1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; making supplemental appropriations for jobs and 
1.3 	economic development; making various policy and technical changes; modifying 
1.4 	occupational licensing requirements; modifying programs managed by the 
1.5 	Department of Employment and Economic Development; modifying vocational 
1.6 	rehabilitation programs; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating 
1.7 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.435, subdivisions 3, 4; 
1.8 	116J.5492, subdivision 2; 116J.8731, subdivision 10; 116J.8748, subdivision 1; 
1.9 	116M.18; 116U.26; 116U.27, subdivisions 5, 6; 155A.27, subdivision 2; 268.035, 
1.10 	subdivision 20; 268A.11; 326.10, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2023 
1.11 	Supplement, sections 116J.682, subdivisions 1, 3; 116J.8733; 116J.8748, 
1.12 	subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.43, subdivision 1; 116U.27, 
1.13 	subdivisions 1, 4; 155A.2705, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 15, 
1.14 	sections 32, subdivision 6; 33, subdivisions 4, 5; article 20, sections 2, subdivisions 
1.15 	1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 3; article 21, sections 6; 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, chapter 116U; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.435, 
1.17 	subdivision 5; 116J.439; 116L.17, subdivision 5.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.21	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.22 	(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the 
1.23 	appropriations in Laws 2023, chapter 53, or are appropriated to the agencies and for the 
1.24 	purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another 
1.25 	named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures 
1.26 	"2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are 
1.27 	available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first 
1.28 	year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" is fiscal 
1.29 	years 2024 and 2025.
2.1 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the 
2.2 	commissioners of the agencies receiving grant appropriations in this article must not use 
2.3 	any amount of the grant appropriations for administrative costs unless otherwise appropriated 
2.4 	or stated in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.035, subdivision 7.

2.5				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.6				Available for the Year
	
2.7				Ending June 30
	
2.8					2024
		2025

2.92.10
	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT 
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	23,851,000

2.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.13		2024
	2025
	
2.14	General
	-0-
	11,694,000
	
2.15
2.16	Workforce 
Development
	-0-
	12,157,000
	
2.17 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.18 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.19 	subdivisions.

