1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; making supplemental appropriations for 
1.3 	workforce development; modifying workforce development policy provisions; 
1.4 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.8748, 
1.5 	subdivision 1; 268.035, subdivision 20; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, 
1.6 	sections 116J.8748, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.43, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 
1.8 	article 21, section 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116L.17, 
1.9 	subdivision 5.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	ARTICLE 1
1.12 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.13 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

1.14	Subd. 4.General Support Services
 		18,045,000
		8,045,000

1.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.16		2024
	2025
	
1.17	General Fund
	17,950,000
	7,950,000
	
1.18
1.19	Workforce 
Development
	95,000
	95,000
	
1.20 	The base for the general support services 
1.21 	division in fiscal year 2026 is $5,950,000 for 
1.22 	the general fund and $95,000 for the 
1.23 	workforce development fund.
2.1 	(a) $1,269,000 each year is for transfer to the 
2.2 	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for 
2.3 	operating the Olmstead Compliance Office.
2.4 	(b) $10,000,000 the first year is for the 
2.5 	workforce digital transformation projects. This 
2.6 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
2.7 	June 30, 2027.

2.8 	Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

2.102.9	Subd. 6.Vocational Rehabilitation
 		45,691,000
		45,691,000
40,636,000

2.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.12		2024
	2025
	
2.142.13
	General
	37,861,000
	37,861,000
32,806,000
	
2.15
2.16	Workforce 
Development
	7,830,000
	7,830,000
	
2.17 	(a) $14,300,000 each year is for the state's 
2.18 	vocational rehabilitation program under 
2.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A.
2.20 	(b) $11,495,000 each year from the general 
2.21 	fund and $6,830,000 each year from the 
2.22 	workforce development fund are for extended 
2.23 	employment services for persons with severe 
2.24 	disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.25 	268A.15. Of the amounts appropriated from 
2.26 	the general fund, $4,500,000 each year is for 
2.27 	maintaining prior rate increases to providers 
2.28 	of extended employment services for persons 
2.29 	with severe disabilities under Minnesota 
2.30 	Statutes, section 268A.15.
2.31 	(c) $5,055,000 each year in the first year is for 
2.32 	grants to programs that provide employment 
2.33 	support services to persons with mental illness 
2.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13
2.35 	and 268A.14, and is available until June 30, 
3.1 	2025. The base for this appropriation is 
3.2 	$2,555,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
3.3 	thereafter.
3.4 	(d) $7,011,000 each year is for grants to 
3.5 	centers for independent living under 
3.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11. This 
3.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. 
3.8 	The base for this appropriation is $3,011,000 
3.9 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
3.10 	(e) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
3.11 	development fund for grants under Minnesota 
3.12 	Statutes, section 268A.16, for employment 
3.13 	services for persons, including transition-age 
3.14 	youth, who are deaf, deafblind, or 
3.15 	hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first year 
3.16 	is insufficient, the amount in the second year 
3.17 	is available in the first year.

3.18 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND 
3.19 	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
 3.20 	$16,750,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund 
3.21 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development. This is a onetime 
3.22 	appropriation and is in addition to the amounts appropriated in Laws 2023, chapter 53. Of 
3.23 	this amount:
3.24 	(1) $550,000 is for a grant to Sabathani Community Center for specialized community 
3.25 	outreach and engagement, a marketing and communication plan, program evaluation, 
3.26 	personal empowerment training for men, empowerment and truancy curriculum for youth, 
3.27 	wellness training for seniors, a workforce strategies mentorship and jobs training program, 
3.28 	a 15-passenger van, and service kiosks for the Sabathani Community Center, including a 
3.29 	onetime paid internship to support these programs;
3.30 	(2) $700,000 is for a grant to the Shakopee Chamber Foundation for the Shakopee area 
3.31 	workforce development scholarship pilot program;
3.32 	(3) $2,000,000 is for a grant to PFund Foundation for: (i) workforce development and 
3.33 	job skills training for LGBTQIA2S+ individuals; and (ii) medical, mental health, social, 
4.1 	and other service providers who serve those individuals. Up to five percent of this amount 
4.2 	may be used for the grantee's administrative costs;
4.3 	(4) $200,000 is for a grant to Bolder Options Youth Mentoring Program for disadvantaged 
4.4 	youth ages 12 to 22 in the Bolder Options program in the Twin Cities and Rochester for 
4.5 	providing mentorship, programming, and educational, job placement, and job training 
4.6 	services;
4.7 	(5) $200,000 is for a grant to the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches for a STEM 
4.8 	training and career preparation program targeted at the needs of BIPOC youth who are at 
4.9 	least 11 years of age and less than 24 years of age. This amount is available until June 30, 
4.10 	2027;
4.11 	(6) $255,000 is for a grant to the International Institute of Minnesota to expand their 
4.12 	business career pathways for new Americans by paying the costs of adding a new 
4.13 	employment counselor, a digital literacy instructor, and a professional leadership training 
4.14 	instructor, and associated program costs including entrepreneurship training and work 
4.15 	readiness training;
4.16 	(7) $350,000 is for a grant to the city of Austin to develop and implement training 
4.17 	programs offered by Riverland Community College for water operators and for wastewater 
4.18 	operators. This amount is available until June 30, 2027. Of this amount: $100,000 is to 
4.19 	develop training programs for water supply system operators and wastewater treatment 
4.20 	facility operators; $100,000 is for personnel to staff the programs within the Riverland 
4.21 	Customized Training and Education division of Riverland Community College; $65,000 is 
4.22 	for marketing the programs; $35,000 is for the costs of Riverland Community College for 
4.23 	administering the programs; $35,000 is for equipment for the programs; and $15,000 is for 
4.24 	the costs of the city of Austin for administering the programs;
4.25 	(8) $200,000 is for a grant to the Jobs Foundation for direct training, support services, 
4.26 	safety enhancements, and economic support for formerly incarcerated individuals 
4.27 	participating in the Repowered work readiness program;
4.28 	(9) $280,000 is for a grant to Hired to create services for low-income Minnesotans 
4.29 	designed to increase job retention by offering a continuum of employment coaching, 
4.30 	navigation, and support services to economically disadvantaged employees leading to a 
4.31 	more stable workforce for employers;
4.32 	(10) $100,000 is for a grant to Equaspace for work space, IT support, human resources 
4.33 	assistance, accounting, fundraising, and executive director support to be used to provide 
4.34 	work space and wrap-around services to small and startup nonprofit organizations;
5.1 	(11) $1,000,000 is for a grant to Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center to expand 
5.2 	child care program capacity;
5.3 	(12) $500,000 is for a grant to Change Starts With Community for the Change Starts 
5.4 	With Community Violence Prevention Program;
5.5 	(13) $1,000,000 is for a grant to African Immigrants Community Services for workforce 
5.6 	development for new Americans;
5.7 	(14) $1,000,000 is for a grant to WomenVenture for supporting child care providers by 
5.8 	providing business training, mentorship, services, and educational materials, by facilitating 
5.9 	shared administrative staff and pooled management of services such as banking and payroll, 
5.10 	by providing child care management software and software training, and by distributing 
5.11 	subgrants and loans, which may be forgivable at WomenVenture's discretion. This amount 
5.12 	is available until June 30, 2027;
5.13 	(15) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Black Chamber of Commerce for technical support 
5.14 	to Black-owned small businesses, for implementing initiatives to address barriers facing 
5.15 	the Black business community, and for networking, mentorship, and training programs. 
5.16 	This amount is available until June 30, 2027;
5.17 	(16) $375,000 is to provide grants to secondary career and technical education programs 
5.18 	for the purpose of offering instruction in meat cutting and butchery, including the costs of 
5.19 	faculty training and of obtaining necessary equipment and facilities. The commissioner of 
5.20 	employment and economic development may prioritize funding to applicants that are 
5.21 	coordinating with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions or with local 
5.22 	industry partners and may enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of 
5.23 	Agriculture for operation of the program, including agreements to transfer funds. By 
5.24 	November 1, 2025, the commissioner of employment and economic development must 
5.25 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
5.26 	jurisdiction over agriculture finance, education finance, and workforce development finance 
5.27 	regarding all grants issued under this clause by county and the number and amount of grant 
5.28 	requests not fulfilled;
5.29 	(17) $75,000 is for a grant to InspireMSP to develop programming to assist 
5.30 	middle-school-aged children in Minneapolis and St. Paul to develop an interest in and 
5.31 	connect with the creative industry in Minnesota;
5.32 	(18) $150,000 is for a grant to Summit Academy OIC to start and enroll students in a 
5.33 	dental assistant program and to work with employers to place students in the field upon 
5.34 	successful completion of the program;
6.1 	(19) $250,000 is for a grant to the Karen Organization of Minnesota for job training and 
6.2 	financial support and incentives for job training participants;
6.3 	(20) $100,000 is for a grant to Indigenous Roots for soft skills training and career 
6.4 	readiness training for youth and dance instructors of the Cypher Side Dance School;
6.5 	(21) $100,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County for a subgrant with Milestone Community 
6.6 	Development to provide competitive grants for culturally specific East African-led youth 
6.7 	workforce development programs, which must be awarded through at least two requests 
6.8 	for proposals, and this amount is available until June 30, 2026;
6.9 	(22) $100,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County for a subgrant with People in Action to 
6.10 	provide workforce development programming. This amount is available until June 30, 2026, 
6.11 	and 40 percent of the amount must be expended within the city of St. Paul. Grants provided 
6.12 	by People in Action must be awarded through at least two requests for proposals;
6.13 	(23) $700,000 is for a grant to the Metro Youth Diversion Center to support its 
6.14 	Youth-Care Assessment and Readiness Education program to enhance workforce 
6.15 	development opportunities for youth with a focus on underrepresented East African students;
6.16 	(24) $174,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, for a software 
6.17 	subscription to facilitate the career planning of students;
6.18 	(25) $171,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 704, Proctor, to develop 
6.19 	a regional career and technical education program to serve Independent School District No. 
6.20 	704, Proctor, Independent School District No. 700, Hermantown, and Independent School 
6.21 	District No. 99, Esko;
6.22 	(26) $100,000 is for a grant to Lake County Ambulance Service to establish a training 
6.23 	program for Cook County and Lake County high school students interested in pursuing 
6.24 	careers as emergency medical technicians;
6.25 	(27) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the city of Brooklyn Park for the Brooklyn Park Small 
6.26 	Business Center and for the city to expand the workforce development programming of 
6.27 	Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center through workforce development programs serving 
6.28 	primarily underrepresented populations, including such programs as Brooklynk, Career 
6.29 	Pathways, Youth Entrepreneurship, and Community Partnership. This appropriation is 
6.30 	available until June 30, 2027;
6.31 	(28) $750,000 is for a grant to Riverside Plaza Tenant Association to address employment, 
6.32 	economic, and technology access disparities for low-income unemployed or underemployed 
7.1 	individuals through training in health care, technology, and construction or skilled trades 
7.2 	industries;
7.3 	(29) $150,000 is for a grant to African Career, Education, and Resources, Inc., to develop 
7.4 	a program for health care skills training and computer skills training in collaboration with 
7.5 	the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota;
7.6 	(30) $150,000 is for a grant to the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota to develop a 
7.7 	program for health care skills training and computer skills training in collaboration with the 
7.8 	African Career, Education, and Resources, Inc.;
7.9 	(31) $180,000 is for a grant to Equitable Development Action for it to fund programs 
7.10 	and provide technical assistance to underserved businesses;
7.11 	(32) $50,000 is to for a grant to Ka Joog to operate a workforce technology training 
7.12 	center to provide job readiness, skills training, entrepreneurship training, digital literacy, 
7.13 	and ongoing career learning;
7.14 	(33) $50,000 is for a grant to HIRPHA International for use on youth apprenticeships, 
7.15 	entrepreneurship training, computer skills, and work readiness training;
7.16 	(34) $300,000 is for a grant to Theater Mu for planning and to design, redesign, renovate, 
7.17 	construct, furnish, and equip a building located in the city of St. Paul that will house a 
7.18 	workforce development program for working and aspiring BIPOC artists, administrative 
7.19 	offices, and a public gathering space for theater art;
7.20 	(35) $100,000 is for a grant to Higher Works Collaborative to act as the fiscal agent for 
7.21 	the Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization to provide workforce training 
7.22 	by enhancing their youth programs that help students gain work experience, earn experience 
7.23 	in high-demand fields, and transition into family-sustaining careers;
7.24 	(36) $450,000 is for a grant to YWCA St. Paul for a strategic intervention program 
7.25 	designed to target and connect program participants to meaningful, sustainable living wage 
7.26 	employment;
7.27 	(37) $50,000 is for a grant to United Senior Lao American Association to provide job 
7.28 	and skills training for an underserved population;
7.29 	(38) $100,000 is for a grant to Hmong American Farmers Association for workforce 
7.30 	readiness, employment exploration, and skills development;
7.31 	(39) $240,000 is for a grant to MN Zej Zog for workforce readiness, employment 
7.32 	exploration, and skills development;
8.1 	(40) $250,000 is for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under Minnesota 
8.2 	Statutes, section 116L.96;
8.3 	(41) $150,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County for a Justice Impact Navigator to support 
8.4 	Ramsey County residents who have a justice impact or who are reentering the community 
8.5 	after incarceration to connect to resources with a focus on employment and training supports. 
8.6 	Funds will be used for a navigator pilot and other administrative expenses such as outreach, 
8.7 	marketing, and resources for residents; and
8.8 	(42) $150,000 is for a grant to Ramsey County for a Digital Equity Specialist to support 
8.9 	Ramsey County residents with digital literacy resources and skills to connect to employment 
8.10 	and training supports. Funds must be used for a digital navigator pilot serving in Ramsey 
8.11 	County Career Labs and community-based locations and other administrative expenses, 
8.12 	such as outreach, marketing, and resources for residents.

