes of section 177.24, an individual under 18 who is employed as a corn 
45.8 	detasseler;
45.9 	(5) any staff member employed on a seasonal basis by an organization for work in an 
45.10 	organized resident or day camp operating under a permit issued under section 144.72;
45.11 	(6) any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional 
45.12 	capacity, or a salesperson who conducts no more than 20 percent of sales on the premises 
45.13 	of the employer;
45.14 	(7) any individual who renders service gratuitously for a nonprofit organization;
45.15 	(8) any individual who serves as an elected official for a political subdivision or who 
45.16 	serves on any governmental board, commission, committee or other similar body, or who 
45.17 	renders service gratuitously for a political subdivision;
45.18 	(9) any individual employed by a political subdivision to provide police or fire protection 
45.19 	services or employed by an entity whose principal purpose is to provide police or fire 
45.20 	protection services to a political subdivision;
45.21 	(10) any individual employed by a political subdivision who is ineligible for membership 
45.22 	in the Public Employees Retirement Association under section 353.01, subdivision 2b, 
45.23 	clause (1), (2), (4), or (9), item (i);
45.24 	(11) any driver employed by an employer engaged in the business of operating taxicabs;
45.25 	(12) any individual engaged in babysitting as a sole practitioner;
45.26 	(13) for the purpose of section 177.25, any individual employed on a seasonal basis in 
45.27 	a carnival, circus, fair, or ski facility;
45.28 	(14) any individual under 18 working less than 20 hours per workweek for a municipality 
45.29 	as part of a recreational program;
45.30 	(15) any individual employed by the state as a natural resource manager 1, 2, or 3 
45.31 	(conservation officer);
46.1 	(16) any individual in a position for which the United States Department of Transportation 
46.2 	has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service under United States 
46.3 	Code, title 49, section 31502;
46.4 	(17) any individual employed as a seafarer. The term "seafarer" means a master of a 
46.5 	vessel or any person subject to the authority, direction, and control of the master who is 
46.6 	exempt from federal overtime standards under United States Code, title 29, section 213(b)(6), 
46.7 	including but not limited to pilots, sailors, engineers, radio operators, firefighters, security 
46.8 	guards, pursers, surgeons, cooks, and stewards;
46.9 	(18) any individual employed by a county in a single-family residence owned by a county 
46.10 	home school as authorized under section 260B.060 if the residence is an extension facility 
46.11 	of that county home school, and if the individual as part of the employment duties resides 
46.12 	at the residence for the purpose of supervising children as defined by section 260C.007, 
46.13 	subdivision 4; or
46.14 	(19) nuns, monks, priests, lay brothers, lay sisters, ministers, deacons, and other members 
46.15 	of religious orders who serve pursuant to their religious obligations in schools, hospitals, 
46.16 	and other nonprofit institutions operated by the church or religious order; or
46.17 	(20) any individual employed on a seasonal basis who has entered into a contract to play 
46.18 	baseball at the minor league level.

46.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

46.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.21 		Subdivision 1.Examination of records. The commissioner may enter during reasonable 
46.22 	office hours or upon request and inspect the place of business or employment of any employer 
46.23 	of employees working in the state, to examine and inspect books, registers, payrolls, and 
46.24 	other records of any employer that in any way relate to wages, hours, and other conditions 
46.25 	of employment of any employees. The commissioner may transcribe any or all of the books, 
46.26 	registers, payrolls, and other records as the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate 
46.27 	and may question the employees to ascertain compliance with sections 177.21 to 177.435. 
46.28 	The commissioner may investigate wage claims or complaints by an employee against an 
46.29 	employer if: (1) the failure to pay a wage may violate Minnesota law or an order or rule of 
46.30 	the department; and (2) the employee making the wage claim or complaint has provided a 
46.31 	written demand for payment to the employer at least five days prior to the commissioner 
46.32 	initiating an investigation.