2.20	Subd. 2.Business and Community Development
 	$
	-0-
	$
	6,589,000
	
2.21 	(a) $500,000 the second year is for a grant to 
2.22 	the Asian Economic Development Association 
2.23 	for asset building and financial empowerment 
2.24 	for entrepreneurs and small business owners, 
2.25 	small business development and technical 
2.26 	assistance, and cultural placemaking. This is 
2.27 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
2.28 	June 30, 2027.
2.29 	(b) $1,000,000 the second year is for a grant 
2.30 	to the New American Development Center to 
2.31 	provide small businesses and entrepreneurs 
2.32 	with technical assistance, financial education, 
2.33 	training, and lending and to build the grantee's 
2.34 	capacity. This is a onetime appropriation.
3.1 	(c) $1,000,000 the second year is for a grant 
3.2 	to the Entrepreneur Fund to capitalize their 
3.3 	revolving loan funds to address unmet 
3.4 	financing needs in northeast Minnesota of 
3.5 	for-profit business startups, expansions, and 
3.6 	ownership transitions. This is a onetime 
3.7 	appropriation.
3.8 	(d) $200,000 the second year is for a grant to 
3.9 	the Coalition of Asian American Leaders to 
3.10 	support outreach, training, technical assistance, 
3.11 	peer network development, and direct financial 
3.12 	assistance for Asian Minnesotan women 
3.13 	entrepreneurs and Asian-owned businesses. 
3.14 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
3.15 	available until June 30, 2026.
3.16 	(e) $300,000 the second year is for a grant to 
3.17 	Fortis Capital for a revolving loan fund to 
3.18 	provide risk-mitigating capital for commercial 
3.19 	development activities in underserved 
3.20 	communities and to entrepreneurs from 
3.21 	disadvantaged groups statewide. This is a 
3.22 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
3.23 	June 30, 2027. Up to ten percent of the amount 
3.24 	may be used for administrative costs.
3.25 	(f) $2,500,000 the second year is for Launch 
3.26 	Minnesota and is available until June 30, 2027. 
3.27 	This is a onetime appropriation. Of this 
3.28 	amount:
3.29 	(1) $1,500,000 is for innovation grants to 
3.30 	eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or start-up 
3.31 	businesses to assist with their operating needs;
3.32 	(2) $500,000 is for administration of Launch 
3.33 	Minnesota; and
4.1 	(3) $500,000 is for grantee activities at Launch 
4.2 	Minnesota.
4.3 	(g) $400,000 the second year is for a grant to 
4.4 	the Somali Museum of Minnesota for capacity 
4.5 	building. This a onetime appropriation.
4.6 	(h) $489,000 the second year is for a grant to 
4.7 	the Center for Community Resources for a 
4.8 	financial literacy program. This is a onetime 
4.9 	appropriation.
4.10 	(i) $200,000 the second year is for grants to 
4.11 	community butcher shops for costs associated 
4.12 	with relocation of community butcher shops. 
4.13 	This is a onetime appropriation. In order to be 
4.14 	eligible for a grant:
4.15 	(1) the community butcher shop must cater to 
4.16 	residents and families that reside within census 
4.17 	tracts, based on the most recent data published 
4.18 	by the United States Census Bureau, where:
4.19 	(i) 50 percent or more of the population are 
4.20 	persons of color; or
4.21 	(ii) 25 percent or more of the households have 
4.22 	an income at or below 200 percent of the 
4.23 	federal poverty level; and
4.24 	(2) the relocation of the community butcher 
4.25 	shop is as a result of reducing the 
4.26 	environmental impact of the city business.