8.13 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; THE CENTER FOR 
8.14 	NURSING EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE.
 8.15 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
8.16 	the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to perform the duties required to 
8.17 	establish and carry out the duties of the Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence. This is 
8.18 	a onetime appropriation.

8.19 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS.
 8.20 	$5,055,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
8.21 	of employment and economic development for grants to programs that provide employment 
8.22 	support services to persons with mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 
8.23 	and 268A.14. This is a onetime appropriation and available until June 30, 2027.

8.24 	ARTICLE 2
8.25 	WORKFORCE POLICY

8.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.8748, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
8.28 	the meanings given.
8.29 	(b) "Agreement" or "business subsidy agreement" means a business subsidy agreement 
8.30 	under section 116J.994 that must include, but is not limited to: specification of the duration 
8.31 	of the agreement, job goals and a timeline for achieving those goals over the duration of 
9.1 	the agreement, construction and other investment goals and a timeline for achieving those 
9.2 	goals over the duration of the agreement, and the value of benefits the firm may receive 
9.3 	following achievement of capital investment and employment goals. The local government 
9.4 	and business must report to the commissioner on the business performance using the forms 
9.5 	developed by the commissioner.
9.6 	(c) "Business" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, 
9.7 	association, or other entity.
9.8 	(d) "Capital investment" means money that is expended for the purpose of building or 
9.9 	improving real fixed property where employees under paragraphs (g) and (h) are or will be 
9.10 	employed and also includes construction materials, services, and supplies, and the purchase 
9.11 	and installation of equipment and machinery as provided under subdivision 4, paragraph 
9.12 	(b), clause (5).
9.13 	(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
9.14 	(f) "Minnesota job creation fund business" means a business that is designated by the 
9.15 	commissioner under subdivision 3.
9.16 	(g) "Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial or ethnic minority as defined 
9.17 	in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.
9.18 	(h) "New full-time equivalent employee" means an employee who:
9.19 	(1) begins work at a Minnesota job creation fund business facility noted in a business 
9.20 	subsidy agreement and following the designation as a job creation fund business; and
9.21 	(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually or the equivalent of 
9.22 	annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours of one or more employees.
9.23 	(i) "Persons with disabilities" means an individual with a disability, as defined under 
9.24 	the Americans with Disabilities Act, United States Code, title 42, section 12102.
9.25 	(j) "Retained job equivalent" means a full-time equivalent position:
9.26 	(1) that existed at the facility prior to the designation as a job creation fund business; 
9.27 	and
9.28 	(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually or the equivalent of 
9.29 	annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours of one or more employees.
9.30 	(k) "Veteran" means a veteran as defined in section 197.447.
9.31 	(l) "Wages" has the meaning given in section 290.92, subdivision 1, clause (1).

10.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 3, is amended 
10.2 	to read:
10.3 		Subd. 3.Minnesota job creation fund business designation; requirements. (a) To 
10.4 	receive designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business, a business must satisfy all 
10.5 	of the following conditions:
10.6 	(1) the business is or will be engaged in, within Minnesota, one of the following as its 
10.7 	primary business activity:
10.8 	(i) manufacturing;
10.9 	(ii) warehousing;
10.10 	(iii) distribution;
10.11 	(iv) information technology;
10.12 	(v) finance;
10.13 	(vi) insurance; or
10.14 	(vii) professional or technical services;
10.15 	(2) the business must not be primarily engaged in lobbying; gambling; entertainment; 
10.16 	professional sports; political consulting; leisure; hospitality; or professional services provided 
10.17 	by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, or 
10.18 	primarily engaged in making retail sales to purchasers who are physically present at the 
10.19 	business's location;
10.20 	(3) the business must enter into a binding construction and job creation business subsidy 
10.21 	agreement with the commissioner to expend directly, or ensure expenditure by or in 
10.22 	partnership with a third party constructing or managing the project, at least $500,000 in 
10.23 	capital investment in a capital investment project that includes a new, expanded, or remodeled 
10.24 	facility within one year following designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business or 
10.25 	$250,000 if the project is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
10.26 	subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, 
10.27 	women, or persons with a disability; and:
10.28 	(i) create at least ten new full-time equivalent employee positions within two years of 
10.29 	the benefit date following the designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business or five 
10.30 	new full-time equivalent employee positions within two years of the benefit date if the 
10.31 	project is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 
11.1 	24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, women, 
11.2 	or persons with a disability; or
11.3 	(ii) expend at least $25,000,000, which may include the installation and purchase of 
11.4 	machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 100 full-time equivalent 
11.5 	employees for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
11.6 	subdivision 24, or expend at least $10,000,000, which may include the installation and 
11.7 	purchase of machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 50 full-time 
11.8 	equivalent employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;
11.9 	(4) positions or employees moved or relocated from another Minnesota location of the 
11.10 	Minnesota job creation fund business must not be included in any calculation or determination 
11.11 	of job creation or new positions under this paragraph; and
11.12 	(5) a Minnesota job creation fund business must not terminate, lay off, or reduce the 
11.13 	working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual to satisfy job creation 
11.14 	goals under this subdivision.
11.15 	(b) Prior to approving the proposed designation of a business under this subdivision, the 
11.16 	commissioner shall consider the following:
11.17 	(1) the economic outlook of the industry in which the business engages;
11.18 	(2) the projected sales of the business that will be generated from outside the state of 
11.19 	Minnesota;
11.20 	(3) how the business will build on existing regional, national, and international strengths 
11.21 	to diversify the state's economy;
11.22 	(4) whether the business activity would occur without financial assistance;
11.23 	(5) whether the business is unable to expand at an existing Minnesota operation due to 
11.24 	facility or land limitations;
11.25 	(6) whether the business has viable location options outside Minnesota;
11.26 	(7) the effect of financial assistance on industry competitors in Minnesota;
11.27 	(8) financial contributions to the project made by local governments; and
11.28 	(9) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.
11.29 	(c) Upon receiving notification of local approval under subdivision 2, the commissioner 
11.30 	shall review the determination by the local government and consider the conditions listed 
12.1 	in paragraphs (a) and (b) to determine whether it is in the best interests of the state and local 
12.2 	area to designate a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business.
12.3 	(d) If the commissioner designates a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business, 
12.4 	the business subsidy agreement shall include the performance outcome commitments and 
12.5 	the expected financial value of any Minnesota job creation fund benefits.
12.6 	(e) The commissioner may amend an agreement once, upon request of a local government 
12.7 	on behalf of a business, only if the performance is expected to exceed thresholds stated in 
12.8 	the original agreement.
12.9 	(f) A business may apply to be designated as a Minnesota job creation fund business at 
12.10 	the same location more than once only if all goals under a previous Minnesota job creation 
12.11 	fund agreement have been met and the agreement is completed.