47.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 177.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.2 		Subdivision 1.Misdemeanors. (a) An employer who does any of the following is guilty 
47.3 	of a misdemeanor:
47.4 	(1) hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of duties required under 
47.5 	sections 177.21 to 177.435, or sections 181.01 to 181.72;
47.6 	(2) refuses to admit the commissioner to the place of business or employment of the 
47.7 	employer, as required by section 177.27, subdivision 1;
47.8 	(3) repeatedly fails to make, keep, and preserve records as required by section 177.30;
47.9 	(4) falsifies any record;
47.10 	(5) refuses to make any record available, or to furnish a sworn statement of the record 
47.11 	or any other information as required by section 177.27;
47.12 	(6) repeatedly fails to post a summary of sections 177.21 to 177.44 or a copy or summary 
47.13 	of the applicable rules as required by section 177.31;
47.14 	(7) pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate required under sections 177.21
47.15 	to 177.44;
47.16 	(8) refuses to allow adequate time from work as required by section 177.253; or
47.17 	(9) otherwise violates any provision of sections 177.21 to 177.44; or
47.18 	(10) commits wage theft as described in section 181.03, subdivision 1.
47.19 	(b) An employer who violates paragraph (a), clause (10), after having been previously 
47.20 	convicted of violating that clause is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
47.21 	(c) Nothing in paragraph (a), clause (10), or paragraph (b), or section 609.035 or 609.04 
47.22 	shall limit the power of the state to prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes 
47.23 	any other crime under any other law of this state.

47.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to crimes 
47.25 	committed on or after that date.

47.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.27 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited practices. An employer may not, directly or indirectly and 
47.28 	with intent to defraud:
47.29 	(a) No employer shall commit wage theft.
48.1 	(b) For purposes of this section, wage theft is committed if an employer, with intent to 
48.2 	defraud:
48.3 	(1) fails to pay an employee all wages to which that employee is entitled;
48.4 	(1) cause (2) directly or indirectly causes any employee to give a receipt for wages for 
48.5 	a greater amount than that actually paid to the employee for services rendered;
48.6 	(2) (3) directly or indirectly demand demands or receive receives from any employee 
48.7 	any rebate or refund from the wages owed the employee under contract of employment with 
48.8 	the employer; or
48.9 	(3) in any manner make (4) makes or attempt attempts to make it appear in any manner 
48.10 	that the wages paid to any employee were greater than the amount actually paid to the 
48.11 	employee.; or
48.12 	(5) retaliates against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under this section, 
48.13 	including but not limited to filing a complaint with the Department of Labor and Industry, 
48.14 	telling the employer of intention to file a complaint, or making a written demand for payment 
48.15 	to the employer as provided under section 177.27, subdivision 1.

48.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.17 	read:
48.18 		Subd. 4.Enforcement. The commissioner may enforce this section. The use of an 
48.19 	enforcement provision in this section shall not preclude the use of any other enforcement 
48.20 	provision provided by law.

48.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.22 	read:
48.23 		Subd. 5.Effect on other laws. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
48.24 	application of other state or federal laws.

48.25 	Sec. 7. [181.741] EXPRESS PREEMPTION; UNIFORMITY OF PRIVATE 
48.26 	EMPLOYER MANDATES.
48.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
48.28 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
48.29 	(b) "Employer" means a private person employing one or more employees in the state.
49.1 	(c) "Local government" means a home rule charter city, statutory city, town, county, the 
49.2 	Metropolitan Council, a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, 
49.3 	or a special district.
49.4 		Subd. 2.Express preemption. (a) A local government must not adopt, enforce, or 
49.5 	administer an ordinance, local resolution, or local policy requiring an employer to pay an 
49.6 	employee a wage higher than the applicable state minimum wage rate provided in section 
49.7 	177.24.
49.8 	(b) A local government must not adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, local 
49.9 	resolution, or local policy requiring an employer to provide either paid or unpaid leave time.
49.10 	(c) A local government must not adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, local 
49.11 	resolution, or local policy regulating the hours or scheduling of work time that an employer 
49.12 	provides to an employee. This paragraph does not preempt an ordinance, local resolution, 
49.13 	or local policy limiting the hours a business may operate.
49.14 	(d) A local government must not adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, local 
49.15 	resolution, or local policy requiring an employer to provide an employee a particular benefit 
49.16 	or terms of employment.
49.17 		Subd. 3.Local governments as employers and contractors. This section does not 
49.18 	regulate wages, hours, benefits, paid or unpaid leave, attendance policies, or other terms of 
49.19 	employment that a local government:
49.20 	(1) provides to its own employee;
49.21 	(2) requires an employer to provide to its employee to the extent that employer is 
49.22 	providing goods or services to the local government, and the requirement applies specifically 
49.23 	to work performed in providing goods or services to the local government; or
49.24 	(3) requires an employer to provide to its employee, to the extent that employer is 
49.25 	receiving funding from the local government or is providing goods or services funded in 
49.26 	whole or in part by the local government, when the requirement is an express condition of 
49.27 	the funding.

