1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants for meat cutting and butchery 
1.3 	training.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MEAT CUTTING GRANTS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of agriculture to provide grants to secondary career and technical education 
1.8 	programs for the purpose of offering instruction in meat cutting and butchery. This is a 
1.9 	onetime appropriation. Grants may be used for costs including but not limited to:
1.10 	(1) equipment required for a meat cutting program;
1.11 	(2) facility renovation to accommodate meat cutting; and
1.12 	(3) training faculty to teach the fundamentals of meat processing.
1.13 	(b) The commissioner may receive applications from eligible programs and make grants 
1.14 	of up to $100,000, up to ten percent of which may be used for training faculty.
1.15 	(c) Priority may be given to applicants who are coordinating with meat cutting and 
1.16 	butchery programs at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and local industry 
1.17 	partners.