12.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 4, is amended 
12.13 	to read:
12.14 		Subd. 4.Certification; benefits. (a) The commissioner may certify a Minnesota job 
12.15 	creation fund business as eligible to receive a specific value of benefit under paragraphs (b) 
12.16 	and (c) when the business has achieved its job creation and capital investment goals noted 
12.17 	in its agreement under subdivision 3.
12.18 	(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business may be certified eligible for the 
12.19 	benefits in this paragraph for up to five years for projects located in the metropolitan area 
12.20 	as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and seven years for projects located outside 
12.21 	the metropolitan area, as determined by the commissioner when considering the best interests 
12.22 	of the state and local area. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), 
12.23 	clause (3), or 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), grant agreements for projects located 
12.24 	outside the metropolitan area may be for up to seven years in length. The eligibility for the 
12.25 	following benefits begins the date the commissioner certifies the business as a qualified 
12.26 	Minnesota job creation fund business under this subdivision:
12.27 	(1) up to five percent rebate for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in 
12.28 	section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 7.5 percent for projects located outside the metropolitan 
12.29 	area, on capital investment on qualifying purchases as provided in subdivision 5 with the 
12.30 	total rebate for a project not to exceed $500,000;
12.31 	(2) an award of up to $500,000 based on full-time job creation and wages paid as provided 
12.32 	in subdivision 6 with the total award not to exceed $500,000;
13.1 	(3) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and $1,000,000 in job creation awards 
13.2 	are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 100 new 
13.3 	full-time equivalent employees in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
13.4 	subdivision 24, or at least $10,000,000 in capital investment and 50 new full-time equivalent 
13.5 	employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;
13.6 	(4) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and up to $1,000,000 in job creation 
13.7 	awards are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment, which 
13.8 	may include the installation and purchase of machinery and equipment, and 100 retained 
13.9 	full-time equivalent employees for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in 
13.10 	section 200.02, subdivision 24, or at least $10,000,000 in capital investment, which may 
13.11 	include the installation and purchase of machinery and equipment, and 50 retained full-time 
13.12 	equivalent employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area; and
13.13 	(5) for clauses (3) and (4) only, the capital investment expenditure requirements may 
13.14 	include the installation and purchases of machinery and equipment. These expenditures are 
13.15 	not eligible for the capital investment rebate provided under subdivision 5.
13.16 	(c) The job creation award may be provided in multiple years as long as the qualified 
13.17 	Minnesota job creation fund business continues to meet the job creation goals provided for 
13.18 	in its agreement under subdivision 3 and the total award does not exceed $500,000 except 
13.19 	as provided under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4). Under paragraph (b), clause (4), a job 
13.20 	creation award of $2,000 per full-time equivalent job retained job may be provided one time 
13.21 	if the qualified Minnesota job creation fund business meets the minimum capital investment 
13.22 	and retained employee requirement as provided in paragraph (b), clause (4), for at least two 
13.23 	years.
13.24 	(d) No rebates or award may be provided until the Minnesota job creation fund business 
13.25 	or a third party constructing or managing the project has at least $500,000 in capital 
13.26 	investment in the project and at least ten full-time equivalent jobs have been created and 
13.27 	maintained for at least one year or the retained employees, as provided in paragraph (b), 
13.28 	clause (4), remain for at least one year. The agreement may require additional performance 
13.29 	outcomes that need to be achieved before rebates and awards are provided. If fewer retained 
13.30 	jobs are maintained, but still above the minimum under this subdivision, the capital 
13.31 	investment award shall be reduced on a proportionate basis.
13.32 	(e) The forms needed to be submitted to document performance by the Minnesota job 
13.33 	creation fund business must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by 
13.34 	the commissioner. The forms shall include documentation and certification by the business 
14.1 	that it is in compliance with the business subsidy agreement, sections 116J.871 and 116L.66, 
14.2 	and other provisions as specified by the commissioner.
14.3 	(f) Minnesota job creation fund businesses must pay each new full-time equivalent 
14.4 	employee added pursuant to the agreement total compensation, including benefits not 
14.5 	mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal 
14.6 	poverty level for a family of four.
14.7 	(g) A Minnesota job creation fund business must demonstrate reasonable progress on 
14.8 	capital investment expenditures within six months following designation as a Minnesota 
14.9 	job creation fund business to ensure that the capital investment goal in the agreement under 
14.10 	subdivision 1 will be met. Businesses not making reasonable progress will not be eligible 
14.11 	for benefits under the submitted application and will need to work with the local government 
14.12 	unit to resubmit a new application and request to be a Minnesota job creation fund business. 
14.13 	Notwithstanding the goals noted in its agreement under subdivision 1, this action shall not 
14.14 	be considered a default of the business subsidy agreement.

14.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 6, is amended 
14.16 	to read:
14.17 		Subd. 6.Job creation award. (a) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business is 
14.18 	eligible for an annual award for each new full-time equivalent job created and maintained 
14.19 	under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3), by the business using the following 
14.20 	schedule: $1,000 for each job position paying annual wages at least $26,000 but less than 
14.21 	$35,000; $2,000 for each job position paying at least $35,000 but less than $45,000; $3,000 
14.22 	for each job position paying at least $45,000 but less than $55,000; and $4,000 for each job 
14.23 	position paying at least $55,000; and as noted in the goals under the agreement provided 
14.24 	under subdivision 1. These awards are increased by $1,000 if the business is located outside 
14.25 	the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the 
14.26 	business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, women, or persons with a disability.
14.27 	(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business is eligible for a onetime $2,000 
14.28 	award for each full-time equivalent job retained and maintained under subdivision 4, 
14.29 	paragraph (b), clause (4), provided that each retained job pays total compensation, including 
14.30 	benefits not mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 150 percent 
14.31 	of the federal poverty level for a family of four.
14.32 	(c) The job creation award schedule must be adjusted annually using the percentage 
14.33 	increase in the federal poverty level for a family of four.
15.1 	(d) Minnesota job creation fund businesses seeking an award credit provided under 
15.2 	subdivision 4 must submit forms and applications to the Department of Employment and 
15.3 	Economic Development as prescribed by the commissioner.

15.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended 
15.5 	to read:
15.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
15.7 	the meanings given them in this subdivision.
15.8 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
15.9 	(c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the time 
15.10 	employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:
15.11 	(1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation 
15.12 	from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement 
15.13 	to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;
15.14 	(2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment or 
15.15 	reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual resides, 
15.16 	including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of 
15.17 	age;
15.18 	(3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a result 
15.19 	of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;
15.20 	(4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a 
15.21 	result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or 
15.22 	because of natural disasters;
15.23 	(5) is a veteran as defined by section 197.447, has been discharged or released from 
15.24 	active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed or 
15.25 	(ii) is employed in a job verified to be below the skill level and earning capacity of the 
15.26 	veteran;
15.27 	(6) is an individual determined by the United States Department of Labor to be covered 
15.28 	by trade adjustment assistance under United States Code, title 19, sections 2271 to 2331, 
15.29 	as amended; or
15.30 	(7) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who has spent 
15.31 	a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and (i) has been 
15.32 	dependent upon the financial support of another; and due to divorce, separation, death, or 
16.1 	disability of that person, must now find employment to self support; or (ii) derived the 
16.2 	substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents in the home 
16.3 	and no longer receives such support. To be eligible under this clause, the support must have 
16.4 	ceased while the worker resided in Minnesota.;
16.5 	(8) is the spouse of a member of the United States armed forces who is on active duty 
16.6 	and who meets at least one of the following: (i) has lost employment as a direct result of 
16.7 	relocation to accommodate a permanent change in the service member's duty station; or (ii) 
16.8 	is unemployed or underemployed and facing barriers to obtaining or upgrading employment;
16.9 	(9) is an individual with non-work-related injuries or illnesses who does not have a 
16.10 	workers' compensation case but needs support to re-enter or remain in the workforce; or
16.11 	(10) is an adult with a low income, is a recipient of public assistance, or is deficient in 
16.12 	basic skills.
16.13 	For the purposes of this section, "dislocated worker" does not include an individual who 
16.14 	was an employee, at the time employment ceased, of a political committee, political fund, 
16.15 	principal campaign committee, or party unit, as those terms are used in chapter 10A, or an 
16.16 	organization required to file with the federal elections commission.
16.17 	(d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit organization, 
16.18 	community action agency, business organization or association, or labor organization.
16.19 	(e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single site 
16.20 	of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of 
16.21 	employment.
16.22 	(f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is not a 
16.23 	result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site of 
16.24 	employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those employees 
16.25 	that work less than 20 hours per week.

16.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116L.43, subdivision 1, is amended 
16.27 	to read:
16.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
16.29 	the meanings given.
16.30 	(b) "Community-based organization" means a nonprofit organization that:
16.31 	(1) provides workforce development programming or services;
16.32 	(2) has an annual organizational budget of no more than $1,000,000;
17.1 	(3) (2) has its primary office located in a historically underserved community of color 
17.2 	or low-income community; and
17.3 	(4) (3) serves a population that generally reflects the demographics of that local 
17.4 	community.
17.5 	(c) "Entry level jobs" means part-time or full-time jobs that an individual can perform 
17.6 	without any prior education or experience.
17.7 	(d) "High wage" means the income needed for a family to cover minimum necessary 
17.8 	expenses in a given geographic area, including food, child care, health care, housing, and 
17.9 	transportation.
17.10 	(e) "Industry specific certification" means a credential an individual can earn to show 
17.11 	proficiency in a particular area or skill.
17.12 	(f) "Remedial training" means additional training provided to staff following the 
17.13 	identification of a need and intended to increase proficiency in performing job tasks.
17.14 	(g) "Small business" has the same meaning as section 645.445.

