1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money to Emerge Community 
1.3 	Development.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EMERGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
 1.6 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to 
1.8 	Emerge Community Development for the Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center and its on-site 
1.9 	partners to address employment and economic disparities for low-income unemployed or 
1.10 	underemployed individuals who are primarily East African. Funds must be used for 
1.11 	operations and administrative costs of the site in support of career pathways and certified 
1.12 	credentials, workforce readiness, financial readiness, and employment placement and 
1.13 	retention services. This is a onetime appropriation.