4.27	Subd. 3.Employment and Training Programs
 	$
	-0-
	$
	12,207,000

4.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.29		2024
	2025
	
4.30	General
	-0-
	50,000
	
4.31
4.32	Workforce 
Development
	-0-
	12,157,000
	
5.1 	(a) $400,000 the second year is from the 
5.2 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
5.3 	Sabathani Community Center for specialized 
5.4 	community outreach and engagement, a 
5.5 	marketing and communication plan, program 
5.6 	evaluation, personal empowerment training 
5.7 	for men, empowerment and truancy 
5.8 	curriculum for youth, wellness training for 
5.9 	seniors, a workforce strategies mentorship and 
5.10 	jobs training program, a 15-passenger van, 
5.11 	and service kiosks for the Sabathani 
5.12 	Community Center, including a onetime paid 
5.13 	internship to support these programs. This is 
5.14 	a onetime appropriation.
5.15 	(b) $700,000 the second year is from the 
5.16 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
5.17 	Shakopee Chamber Foundation for the 
5.18 	Shakopee area workforce development 
5.19 	scholarship pilot program. This is a onetime 
5.20 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
5.21 	2027. The commissioner of employment and 
5.22 	economic development may enter into an 
5.23 	interagency agreement with the Office of 
5.24 	Higher Education, including agreements to 
5.25 	transfer funds and to administer the program.
5.26 	(c) $100,000 the second year is from the 
5.27 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
5.28 	Inspire Change Clinic for their health care 
5.29 	fellowship program designed to create 
5.30 	pathways to medicine for high school and 
5.31 	college students interested in pursuing a career 
5.32 	in the health care workforce. The health care 
5.33 	fellowship program is intended to remove 
5.34 	barriers for minority students, foster 
5.35 	inclusivity and diversity in the health care 
6.1 	sector, and provide valuable opportunities for 
6.2 	students, including mentorship programs, 
6.3 	access to renowned health institutions in the 
6.4 	state of Minnesota, and hands-on work 
6.5 	experience. In addition to the reporting 
6.6 	requirements in section 14, the commissioner 
6.7 	must include the number of participants served 
6.8 	by the grant and provide information about 
6.9 	program outcomes. This is a onetime 
6.10 	appropriation.
6.11 	(d) $250,000 the second year is from the 
6.12 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
6.13 	Bolder Options Youth Mentoring Program to 
6.14 	provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 22 
6.15 	with intensive one-to-one wellness, 
6.16 	goal-setting, and academic-focused 
6.17 	mentorship; programming that teaches life and 
6.18 	job-seeking skills; career and college 
6.19 	achievement coaches; and connections to 
6.20 	employment, job training, and education 
6.21 	opportunities. The grant must serve youth in 
6.22 	the Bolder Options program in the Twin Cities 
6.23 	and the city of Rochester. In addition to the 
6.24 	reporting requirements in section 14, the 
6.25 	commissioner must include the number of 
6.26 	participants served by the grant. This is a 
6.27 	onetime appropriation.
6.28 	(e) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
6.29 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
6.30 	Change Starts With Community for a violence 
6.31 	prevention program. Grant money must be 
6.32 	used to establish a comprehensive workforce 
6.33 	development initiative, specifically tailored 
6.34 	for at-risk youth and adults, located on site at 
7.1 	Shiloh Cares Food Shelf in the city of 
7.2 	Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation.
7.3 	(f) $100,000 the second year is from the 
7.4 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
7.5 	InspireMSP to develop programming to assist 
7.6 	middle school-aged children in Minneapolis 
7.7 	and St. Paul to develop an interest in and 
7.8 	connect with the creative industry in 
7.9 	Minnesota. Money must be used for program 
7.10 	development and career exploration in the 
7.11 	creative industry for historically excluded 
7.12 	youth by providing access to essential 
7.13 	resources, networks, and hands-on experience. 
7.14 	This is a onetime appropriation.
7.15 	(g) $100,000 the second year is from the 
7.16 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
7.17 	Lake County Ambulance Service to establish 
7.18 	a training program for Cook County and Lake 
7.19 	County high school students interested in 
7.20 	pursuing careers as emergency medical 
7.21 	technicians. This is a onetime appropriation.
7.22 	(h) $350,000 the second year is from the 
7.23 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
7.24 	city of Austin to develop and implement 
7.25 	training programs for water operators and 
7.26 	wastewater operators. Riverland Community 
7.27 	College must offer the training programs. This 
7.28 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.29 	until June 30, 2027. Of this amount, the city 
7.30 	of Austin may use up to five percent for 
7.31 	administration of the program. The 
7.32 	commissioner must provide an annual report 
7.33 	by January 5 of each year until January 5, 
7.34 	2028, regarding the use of grant funds under 
7.35 	this paragraph to the chairs and ranking 
8.1 	minority members of the legislative 
8.2 	committees with jurisdiction over economic 
8.3 	development and higher education. The report 
8.4 	must include the number of students enrolled 
8.5 	and number of students who have completed 
8.6 	courses funded by this appropriation.