17.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.035, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
17.16 		Subd. 20.Noncovered employment. "Noncovered employment" means:
17.17 	(1) employment for the United States government or an instrumentality thereof, including 
17.18 	military service;
17.19 	(2) employment for a state, other than Minnesota, or a political subdivision or 
17.20 	instrumentality thereof;
17.21 	(3) employment for a foreign government;
17.22 	(4) employment covered under the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act;
17.23 	(5) employment for a church or convention or association of churches, or a nonprofit 
17.24 	organization operated primarily for religious purposes that is operated, supervised, controlled, 
17.25 	or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches;
17.26 	(6) employment for an elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes 
17.27 	religious education that is operated by a church, a convention or association of churches, 
17.28 	or a nonprofit organization that is operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported 
17.29 	by a church or convention or association of churches;
18.1 	(7) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
18.2 	a duly ordained or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of a ministry or by a member 
18.3 	of a religious order in the exercise of duties required by the order;
18.4 	(8) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
18.5 	an individual receiving rehabilitation of "sheltered" work in a facility conducted for the 
18.6 	purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity 
18.7 	is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury or a program providing 
18.8 	"sheltered" work for individuals who because of an impaired physical or mental capacity 
18.9 	cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market. This clause applies only to 
18.10 	services performed in a facility certified by the Rehabilitation Services Branch of the 
18.11 	department or in a day training or habilitation program licensed by the Department of Human 
18.12 	Services;
18.13 	(9) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
18.14 	an individual receiving work relief or work training as part of an unemployment work relief 
18.15 	or work training program financed in whole or in part by any federal agency or an agency 
18.16 	of a state or political subdivision thereof. This clause does not apply to programs that require 
18.17 	unemployment benefit coverage for the participants;
18.18 	(10) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, as an elected official, a member 
18.19 	of a legislative body, or a member of the judiciary;
18.20 	(11) employment as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or Air National Guard;
18.21 	(12) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or instrumentality thereof, of 
18.22 	an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, flood, tornado, or similar 
18.23 	emergency;
18.24 	(13) employment as an election official or election worker for Minnesota or a political 
18.25 	subdivision, if the compensation for that employment was less than $1,000 in a calendar 
18.26 	year;
18.27 	(14) employment for Minnesota that is a major policy-making or advisory position in 
18.28 	the unclassified service;
18.29 	(15) employment for Minnesota in an unclassified position established under section 
18.30 	43A.08, subdivision 1a;
18.31 	(16) employment for a political subdivision of Minnesota that is a nontenured major 
18.32 	policy making or advisory position;
19.1 	(17) domestic employment in a private household, local college club, or local chapter 
19.2 	of a college fraternity or sorority, if the wages paid in any calendar quarter in either the 
19.3 	current or prior calendar year to all individuals in domestic employment totaled less than 
19.4 	$1,000.
19.5 	"Domestic employment" includes all service in the operation and maintenance of a 
19.6 	private household, for a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority 
19.7 	as distinguished from service as an employee in the pursuit of an employer's trade or business;
19.8 	(18) employment of an individual by a son, daughter, or spouse, and employment of a 
19.9 	child under the age of 18 by the child's father or mother;
19.10 	(19) employment of an inmate of a custodial or penal institution;
19.11 	(20) employment for a school, college, or university, by a student who is enrolled and 
19.12 	whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as a student. This does not 
19.13 	include an individual whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as an 
19.14 	employee who also takes courses;
19.15 	(21) employment of an individual who is enrolled as a student in a full-time program at 
19.16 	a nonprofit or public educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum 
19.17 	and has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational 
19.18 	activities are carried on, taken for credit at the institution, that combines academic instruction 
19.19 	with work experience, if the employment is an integral part of the program, and the institution 
19.20 	has so certified to the employer, except that this clause does not apply to employment in a 
19.21 	program established for or on behalf of an employer or group of employers;
19.22 	(22) employment of a foreign college or university student who works on a seasonal or 
19.23 	temporary basis under the J-1 visa summer work travel program described in Code of Federal 
19.24 	Regulations, title 22, section 62.32;
19.25 	(23) employment of university, college, or professional school students in an internship 
19.26 	or other training program with the city of St. Paul or the city of Minneapolis under Laws 
19.27 	1990, chapter 570, article 6, section 3;
19.28 	(24) employment for a hospital by a patient of the hospital. "Hospital" means an institution 
19.29 	that has been licensed by the Department of Health as a hospital;
19.30 	(25) employment as a student nurse for a hospital or a nurses' training school by an 
19.31 	individual who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes in an accredited nurses' training 
19.32 	school;
20.1 	(26) employment as an intern for a hospital by an individual who has completed a 
20.2 	four-year course in an accredited medical school;
20.3 	(27) employment as an insurance salesperson, by other than a corporate officer, if all 
20.4 	the wages from the employment is solely by way of commission. The word "insurance" 
20.5 	includes an annuity and an optional annuity;
20.6 	(28) employment as an officer of a township mutual insurance company or farmer's 
20.7 	mutual insurance company under chapter 67A;
20.8 	(29) employment of a corporate officer, if the officer directly or indirectly, including 
20.9 	through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent or more of the employer 
20.10 	corporation, and employment of a member of a limited liability company, if the member 
20.11 	directly or indirectly, including through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent 
20.12 	or more of the employer limited liability company;
20.13 	(30) employment as a real estate salesperson, other than a corporate officer, if all the 
20.14 	wages from the employment is solely by way of commission;
20.15 	(31) employment as a direct seller as defined in United States Code, title 26, section 
20.16 	3508;
20.17 	(32) employment of an individual under the age of 18 in the delivery or distribution of 
20.18 	newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for 
20.19 	subsequent delivery or distribution;
20.20 	(33) casual employment performed for an individual, other than domestic employment 
20.21 	under clause (17), that does not promote or advance that employer's trade or business;
20.22 	(34) employment in "agricultural employment" unless it is "covered agricultural 
20.23 	employment" under subdivision 11; or
20.24 	(35) if employment during one-half or more of any pay period was covered employment, 
20.25 	all the employment for the pay period is covered employment; but if during more than 
20.26 	one-half of any pay period the employment was noncovered employment, then all of the 
20.27 	employment for the pay period is noncovered employment. "Pay period" means a period 
20.28 	of not more than a calendar month for which a payment or compensation is ordinarily made 
20.29 	to the employee by the employer.; or
20.30 	(36) employment of a foreign agricultural worker who works on a seasonal or temporary 
20.31 	basis under the H-2A visa temporary agricultural employment program described in Code 
20.32 	of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 655.

