1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money to the White Bear Center 
1.3 	for the Arts for a paid high school internship program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,200,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to White Bear Center for the Arts, 
1.8 	a nonprofit serving the Greater Northeast Metro region, for establishing a paid internship 
1.9 	program for high school students to learn professional development skills through an arts 
1.10 	perspective, overcoming barriers such as cost, equipment, and transportation that prevent 
1.11 	youth from low-income families and underrepresented communities across Minnesota from 
1.12 	pursuing careers in nonprofits and the arts. This is a onetime appropriation.