1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for on-site workforce support services 
1.3 	at postsecondary institutions and for midskilled health care occupations.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ON-SITE WORKFORCE SUPPORT SERVICES 
1.6 	AT POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS.
 1.7 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for planning necessary to develop an on-site workforce support services 
1.9 	program at postsecondary institutions to support the placement of workforce services at 
1.10 	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses to increase the number of low-income 
1.11 	students and students of color participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
1.12 	who successfully complete degrees and transition into employment after degree completion. 
1.13 	Workforce services must include career counseling, support services, and resources to 
1.14 	resolve barriers to degree completion. The general fund base for this purpose is $2,430,000 
1.15 	in fiscal year 2024 and $3,240,000 in fiscal year 2025.

1.16 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; MIDSKILLED HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS.
 1.17 	$1,911,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.18 	of human services to support demonstration sites that deliver wraparound workforce services 
1.19 	and household economic support. The commissioner shall work in collaboration with 
1.20 	postsecondary institutions to support adults receiving assistance through the Supplemental 
1.21 	Nutrition Assistance Program or the Minnesota family investment program in obtaining 
1.22 	postsecondary degrees affiliated with health care occupations. To the extent practicable, 
2.1 	the demonstration sites must be evenly divided between greater Minnesota and the Twin 
2.2 	Cities metropolitan area and must include at least one Tribal site. The general fund base for 
2.3 	this purpose is $7,075,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $10,112,000 in fiscal year 2025. This 
2.4 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.