21.1 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

21.2	Subd. 3.Employment and Training Programs
 		112,038,000
		104,499,000

21.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.4		2024
	2025
	
21.5	General
	91,036,000
	83,497,000
	
21.6
21.7	Workforce 
Development
	21,002,000
	21,002,000
	
21.8 	(a) $500,000 each year from the general fund 
21.9 	and $500,000 each year from the workforce 
21.10 	development fund are for rural career 
21.11 	counseling coordinators in the workforce 
21.12 	service areas and for the purposes specified 
21.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
21.14 	(b) $25,000,000 each year is for the targeted 
21.15 	population workforce grants under Minnesota 
21.16 	Statutes, section 116L.43. The department 
21.17 	may use up to five percent of this 
21.18 	appropriation for administration, monitoring, 
21.19 	and oversight of the program. Of this amount:
21.20 	(1) $18,500,000 each year is for job and 
21.21 	entrepreneurial skills training grants under 
21.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43, 
21.23 	subdivision 2;
21.24 	(2) $1,500,000 each year is for diversity and 
21.25 	inclusion training for small employers under 
21.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43, 
21.27 	subdivision 3; and
21.28 	(3) $5,000,000 each year is for capacity 
21.29 	building grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.30 	section 116L.43, subdivision 4.
21.31 	The base for this appropriation is $1,275,000 
21.32 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
21.33 	(c) $750,000 each year is for the women and 
21.34 	high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs 
22.1 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.2 	section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five 
22.3 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
22.4 	of the program.
22.5 	(d) $10,000,000 each year is for the Drive for 
22.6 	Five Initiative to conduct outreach and provide 
22.7 	job skills training, career counseling, case 
22.8 	management, and supportive services for 
22.9 	careers in (1) technology, (2) labor, (3) the 
22.10 	caring professions, (4) manufacturing, and (5) 
22.11 	educational and professional services. This is 
22.12 	a onetime appropriation.
22.13 	(e) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph 
22.14 	(d), the commissioner must make $7,000,000 
22.15 	each year available through a competitive 
22.16 	request for proposal process. The grant awards 
22.17 	must be used to provide education and training 
22.18 	in the five industries identified in paragraph 
22.19 	(d). Education and training may include:
22.20 	(1) student tutoring and testing support 
22.21 	services;
22.22 	(2) training and employment placement in high 
22.23 	wage and high growth employment;
22.24 	(3) assistance in obtaining industry-specific 
22.25 	certifications;
22.26 	(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in 
22.27 	employment training programs or services;
22.28 	(5) real-time work experience;
22.29 	(6) career and educational counseling;
22.30 	(7) work experience and internships; and
22.31 	(8) supportive services.
23.1 	(f) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
23.2 	(d), $2,000,000 each year must be awarded 
23.3 	through competitive grants made to trade 
23.4 	associations or chambers of commerce for job 
23.5 	placement services. Grant awards must be used 
23.6 	to encourage workforce training efforts to 
23.7 	ensure that efforts are aligned with employer 
23.8 	demands and that graduates are connected with 
23.9 	employers that are currently hiring. Trade 
23.10 	associations or chambers must partner with 
23.11 	employers with current or anticipated 
23.12 	employment opportunities and nonprofit 
23.13 	workforce training partners participating in 
23.14 	this program. The trade associations or 
23.15 	chambers must work closely with the industry 
23.16 	sector training providers in the five industries 
23.17 	identified in paragraph (d). Grant awards may 
23.18 	be used for:
23.19 	(1) employer engagement strategies to align 
23.20 	employment opportunities for individuals 
23.21 	exiting workforce development training 
23.22 	programs. These strategies may include 
23.23 	business recruitment, job opening 
23.24 	development, employee recruitment, and job 
23.25 	matching. Trade associations must utilize the 
23.26 	state's labor exchange system;
23.27 	(2) diversity, inclusion, and retention training 
23.28 	of their members to increase the business' 
23.29 	understanding of welcoming and retaining a 
23.30 	diverse workforce; and
23.31 	(3) industry-specific training.
23.32 	(g) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
23.33 	(d), $1,000,000 each year is to hire, train, and 
23.34 	deploy business services representatives in 
23.35 	local workforce development areas throughout 
24.1 	the state. Business services representatives 
24.2 	must work with an assigned local workforce 
24.3 	development area to address the hiring needs 
24.4 	of Minnesota's businesses by connecting job 
24.5 	seekers and program participants in the 
24.6 	CareerForce system. Business services 
24.7 	representatives serve in the classified service 
24.8 	of the state and operate as part of the agency's 
24.9 	Employment and Training Office. The 
24.10 	commissioner shall develop and implement 
24.11 	training materials and reporting and evaluation 
24.12 	procedures for the activities of the business 
24.13 	services representatives. The business services 
24.14 	representatives must:
24.15 	(1) serve as the primary contact for businesses 
24.16 	in that area;
24.17 	(2) actively engage employers by assisting 
24.18 	with matching employers to job seekers by 
24.19 	referring candidates, convening job fairs, and 
24.20 	assisting with job announcements; and
24.21 	(3) work with the local area board and its 
24.22 	partners to identify candidates for openings in 
24.23 	small and midsize companies in the local area.
24.24 	(h) $2,546,000 each year from the general fund 
24.25 	and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce 
24.26 	development fund are for the pathways to 
24.27 	prosperity competitive grant program. Of this 
24.28 	amount, up to five percent is for administration 
24.29 	and monitoring of the program.
24.30 	(i) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
24.31 	development fund for current Minnesota 
24.32 	affiliates of OIC of America, Inc. This 
24.33 	appropriation shall be divided equally among 
24.34 	the eligible centers.
25.1 	(j) $1,000,000 each year is for competitive 
25.2 	grants to organizations providing services to 
25.3 	relieve economic disparities in the Southeast 
25.4 	Asian community through workforce 
25.5 	recruitment, development, job creation, 
25.6 	assistance of smaller organizations to increase 
25.7 	capacity, and outreach. Of this amount, up to 
25.8 	five percent is for administration and 
25.9 	monitoring of the program.
25.10 	(k) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
25.11 	grant program to provide grants to 
25.12 	organizations that provide support services for 
25.13 	individuals, such as job training, employment 
25.14 	preparation, internships, job assistance to 
25.15 	parents, financial literacy, academic and 
25.16 	behavioral interventions for low-performing 
25.17 	students, and youth intervention. Grants made 
25.18 	under this section must focus on low-income 
25.19 	communities, young adults from families with 
25.20 	a history of intergenerational poverty, and 
25.21 	communities of color. Of this amount, up to 
25.22 	five percent is for administration and 
25.23 	monitoring of the program.
25.24 	(l) $750,000 each year from the general fund 
25.25 	and $6,698,000 each year from the workforce 
25.26 	development fund are for the youth-at-work 
25.27 	competitive grant program under Minnesota 
25.28 	Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this amount, 
25.29 	up to five percent is for administration and 
25.30 	monitoring of the youth workforce 
25.31 	development competitive grant program. All 
25.32 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
25.33 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year. 
25.34 	The base for this appropriation is $750,000 
25.35 	from the general fund and $3,348,000 from 
26.1 	the workforce development fund beginning in 
26.2 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
26.3 	(m) $1,093,000 each year is from the general 
26.4 	fund and $1,000,000 each year is from the 
26.5 	workforce development fund for the 
26.6 	youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.7 	sections 116L.361 to 116L.366. The base for 
26.8 	this appropriation is $1,000,000 from the 
26.9 	workforce development fund in fiscal year 
26.10 	2026 and each year thereafter.
26.11 	(n) $4,511,000 each year from the general fund 
26.12 	and $4,050,000 each year from the workforce 
26.13 	development fund are for the Minnesota youth 
26.14 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
26.15 	116L.56 and 116L.561. The base for this 
26.16 	appropriation is $0 from the general fund and 
26.17 	$4,050,000 from the workforce development 
26.18 	fund in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
26.19 	thereafter.
26.20 	(o) $750,000 each year is for the Office of 
26.21 	New Americans under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.22 	section 116J.4231.
26.23 	(p) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce 
26.24 	development fund is for a grant to the 
26.25 	Minnesota Technology Association to support 
26.26 	the SciTech internship program, a program 
26.27 	that supports science, technology, engineering, 
26.28 	and math (STEM) internship opportunities for 
26.29 	two- and four-year college students and 
26.30 	graduate students in their fields of study. The 
26.31 	internship opportunities must match students 
26.32 	with paid internships within STEM disciplines 
26.33 	at small, for-profit companies located in 
26.34 	Minnesota having fewer than 250 employees 
26.35 	worldwide. At least 325 students must be 
27.1 	matched each year. No more than 15 percent 
27.2 	of the hires may be graduate students. Selected 
27.3 	hiring companies shall receive from the grant 
27.4 	50 percent of the wages paid to the intern, 
27.5 	capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must 
27.6 	work toward increasing the participation 
27.7 	among women or other underserved 
27.8 	populations. This is a onetime appropriation.
27.9 	(q) $750,000 each year is for grants to the 
27.10 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's Teen 
27.11 	Teamworks youth employment and training 
27.12 	programs. This is a onetime appropriation and 
27.13 	available until June 30, 2027. Any 
27.14 	unencumbered balance remaining at the end 
27.15 	of the first year does not cancel but is available 
27.16 	in the second year.
27.17 	(r) $900,000 each year is for a grant to Avivo 
27.18 	to provide low-income individuals with career 
27.19 	education and job skills training that is fully 
27.20 	integrated with chemical and mental health 
27.21 	services. Of this amount, up to $250,000 each 
27.22 	year is for a grant to Avivo to provide 
27.23 	resources and support services to survivors of 
27.24 	sex trafficking and domestic abuse in the 
27.25 	greater St. Cloud area as they search for 
27.26 	employment. Program resources include but 
27.27 	are not limited to costs for day care, 
27.28 	transportation, housing, legal advice, procuring 
27.29 	documents required for employment, interview 
27.30 	clothing, technology, and Internet access. The 
27.31 	program shall also include public outreach and 
27.32 	corporate training components to communicate 
27.33 	to the public and potential employers about 
27.34 	the specific struggles faced by survivors as 
28.1 	they re-enter the workforce. This is a onetime 
28.2 	appropriation.
28.3 	(s) $1,000,000 each year is for the getting to 
28.4 	work grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.5 	section 116J.545. Of this amount, up to five 
28.6 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
28.7 	of the program. This is a onetime 
28.8 	appropriation.
28.9 	(t) $400,000 each year is for a grant to the 
28.10 	nonprofit 30,000 Feet to fund youth 
28.11 	apprenticeship jobs, wraparound services, 
28.12 	after-school programming, and summer 
28.13 	learning loss prevention efforts targeted at 
28.14 	African American youth. This is a onetime 
28.15 	appropriation.
28.16 	(u) $463,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
28.17 	Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota. 
28.18 	This is a onetime appropriation. Of this 
28.19 	amount:
28.20 	(1) $313,000 is to fund one year of free 
28.21 	full-service programming for a new program 
28.22 	in Waite Park that will employ part-time youth 
28.23 	development staff and provide community 
28.24 	volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. 
28.25 	Career exploration and life skills programming 
28.26 	will be a significant dimension of 
28.27 	programming at this new site; and
28.28 	(2) $150,000 is for planning and design for a 
28.29 	new multiuse facility for the Boys and Girls 
28.30 	Club of Waite Park and other community 
28.31 	partners, including the Waite Park Police 
28.32 	Department and the Whitney Senior Center.
28.33 	(v) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
28.34 	Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs 
29.1 	to administer a statewide project of youth job 
29.2 	skills and career development. This project, 
29.3 	which may have career guidance components 
29.4 	including health and life skills, must be 
29.5 	designed to encourage, train, and assist youth 
29.6 	in early access to education and job-seeking 
29.7 	skills, work-based learning experience, 
29.8 	including career pathways in STEM learning, 
29.9 	career exploration and matching, and first job 
29.10 	placement through local community 
29.11 	partnerships and on-site job opportunities. This 
29.12 	grant requires a 25 percent match from 
29.13 	nonstate resources. This is a onetime 
29.14 	appropriation.
29.15 	(w) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
29.16 	the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce 
29.17 	Foundation for the Learn and Earn Initiative 
29.18 	to help the Owatonna and Steele County 
29.19 	region grow and retain a talented workforce. 
29.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
29.21 	available until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
29.22 	(1) $900,000 is to develop an advanced 
29.23 	manufacturing career pathway program for 
29.24 	youth and adult learners with shared learning 
29.25 	spaces, state-of-the-art equipment, and 
29.26 	instructional support to grow and retain talent 
29.27 	in Owatonna; and
29.28 	(2) $100,000 is to create the Owatonna 
29.29 	Opportunity scholarship model for the Learn 
29.30 	and Earn Initiative for students and employers.
29.31 	(x) $250,000 each year from the workforce 
29.32 	development fund is for a grant to the White 
29.33 	Bear Center for the Arts for establishing a paid 
29.34 	internship program for high school students 
29.35 	to learn professional development skills 
30.1 	through an arts perspective. This is a onetime 
30.2 	appropriation.
30.3 	(y) $250,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
30.4 	Family Resiliency Partnership under 
30.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.96. The 
30.6 	commissioner, through the adult career 
30.7 	pathways program, shall distribute the money 
30.8 	to existing nonprofit and state displaced 
30.9 	homemaker programs. This is a onetime 
30.10 	appropriation.
30.11 	(z) $600,000 each year is for a grant to East 
30.12 	Side Neighborhood Services. This is a onetime 
30.13 	appropriation of which:
30.14 	(1) $300,000 each year is for the senior 
30.15 	community service employment program, 
30.16 	which provides work readiness training to 
30.17 	low-income adults ages 55 and older to 
30.18 	provide ongoing support and mentoring 
30.19 	services to the program participants as well as 
30.20 	the transition period from subsidized wages 
30.21 	to unsubsidized wages; and
30.22 	(2) $300,000 each year is for the nursing 
30.23 	assistant plus program to serve the increased 
30.24 	need for growth of medical talent pipelines 
30.25 	through expansion of the existing program and 
30.26 	development of in-house training.
30.27 	The amounts specified in clauses (1) and (2) 
30.28 	may also be used to enhance employment 
30.29 	programming for youth and young adults, ages 
30.30 	14 to 24, to introduce them to work culture, 
30.31 	develop essential work readiness skills, and 
30.32 	make career plans through paid internship 
30.33 	experiences and work readiness training.
31.1 	(aa) $1,500,000 each year from the workforce 
31.2 	development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa 
31.3 	Place to assist primarily African American 
31.4 	men with job training, employment 
31.5 	preparation, internships, education, vocational 
31.6 	housing, and organizational capacity building. 
31.7 	This is a onetime appropriation.
31.8 	(bb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
31.9 	Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la 
31.10 	AcciÃ³n Latina (COPAL) for worker center 
31.11 	programming that supports primarily 
31.12 	low-income, migrant, and Latinx workers with 
31.13 	career planning, workforce training and 
31.14 	education, workers' rights advocacy, health 
31.15 	resources and navigation, and wealth creation 
31.16 	resources. This is a onetime appropriation.
31.17 	(cc) $2,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
31.18 	Propel Nonprofits to provide capacity-building 
31.19 	grants and related technical assistance to small, 
31.20 	culturally specific organizations that primarily 
31.21 	serve historically underserved cultural 
31.22 	communities. Propel Nonprofits may only 
31.23 	award grants to nonprofit organizations that 
31.24 	have an annual organizational budget of less 
31.25 	than $1,000,000. These grants may be used 
31.26 	for:
31.27 	(1) organizational infrastructure 
31.28 	improvements, including developing database 
31.29 	management systems and financial systems, 
31.30 	or other administrative needs that increase the 
31.31 	organization's ability to access new funding 
31.32 	sources;
31.33 	(2) organizational workforce development, 
31.34 	including hiring culturally competent staff, 
32.1 	training and skills development, and other 
32.2 	methods of increasing staff capacity; or
32.3 	(3) creating or expanding partnerships with 
32.4 	existing organizations that have specialized 
32.5 	expertise in order to increase capacity of the 
32.6 	grantee organization to improve services to 
32.7 	the community.
32.8 	Of this amount, up to five percent may be used 
32.9 	by Propel Nonprofits for administrative costs. 
32.10 	This is a onetime appropriation.
32.11 	(dd) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
32.12 	Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota and its 
32.13 	partners. The grant must be used to continue 
32.14 	the FATHER Project in Rochester, St. Cloud, 
32.15 	St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the surrounding 
32.16 	areas to assist fathers in overcoming barriers 
32.17 	that prevent fathers from supporting their 
32.18 	children economically and emotionally, 
32.19 	including with community re-entry following 
32.20 	confinement. This is a onetime appropriation.
32.21 	(ee) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
32.22 	the ProStart and Hospitality Tourism 
32.23 	Management Program for a well-established, 
32.24 	proven, and successful education program that 
32.25 	helps young people advance careers in the 
32.26 	hospitality industry and addresses critical 
32.27 	long-term workforce shortages in that industry.
32.28 	(ff) $450,000 each year is for grants to 
32.29 	Minnesota Diversified Industries to provide 
32.30 	inclusive employment opportunities and 
32.31 	services for people with disabilities. This is a 
32.32 	onetime appropriation.
32.33 	(gg) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
32.34 	Minnesota Diversified Industries to assist 
33.1 	individuals with disabilities through the 
33.2 	unified work model by offering virtual and 
33.3 	in-person career skills classes augmented with 
33.4 	virtual reality tools. Minnesota Diversified 
33.5 	Industries shall submit a report on the number 
33.6 	and demographics of individuals served, hours 
33.7 	of career skills programming delivered, 
33.8 	outreach to employers, and recommendations 
33.9 	for future career skills delivery methods to the 
33.10 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
33.11 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
33.12 	labor and workforce development policy and 
33.13 	finance by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime 
33.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
33.15 	2025.
33.16 	(hh) $1,264,000 each year is for a grant to 
33.17 	Summit Academy OIC to expand employment 
33.18 	placement, GED preparation and 
33.19 	administration, and STEM programming in 
33.20 	the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and Bemidji. 
33.21 	This is a onetime appropriation.
33.22 	(ii) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
33.23 	Minnesota Independence College and 
33.24 	Community to provide employment 
33.25 	preparation, job placement, job retention, and 
33.26 	service coordination services to adults with 
33.27 	autism and learning differences. This is a 
33.28 	onetime appropriation.
33.29 	(jj) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
33.30 	the second year are for a clean economy 
33.31 	equitable workforce grant program. Money 
33.32 	must be used for grants to support partnership 
33.33 	development, planning, and implementation 
33.34 	of workforce readiness programs aimed at 
33.35 	workers who are Black, Indigenous, and 
34.1 	People of Color. Programs must include 
34.2 	workforce training, career development, 
34.3 	workers' rights training, employment 
34.4 	placement, and culturally appropriate job 
34.5 	readiness and must prepare workers for careers 
34.6 	in the high-demand fields of construction, 
34.7 	clean energy, and energy efficiency. Grants 
34.8 	must be given to nonprofit organizations that 
34.9 	serve historically disenfranchised 
34.10 	communities, including new Americans, with 