49.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon final enactment and applies to 
49.29 	ordinances, local policies, and local resolutions enacted on or after January 1, 2017.

50.1 	ARTICLE 5
50.2 	WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS

50.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.1812, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.4 		Subd. 2.Filing and review. (a) A copy of the agreement and the approximate number 
50.5 	of employees who will be covered under it must be filed with the commissioner. Within 21 
50.6 	days of receipt of an agreement, the commissioner shall review the agreement for compliance 
50.7 	with this section and the benefit provisions of this chapter and notify the parties of any 
50.8 	additional information required or any recommended modification that would bring the 
50.9 	agreement into compliance. Upon receipt of any requested information or modification, the 
50.10 	commissioner must notify the parties within 21 days whether the agreement is in compliance 
50.11 	with this section and the benefit provisions of this chapter.
50.12 	(b) After an agreement is approved by the commissioner under paragraph (a), a qualified 
50.13 	employer may join or withdraw from a qualified group of employers without commissioner 
50.14 	review or approval. The commissioner must be notified within 30 days when a qualified 
50.15 	employer joins or withdraws from a qualified group of employers.
50.16 	(c) In order for any agreement to remain in effect, it must provide for a timely and 
50.17 	accurate method of reporting to the commissioner necessary information regarding service 
50.18 	cost and utilization the individual claims covered by the agreement and claim-specific 
50.19 	dispute resolution data, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Dispute 
50.20 	resolution data includes information about facilitation, mediation, and arbitration and shall 
50.21 	be provided annually to the commissioner to enable the commissioner to annually report 
50.22 	aggregate dispute data to the legislature. The information provided to the commissioner 
50.23 	must include aggregate data on the:
50.24 	(i) person hours and payroll covered by agreements filed;
50.25 	(ii) number of claims filed;
50.26 	(iii) average cost per claim;
50.27 	(iv) number of litigated claims, including the number of claims submitted to arbitration, 
50.28 	the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, the Office of Administrative Hearings, the 
50.29 	district court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals or the supreme court;
50.30 	(v) number of contested claims resolved prior to arbitration;
50.31 	(vi) projected incurred costs and actual costs of claims;
50.32 	(vii) employer's safety history;
51.1 	(viii) number of workers participating in vocational rehabilitation; and
51.2 	(ix) number of workers participating in light-duty programs.

51.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (a) and (b) are effective June 1, 2019. Paragraph (c) 
51.4 	is effective August 1, 2020.

51.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.231, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
51.6 		Subdivision 1.Time limitation. (a) Where death or serious injury occurs to an employee 
51.7 	during the course of employment, the employer shall report the injury or death to the 
51.8 	commissioner and insurer within 48 hours after its occurrence. Where any other injury 
51.9 	occurs which wholly or partly incapacitates the employee from performing labor or service 
51.10 	for more than three calendar days, the employer shall report the injury to the insurer on a 
51.11 	form prescribed by the commissioner within ten days from its occurrence. An insurer and 
51.12 	self-insured employer shall report the injury to the commissioner no later than 14 days from 
51.13 	its occurrence. Where an injury has once been reported but subsequently death ensues, the 
51.14 	employer shall report the death to the commissioner and insurer within 48 hours after the 
51.15 	employer receives notice of this fact. An employer who provides notice to the Occupational 
51.16 	Safety and Health Division of the Department of Labor and Industry of a fatality within the 
51.17 	eight-hour time frame required by law, or of an inpatient hospitalization within the 24-hour 
51.18 	time frame required by law, has satisfied the employer's obligation under this section.
51.19 	(b) At the time an injury is required to be reported to the commissioner, the insurer or 
51.20 	self-insured employer must also specify whether the injury is covered by a collective 
51.21 	bargaining agreement approved by the commissioner under section 176.1812. Notice must 
51.22 	be provided in the format and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

51.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2020.