34.11 	preference for organizations that are new 
34.12 	providers of workforce programming or which 
34.13 	have partnership agreements with registered 
34.14 	apprenticeship programs. This is a onetime 
34.15 	appropriation.
34.16 	(kk) $350,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
34.17 	second year are for a grant to the University 
34.18 	of Minnesota Tourism Center for the creation 
34.19 	and operation of an online hospitality training 
34.20 	program in partnership with Explore 
34.21 	Minnesota Tourism. This training program 
34.22 	must be made available at no cost to 
34.23 	Minnesota residents in an effort to address 
34.24 	critical workforce shortages in the hospitality 
34.25 	and tourism industries and assist in career 
34.26 	development. The base for this appropriation 
34.27 	is $25,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
34.28 	thereafter for ongoing system maintenance, 
34.29 	management, and content updates.
34.30 	(ll) $3,000,000 the first year is for competitive 
34.31 	grants to support high school robotics teams 
34.32 	and prepare youth for careers in STEM fields. 
34.33 	Of this amount, $2,000,000 is for creating 
34.34 	internships for high school students to work 
34.35 	at private companies in STEM fields, 
35.1 	including the payment of student stipends. 
35.2 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
35.3 	available until June 30, 2028.
35.4 	(mm) $750,000 each year is for grants to the 
35.5 	nonprofit Sanneh Foundation to fund 
35.6 	out-of-school and summer programs focused 
35.7 	on mentoring and behavioral, social, and 
35.8 	emotional learning interventions and 
35.9 	enrichment activities directed toward 
35.10 	low-income students of color. This is a 
35.11 	onetime appropriation and available until June 
35.12 	30, 2026 2027.
35.13 	(nn) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
35.14 	Hmong American Partnership to expand job 
35.15 	training and placement programs primarily 
35.16 	serving the Southeast Asian community. This 
35.17 	is a onetime appropriation.
35.18 	(oo) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
35.19 	Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio 
35.20 	(CLUES) to address employment, economic, 
35.21 	and technology access disparities for 
35.22 	low-income unemployed or underemployed 
35.23 	individuals. Grant money must support 
35.24 	short-term certifications and transferable skills 
35.25 	in high-demand fields, workforce readiness, 
35.26 	customized financial capability, and 
35.27 	employment supports. At least 50 percent of 
35.28 	this amount must be used for programming 
35.29 	targeted at greater Minnesota. This is a 
35.30 	onetime appropriation.
35.31 	(pp) $300,000 each year is for a grant to All 
35.32 	Square. The grant must be used to support the 
35.33 	operations of All Square's Fellowship and 
35.34 	Prison to Law Pipeline programs which 
35.35 	operate in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and 
36.1 	surrounding correctional facilities to assist 
36.2 	incarcerated and formerly incarcerated 
36.3 	Minnesotans in overcoming employment 
36.4 	barriers that prevent economic and emotional 
36.5 	freedom. This is a onetime appropriation.
36.6 	(qq) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
36.7 	Redemption Project to provide employment 
36.8 	services to adults leaving incarceration, 
36.9 	including recruiting, educating, training, and 
36.10 	retaining employment mentors and partners. 
36.11 	This is a onetime appropriation.
36.12 	(rr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
36.13 	Greater Twin Cities United Way to make 
36.14 	grants to partner organizations to provide 
36.15 	workforce training using the career pathways 
36.16 	model that helps students gain work 
36.17 	experience, earn experience in high-demand 
36.18 	fields, and transition into family-sustaining 
36.19 	careers. This is a onetime appropriation.
36.20 	(ss) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
36.21 	Community Action Partnership of Hennepin 
36.22 	County. This is a onetime appropriation. Of 
36.23 	this amount:
36.24 	(1) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to 21 
36.25 	Days of Peace for social equity building and 
36.26 	community engagement activities; and
36.27 	(2) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to A 
36.28 	Mother's Love for community outreach, 
36.29 	empowerment training, and employment and 
36.30 	career exploration services.
36.31 	(tt) $750,000 each year is for a grant to Mind 
36.32 	the G.A.P.P. (Gaining Assistance to Prosperity 
36.33 	Program) to improve the quality of life of 
36.34 	unemployed and underemployed individuals 
37.1 	by improving their employment outcomes and 
37.2 	developing individual earnings potential. This 
37.3 	is a onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered 
37.4 	balance remaining at the end of the first year 
37.5 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
37.6 	year.
37.7 	(uu) $550,000 each year is for a grant to the 
37.8 	International Institute of Minnesota. Grant 
37.9 	money must be used for workforce training 
37.10 	for new Americans in industries in need of a 
37.11 	trained workforce. This is a onetime 
37.12 	appropriation.
37.13 	(vv) $400,000 each year from the workforce 
37.14 	development fund is for a grant to Hired to 
37.15 	expand their career pathway job training and 
37.16 	placement program that connects lower-skilled 
37.17 	job seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in 
37.18 	high-growth sectors. This is a onetime 
37.19 	appropriation.
37.20 	(ww) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
37.21 	American Indian Opportunities and 
37.22 	Industrialization Center for workforce 
37.23 	development programming, including reducing 
37.24 	academic disparities for American Indian 
37.25 	students and adults. This is a onetime 
37.26 	appropriation.
37.27 	(xx) $500,000 each year from the workforce 
37.28 	development fund is for a grant to the Hmong 
37.29 	Chamber of Commerce to train ethnically 
37.30 	Southeast Asian business owners and 
37.31 	operators in better business practices. Of this 
37.32 	amount, up to $5,000 may be used for 
37.33 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
37.34 	appropriation.
38.1 	(yy) $275,000 each year is for a grant to 
38.2 	Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development 
38.3 	Area 8 and Workforce Development, Inc., to 
38.4 	provide career planning, career pathway 
38.5 	training and education, wraparound support 
38.6 	services, and job skills advancement in 
38.7 	high-demand careers to individuals with 
38.8 	barriers to employment in Steele County, and 
38.9 	to help families build secure pathways out of 
38.10 	poverty and address worker shortages in the 
38.11 	Owatonna and Steele County area, as well as 
38.12 	supporting Employer Outreach Services that 
38.13 	provide solutions to workforce challenges and 
38.14 	direct connections to workforce programming. 
38.15 	Money may be used for program expenses, 
38.16 	including but not limited to hiring instructors 
38.17 	and navigators; space rental; and supportive 
38.18 	services to help participants attend classes, 
38.19 	including assistance with course fees, child 
38.20 	care, transportation, and safe and stable 
38.21 	housing. Up to five percent of grant money 
38.22 	may be used for Workforce Development, 
38.23 	Inc.'s administrative costs. This is a onetime 
38.24 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
38.25 	2027.
38.26 	(zz) $589,000 the first year and $588,000 the 
38.27 	second year are for grants to the Black 
38.28 	Women's Wealth Alliance to provide 
38.29 	low-income individuals with job skills 
38.30 	training, career counseling, and job placement 
38.31 	assistance. This is a onetime appropriation.
38.32 	(aaa) $250,000 each year is for a grant to 
38.33 	Abijahs on the Backside to provide equine 
38.34 	experiential mental health therapy to first 
38.35 	responders suffering from job-related trauma 
39.1 	and post-traumatic stress disorder. For 
39.2 	purposes of this paragraph, a "first responder" 
39.3 	is a peace officer as defined in Minnesota 
39.4 	Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
39.5 	paragraph (c); a full-time firefighter as defined 
39.6 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03, 
39.7 	subdivision 5; or a volunteer firefighter as 
39.8 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.9 	299N.03, subdivision 7.
39.10 	Abijahs on the Backside must report to the 
39.11 	commissioner of employment and economic 
39.12 	development and the chairs and ranking 
39.13 	minority members of the legislative 
39.14 	committees with jurisdiction over employment 
39.15 	and economic development policy and finance 
39.16 	on the equine experiential mental health 
39.17 	therapy provided to first responders under this 
39.18 	paragraph. The report must include an 
39.19 	overview of the program's budget, a detailed 
39.20 	explanation of program expenditures, the 
39.21 	number of first responders served by the 
39.22 	program, and a list and explanation of the 
39.23 	services provided to and benefits received by 
39.24 	program participants. An initial report is due 
39.25 	by January 15, 2024, and a final report is due 
39.26 	by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime 
39.27 	appropriation.
39.28 	(bbb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
39.29 	Ramsey County to provide job training and 
39.30 	workforce development for underserved 
39.31 	communities. Grant money may be subgranted 
39.32 	to Milestone Community Development for the 
39.33 	Milestone Tech program. This is a onetime 
39.34 	appropriation.
40.1 	(ccc) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
40.2 	Ramsey County for a technology training 
40.3 	pathway program focused on intergenerational 
40.4 	community tech work for residents who are 
40.5 	at least 18 years old and no more than 24 years 
40.6 	old and who live in a census tract that has a 
40.7 	poverty rate of at least 20 percent as reported 
40.8 	in the most recently completed decennial 
40.9 	census published by the United States Bureau 
40.10 	of the Census. Grant money may be used for 
40.11 	program administration, training, training 
40.12 	stipends, wages, and support services. This is 
40.13 	a onetime appropriation.
40.14 	(ddd) $200,000 each year is for a grant to 
40.15 	Project Restore Minnesota for the Social 
40.16 	Kitchen project, a pathway program for careers 
40.17 	in the culinary arts. This is a onetime 
40.18 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
40.19 	2027.
40.20 	(eee) $100,000 each year is for grants to the 
40.21 	Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation 
40.22 	for Carts to Careers, a statewide initiative to 
40.23 	promote careers, conduct outreach, provide 
40.24 	job skills training, and award scholarships for 
40.25 	students pursuing careers in the food industry. 
40.26 	This is a onetime appropriation.
40.27 	(fff) $1,200,000 each year is for a grant to 
40.28 	Twin Cities R!SE. Of this amount, $700,000 
40.29 	each year is for performance grants under 
40.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, to 
40.31 	Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to 
40.32 	individuals facing barriers to employment; 
40.33 	and $500,000 each year is to increase the 
40.34 	capacity of the Empowerment Institute through 
40.35 	employer partnerships across Minnesota and 
41.1 	expansion of the youth personal empowerment 
41.2 	curriculum. This is a onetime appropriation 
41.3 	and available until June 30, 2026.
41.4 	(ggg) $750,000 each year is for a grant to 
41.5 	Bridges to Healthcare to provide career 
41.6 	education, wraparound support services, and 
41.7 	job skills training in high-demand health care 
41.8 	fields to low-income parents, nonnative 
41.9 	speakers of English, and other hard-to-train 
41.10 	individuals, helping families build secure 
41.11 	pathways out of poverty while also addressing 
41.12 	worker shortages in one of Minnesota's most 
41.13 	innovative industries. Grants may be used for 
41.14 	program expenses, including but not limited 
41.15 	to hiring instructors and navigators; space 
41.16 	rental; and supportive services to help 
41.17 	participants attend classes, including assistance 
41.18 	with course fees, child care, transportation, 
41.19 	and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to 
41.20 	five percent of grant money may be used for 
41.21 	Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. 
41.22 	This is a onetime appropriation.
41.23 	(hhh) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Big 
41.24 	Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities 
41.25 	to provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 21 
41.26 	with job-seeking skills, connections to job 
41.27 	training and education opportunities, and 
41.28 	mentorship while exploring careers. The grant 
41.29 	shall serve youth in the Big Brothers Big 
41.30 	Sisters chapters in the Twin Cities, central 
41.31 	Minnesota, and southern Minnesota. This is a 
41.32 	onetime appropriation.
41.33 	(iii) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
41.34 	Youthprise to provide economic development 
41.35 	services designed to enhance long-term 
42.1 	economic self-sufficiency in communities with 
42.2 	concentrated African populations statewide. 
42.3 	Of these amounts, 50 percent is for subgrants 
42.4 	to Ka Joog and 50 percent is for competitive 
42.5 	subgrants to community organizations. This 
42.6 	is a onetime appropriation.
42.7 	(jjj) $350,000 each year is for a grant to the 
42.8 	YWCA Minneapolis to provide training to 
42.9 	eligible individuals, including job skills 
42.10 	training, career counseling, and job placement 
42.11 	assistance necessary to secure a child 
42.12 	development associate credential and to have 
42.13 	a career path in early education. This is a 
42.14 	onetime appropriation.
42.15 	(kkk) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
42.16 	Emerge Community Development to support 
42.17 	and reinforce critical workforce training at the 
42.18 	Emerge Career and Technical Center, Cedar 
42.19 	Riverside Opportunity Center, and Emerge 
42.20 	Second Chance programs in the city of 
42.21 	Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation.
42.22 	(lll) $425,000 each year is for a grant to Better 
42.23 	Futures Minnesota to provide job skills 
42.24 	training to individuals who have been released 
42.25 	from incarceration for a felony-level offense 
42.26 	and are no more than 12 months from the date 
42.27 	of release. This is a onetime appropriation.
42.28 	Better Futures Minnesota shall annually report 
42.29 	to the commissioner on how the money was 
42.30 	spent and what results were achieved. The 
42.31 	report must include, at a minimum, 
42.32 	information and data about the number of 
42.33 	participants; participant homelessness, 
42.34 	employment, recidivism, and child support 
43.1 	compliance; and job skills training provided 
43.2 	to program participants.
43.3 	(mmm) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
43.4 	Pillsbury United Communities to provide job 
43.5 	training and workforce development services 
43.6 	for underserved communities. This is a 
43.7 	onetime appropriation.
43.8 	(nnn) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
43.9 	Project for Pride in Living for job training and 
43.10 	workforce development services for 
43.11 	underserved communities. This is a onetime 
43.12 	appropriation.
43.13 	(ooo) $300,000 each year is for a grant to 
43.14 	YMCA of the North to provide career 
43.15 	exploration, job training, and workforce 
43.16 	development services for underserved youth 
43.17 	and young adults. This is a onetime 
43.18 	appropriation.
43.19 	(ppp) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Al 
43.20 	Maa'uun, formerly the North at Work program, 
43.21 	for a strategic intervention program designed 
43.22 	to target and connect program participants to 
43.23 	meaningful, sustainable living wage 
43.24 	employment. This is a onetime appropriation.
43.25 	(qqq) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
43.26 	CAIRO to provide workforce development 
43.27 	services in health care, technology, and 
43.28 	transportation (CDL) industries. This is a 
43.29 	onetime appropriation.
43.30 	(rrr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
43.31 	Central Minnesota Community Empowerment 
43.32 	Organization for providing services to relieve 
43.33 	economic disparities in the African immigrant 
43.34 	community through workforce recruitment, 
44.1 	development, job creation, assistance of 
44.2 	smaller organizations to increase capacity, and 
44.3 	outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent 
44.4 	is for administration and monitoring of the 
44.5 	program. This is a onetime appropriation.
44.6 	(sss) $270,000 each year is for a grant to the 
44.7 	Stairstep Foundation for community-based 
44.8 	workforce development efforts. This is a 
44.9 	onetime appropriation.
44.10 	(ttt) $400,000 each year is for a grant to 
44.11 	Building Strong Communities, Inc, for a 
44.12 	statewide apprenticeship readiness program 
44.13 	to prepare women, BIPOC community 
44.14 	members, and veterans to enter the building 
44.15 	and construction trades. This is a onetime 
44.16 	appropriation.
44.17 	(uuu) $150,000 each year is for prevailing 
44.18 	wage staff under Minnesota Statutes, section 
44.19 	116J.871, subdivision 2.
44.20 	(vvv) $250,000 each year is for the purpose 
44.21 	of awarding a grant to Minnesota Community 
44.22 	of African People with Disabilities 
44.23 	(MNCAPD), Roots Connect, and Fortune 
44.24 	Relief and Youth Empowerment Organization 
44.25 	(FRAYEO). This is a onetime appropriation. 
44.26 	MNCAPD, Roots Connect, and FRAYEO 
44.27 	must use grant proceeds to provide funding 
44.28 	for workforce development activities for 
44.29 	at-risk youth from low-income families and 
44.30 	unengaged young adults experiencing 
44.31 	disabilities, including:
44.32 	(1) job readiness training for at-risk youth, 
44.33 	including resume building, interview skills, 
44.34 	and job search strategies;
45.1 	(2) on-the-job training opportunities with local 
45.2 	businesses;
45.3 	(3) support services such as transportation 
45.4 	assistance and child care to help youth attend 
45.5 	job training programs; and
45.6 	(4) mentorship and networking opportunities 
45.7 	to connect youth with professionals in the 
45.8 	youth's desired fields.
45.9 	(www)(1) $250,000 each year is for a grant 
45.10 	to Greater Rochester Advocates for 
45.11 	Universities and Colleges (GRAUC), a 
45.12 	collaborative organization representing health 
45.13 	care, business, workforce development, and 
45.14 	higher education institutions, for expenses 
45.15 	relating to starting up a state-of-the-art 
45.16 	simulation center for training health care 
45.17 	workers in southeast Minnesota. Once 
45.18 	established, this center must be self-sustaining 
45.19 	through user fees. Eligible expenses include 
45.20 	leasing costs, developing and providing 
45.21 	training, and operational costs. This is a 
45.22 	onetime appropriation.
45.23 	(2) By January 15, 2025, GRAUC must submit 
45.24 	a report, including an independent financial 
45.25 	audit of the use of grant money, to the chairs 
45.26 	and ranking minority members of the 
45.27 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
45.28 	higher education and economic development. 
45.29 	This report must include details on the training 
45.30 	provided at the simulation center, including 
45.31 	the names of all organizations that use the 
45.32 	center for training, the number of individuals 
45.33 	each organization trained, and the type of 
45.34 	training provided.
46.1 	(xxx)(1) $350,000 each year is for a grant to 
46.2 	the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers 
46.3 	for a pilot program supporting black 
46.4 	undergraduate students pursuing admission to 
46.5 	law school. This is a onetime appropriation.
46.6 	(2) The program must:
46.7 	(i) enroll an initial cohort of ten to 20 black 
46.8 	Minnesota resident students attending a 
46.9 	baccalaureate degree-granting postsecondary 
46.10 	institution in Minnesota full time;
46.11 	(ii) support each of the program's students with 
46.12 	an academic scholarship in the amount of 
46.13 	$4,000 per academic year;
46.14 	(iii) organize events and programming, 
46.15 	including but not limited to one-on-one 
46.16 	mentoring, to familiarize enrolled students 
46.17 	with law school and legal careers; and
46.18 	(iv) provide the program's students free test 
46.19 	preparation materials, academic support, and 
46.20 	registration for the Law School Admission 
46.21 	Test (LSAT) examination.
46.22 	(3) The Minnesota Association of Black 
46.23 	Lawyers may use grant funds under clause (1) 
46.24 	for costs related to:
46.25 	(i) student scholarships;
46.26 	(ii) academic events and programming, 
46.27 	including food and transportation costs for 
46.28 	students;
46.29 	(iii) LSAT preparation materials, courses, and 
46.30 	registrations; and
46.31 	(iv) hiring staff for the program.
47.1 	(4) By January 30, 2024, and again by January 
47.2 	30, 2025, the Minnesota Association of Black 
47.3 	Lawyers must submit a report to the 
47.4 	commissioner and to the chairs and ranking 
47.5 	minority members of legislative committees 
47.6 	with jurisdiction over workforce development 
47.7 	finance and policy and higher education 
47.8 	finance and policy. The report must include 
47.9 	an accurate and detailed account of the pilot 
47.10 	program, its outcomes, and its revenues and 
47.11 	expenses, including the use of all state funds 
47.12 	appropriated in clause (1).
47.13 	(yyy) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant 
47.14 	to the Power of People Leadership Institute 
47.15 	(POPLI) to expand pre- and post-release 
47.16 	personal development and leadership training 
47.17 	and community reintegration services, to 
47.18 	reduce recidivism, and increase access to 
47.19 	employment. This is a onetime appropriation 
47.20 	and is available until June 30, 2025.
47.21 	(zzz) $500,000 the first year is to the 
47.22 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for the 
47.23 	Working Group on Youth Interventions. This 
47.24 	is a onetime appropriation.

47.25 	Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 6, is amended to read:
47.26 	Sec. 6. TRANSFERS.
 47.27 	(a) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
47.28 	budget must transfer $400,000,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota forward fund 
47.29 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 2. The base for 
47.30 	this transfer is $0.
47.31 	(b) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
47.32 	budget shall transfer $25,000,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota climate innovation 
48.1 	authority account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.441, subdivision 11. The 
48.2 	base for this transfer is $0.
48.3 	(c) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
48.4 	budget must transfer $75,000,000 from the general fund to the state competitiveness fund 
48.5 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision 2. Notwithstanding 
48.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision 2, the commissioner of commerce must 
48.7 	use this transfer for grants to eligible entities for projects receiving federal loans or tax 
48.8 	credits where the benefits are in disadvantaged communities. The base for this transfer is 
48.9 	$0. Up to three percent of money transferred under this paragraph is for administrative costs.
48.10 	(d) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2027, The commissioners of management and 
48.11 	budget, in consultation with the commissioners of employment and economic development 
48.12 	and commerce, may transfer money between the Minnesota forward fund account, the 
48.13 	Minnesota climate innovation authority account, and the state competitiveness fund account. 
48.14 	The commissioner of management and budget must notify the Legislative Advisory 
48.15 	Commission within 15 days of making transfers under this paragraph.

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

48.17 	Sec. 10. CHANGE STARTS WITH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION 
48.18 	PROGRAM.
 48.19 		Subdivision 1.Objectives. Change Starts With Community must:
48.20 	(1) develop and implement year-round job training programs for at-risk youth and adults 
48.21 	and provide trusted adult mentorship for at-risk BIPOC youth, providing them with the 
48.22 	skills needed for gainful employment and career opportunities; and
48.23 	(2) create on-site job opportunities at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf, promoting community 
48.24 	engagement and economic development.
48.25 		Subd. 2.Partnerships. (a) Change Starts With Community shall partner with the Cargill 
48.26 	Foundation to support at-risk youth educational career field trips and mental health check-ins, 
48.27 	exposing participants to multiple career paths and preventing further trauma through mental 
48.28 	health check-ins for youth.
48.29 	(b) Change Starts With Community shall partner with Hennepin County juvenile 
48.30 	corrections and the Minneapolis Police Department to receive referrals for at-risk youth 
48.31 	who would benefit from enrollment in the program to prevent risky behaviors and community 
48.32 	violence.
49.1 		Subd. 3.At-risk youth and adult job program positions. Change Starts With 
49.2 	Community must use grant proceeds to add positions to the program's complement, including 
49.3 	but not limited to youth mentorships, food service workers, an executive director, a director, 
49.4 	and a program director.
49.5 		Subd. 4.Report. Change Starts With Community shall report to the commissioner of 
49.6 	employment and economic development, outlining the utilization of grant money, program 
49.7 	outcomes, and the impact on the targeted population. The report shall be submitted no later 
49.8 	than six months after the end of fiscal year 2025.

49.9 	Sec. 11. CENTER FOR NURSING EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE.
 49.10 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence is 
49.11 	established within the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with Minnesota State 
49.12 	Colleges and Universities, to address nursing workforce needs, including issues of health 
49.13 	equity, recruitment, retention, and utilization of nursing workforce resources that are within 
49.14 	the current scope of the practice of nurses.
49.15 		Subd. 2.Duties. The center shall:
49.16 	(1) develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing workforce supply based on a detailed 
49.17 	analysis of workforce needs by conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven gap 
49.18 	analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workforce. The center shall:
49.19 	(i) establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and demand in the state, including 
49.20 	current supply and demand; and
49.21 	(ii) analyze the current and future supply and demand in the state;
49.22 	(2) establish and maintain a database on nursing workforce needs, including current data 
49.23 	and future projections;
49.24 	(3) develop recommendations to increase nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, support 
49.25 	nurse faculty development, and promote advanced nurse education;
49.26 	(4) develop best practices in the academic preparation and continuing education needs 
49.27 	of qualified nurse educators, nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors;
49.28 	(5) collect data on nurse faculty, employment, distribution, and retention;
49.29 	(6) pilot innovative projects to support the recruitment, development, and retention of 
49.30 	qualified nurse faculty and clinical preceptors;
50.1 	(7) encourage and coordinate the development of academic practice partnerships, 
50.2 	including partnerships with hospitals that provide opportunities for nursing students to 
50.3 	obtain clinical experience to support nurse faculty employment and advancement;
50.4 	(8) develop distance learning infrastructure for advancing faculty competencies in the 
50.5 	pedagogy of teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation, and distance 
50.6 	learning techniques;
50.7 	(9) enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal activities for nurses in the 
50.8 	state by:
50.9 	(i) promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet recognition by the American 
50.10 	Nurses Credentialing Center;
50.11 	(ii) proposing and creating additional reward, recognition, and renewal activities for 
50.12 	nurses; and
50.13 	(iii) promoting media and positive image-building efforts for nursing; and
50.14 	(10) routinely convene various groups representative of nurses, health care professionals, 
50.15 	business and industry consumers, lawmakers, and educators to:
50.16 	(i) review and comment on data analysis prepared for the center;
50.17 	(ii) recommend systemic changes, including strategies for implementation of 
50.18 	recommended changes; and
50.19 	(iii) evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the legislature and other entities.
50.20 		Subd. 3.Report. Beginning in 2025, by no later than January 15 of each year, the center 
50.21 	shall submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
50.22 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over higher education, health care, and workforce 
50.23 	development, providing details of the center's activities during the preceding calendar year 
50.24 	in pursuit of its goals and in the execution of its duties.

50.25 	Sec. 12. SHAKOPEE AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS 
50.26 	PILOT.
 50.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
50.28 	the meanings given.
50.29 	(b) "Employer-sponsored applicant" means a student applicant with a local employer 
50.30 	scholarship equal to or greater than 25 percent of the workforce development scholarship.
51.1 	(c) "Local employer" means an employer with a physical location in a county within the 
51.2 	service area of the foundation as listed in paragraph (d).
51.3 	(d) "Shakopee Chamber Foundation" or "foundation" means a nonprofit organization 
51.4 	which provides workforce and charitable services to Scott County as well as the Shakopee 
51.5 	Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
51.6 		Subd. 2.Grants and administration. (a) The commissioner of employment and 
51.7 	economic development must award appropriated grant funds to the foundation to administer 
51.8 	the Shakopee area workforce development scholarship pilot program. The foundation may 
51.9 	use up to ten percent of grant funds for administrative costs.
51.10 	(b) The foundation and participating college or university from the Minnesota State 
51.11 	Colleges and Universities system must establish an application process and other guidelines 
51.12 	for implementing this program.
51.13 		Subd. 3.Scholarship recipient requirements. (a) To be eligible for a scholarship from 
51.14 	the foundation, a student must:
51.15 	(1) be enrolling or enrolled at least half-time in a program at a college or university from 
51.16 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system approved by the Dakota-Scott 
51.17 	Workforce Development Board under subdivision 4; and
51.18 	(2) complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), if applicable to 
51.19 	the program for which they are enrolling or enrolled.
51.20 	(b) A recipient of a scholarship awarded under this section must:
51.21 	(1) adhere to any applicable participating local employer program requirements; and
51.22 	(2) sign a contract agreeing to fulfill the employment obligation under paragraph (c).
51.23 	(c) A scholarship recipient must fulfill a three-year full-time employment commitment 
51.24 	within the service area of the foundation as listed in subdivision 1, paragraph (d). The 
51.25 	employment may be with the local employer sponsoring the student or any qualified local 
51.26 	employer in a high-demand occupation as defined by the Dakota-Scott Workforce 
51.27 	Development Board. If a recipient of a scholarship fails to fulfill the requirements of this 
51.28 	paragraph, the foundation may convert the scholarship to a loan. Amounts repaid from a 
51.29 	loan must be used to fund scholarship awards under this section.
51.30 		Subd. 4.Program eligibility. (a) The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board 
51.31 	must annually identify eligible undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate or 
51.32 	industry-recognized credential programs in advanced manufacturing, health care, law 
52.1 	enforcement, hospitality, or other high-demand occupations. The Dakota-Scott Workforce 
52.2 	Development Board must consider data based on a workforce shortage for full-time 
52.3 	employment requiring postsecondary education that is unique to the region, as reported in 
52.4 	the most recent Department of Employment and Economic Development job vacancy survey 
52.5 	data for the economic development region. A workforce shortage area is one in which the 
52.6 	job vacancy rate for full-time employment in a specific occupation in the region is higher 
52.7 	than the state average vacancy rate for that same occupation.
52.8 	(b) By December 1, 2024, and annually through December 1, 2029, the Dakota-Scott 
52.9 	Workforce Development Board must provide a list of eligible programs administered by 
52.10 	each Minnesota state college and university that are eligible for scholarships in the subsequent 
52.11 	year.
52.12 		Subd. 5.Employer partnerships. The foundation and Minnesota State Colleges and 
52.13 	Universities must establish partnerships with qualified local employers to ensure that 25 
52.14 	percent of the Shakopee area workforce development scholarship is matched with employer 
52.15 	or foundation funds.
52.16 		Subd. 6.Scholarship awards. (a) The foundation must coordinate available funds and 
52.17 	award scholarships to Minnesota state colleges and universities with programs approved 
52.18 	by the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board. Scholarships must be coordinated by 
52.19 	the individual colleges approved by the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board and 
52.20 	applied only after all other available tuition waivers and grant and scholarship funding 
52.21 	through a last-dollar-in model. Scholarships are intended to supplement all other tuition 
52.22 	waivers and grant and scholarship opportunities and to cover the full cost of attendance to 
52.23 	the eligible students.
52.24 	(b) If the appropriated grant is insufficient to award scholarships to all eligible applicants, 
52.25 	priority must first be given to applicants that are program continuing applicants. Priority 
52.26 	must then be given to employer-sponsored applicants.
52.27 		Subd. 7.Renewal; cap. A student who has been awarded a scholarship may apply in 
52.28 	subsequent academic years until the student completes a qualifying program. A student who 
52.29 	successfully completes an eligible program and the subsequent work period requirement is 
52.30 	eligible for a scholarship for a second program, but total lifetime awards must not exceed 
52.31 	scholarships for two programs.
52.32 		Subd. 8.Report required. The foundation must submit an annual report by December 
52.33 	31 of each year regarding the scholarship program to the chairs and ranking minority 
52.34 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over employment and economic 
53.1 	development policy. The first report is due no later than December 31, 2025. The annual 
53.2 	report must describe the following:
53.3 	(1) the number of students receiving a scholarship at each participating college during 
53.4 	the previous calendar year;
53.5 	(2) the number of scholarships awarded for each program and the type of each program 
53.6 	during the previous calendar year;
53.7 	(3) the number of scholarship recipients who completed a program of study or 
53.8 	certification;
53.9 	(4) the number of scholarship recipients who secured employment by their graduation 
53.10 	date and those who secured employment within three months of their graduation date;
53.11 	(5) a list of the colleges that received funding, the amount of funding each institution 
53.12 	received, and whether all withheld funds were distributed;
53.13 	(6) a list of occupations scholarship recipients are entering;
53.14 	(7) the number of students who were denied a scholarship;
53.15 	(8) a list of participating local employers and amounts of any applicable employer 
53.16 	contributions; and
53.17 	(9) a list of recommendations to the legislature regarding potential program improvements.

53.18 	Sec. 13. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 53.19 	The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 6, paragraph 
53.20 	(d), as Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 4a. The revisor may make any 
53.21 	technical, grammatical, or cross-reference changes necessary to effectuate this recodification.

53.22 	Sec. 14. REPEALER.
 53.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116L.17, subdivision 5, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H5205-1 

116L.17 STATE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM.Subd. 5.Cost limitations. 
(a) Funds allocated to a grantee are subject to the following cost limitations: 

(1) no more than ten percent may be allocated for administration; 

(2) at least 50 percent must be allocated for training assistance as provided in subdivision 4, clause (4); and 

(3) no more than 15 percent may be allocated for support services as provided in subdivision 4, clause (2). 

(b) A waiver of the training assistance minimum in clause (4) may be sought, but no waiver shall allow less than 30 percent of the grant to be spent on training assistance. A waiver of the support services maximum in clause (2) may be sought, but no waiver shall allow more than 20 percent of the grant to be spent on support services. A waiver may be granted below the minimum and above the maximum otherwise allowed by this paragraph if funds other than state funds appropriated for the dislocated worker program are used to fund training assistance.