8.7 	(i) $250,000 the second year is from the 
8.8 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
8.9 	Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches for 
8.10 	a STEM training and career preparation 
8.11 	program targeted at the needs of BIPOC youth. 
8.12 	The program shall serve youth who are at least 
8.13 	11 years of age and less than 24 years of age 
8.14 	and shall provide career training, job skills 
8.15 	development, mentorship, and employment 
8.16 	opportunities. This is a onetime appropriation 
8.17 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
8.18 	(j) $200,000 the second year is from the 
8.19 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
8.20 	to the Jobs Foundation for direct training, 
8.21 	support services, safety enhancements, and 
8.22 	economic support for formerly incarcerated 
8.23 	individuals participating in the Repowered 
8.24 	work readiness program. This is a onetime 
8.25 	appropriation.
8.26 	(k) $100,000 the second year is from the 
8.27 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
8.28 	North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center, also 
8.29 	known as Mypitbullisfamilycom.Inc, 
8.30 	Community Animal Medicine Professionals 
8.31 	(CAMP) program to provide training, 
8.32 	professional development workshops, 
8.33 	mentorship and leadership programs, and 
8.34 	develop recruitment and retention strategies. 
8.35 	This is a onetime appropriation.
9.1 	(l) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
9.2 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
9.3 	to African Immigrants Community Services 
9.4 	for workforce development for new 
9.5 	Americans. This is a onetime appropriation.
9.6 	(m) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
9.7 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
9.8 	to WomenVenture for supporting child care 
9.9 	providers by providing business training, 
9.10 	mentorship, services, and educational 
9.11 	materials, by facilitating shared administrative 
9.12 	staff and pooled management of services such 
9.13 	as banking and payroll, by providing child 
9.14 	care management software and software 
9.15 	training, and by distributing subgrants and 
9.16 	loans, which may be forgivable at 
9.17 	WomenVenture's discretion. This is a onetime 
9.18 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
9.19 	2027.
9.20 	(n) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
9.21 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
9.22 	to the Black Chamber of Commerce for 
9.23 	technical support to Black-owned small 
9.24 	businesses, for implementing initiatives to 
9.25 	address barriers facing the Black business 
9.26 	community, and for networking, mentorship, 
9.27 	and training programs. This is a onetime 
9.28 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
9.29 	2027.
9.30 	(o) $250,000 the second year is from the 
9.31 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
9.32 	to the Karen Organization of Minnesota for 
9.33 	job training and financial support and 
9.34 	incentives for job training participants. This 
9.35 	is a onetime appropriation.
10.1 	(p) $100,000 the second year is from the 
10.2 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
10.3 	to Indigenous Roots for soft skills training and 
10.4 	career readiness training for youth. This is a 
10.5 	onetime appropriation.
10.6 	(q) $100,000 the second year is from the 
10.7 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
10.8 	to Ramsey County for a subgrant with People 
10.9 	in Action to provide workforce development 
10.10 	programming. This amount is available until 
10.11 	June 30, 2026, and 40 percent of the amount 
10.12 	must be expended within the city of St. Paul. 
10.13 	Grants provided by People in Action must be 
10.14 	awarded through at least two requests for 
10.15 	proposals. This is a onetime appropriation.
10.16 	(r) $500,000 the second year is from the 
10.17 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
10.18 	to the Metro Youth Diversion Center to 
10.19 	support its Youth-Care Assessment and 
10.20 	Readiness Education program to enhance 
10.21 	workforce development opportunities for 
10.22 	youth with a focus on underrepresented East 
10.23 	African students. This is a onetime 
10.24 	appropriation.
10.25 	(s) $174,000 the second year is from the 
10.26 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
10.27 	to Independent School District No. 709, 
10.28 	Duluth, for a software subscription to facilitate 
10.29 	the career planning of students. This is a 
10.30 	onetime appropriation.
10.31 	(t) $171,000 the second year is from the 
10.32 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
10.33 	to Independent School District No. 704, 
10.34 	Proctor, to develop a regional career and 
10.35 	technical education program to serve 
11.1 	Independent School District No. 704, Proctor, 
11.2 	Independent School District No. 700, 
11.3 	Hermantown, and Independent School District 
11.4 	No. 99, Esko. This is a onetime appropriation.
11.5 	(u) $1,000,000 the second year is from the 
11.6 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
11.7 	to the city of Brooklyn Park for the Brooklyn 
11.8 	Park Small Business Center and for the city 
11.9 	to expand the workforce development 
11.10 	programming of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn 
11.11 	Center through workforce development 
11.12 	programs serving primarily underrepresented 
11.13 	populations, including such programs as 
11.14 	Brooklynk, Career Pathways, Youth 
11.15 	Entrepreneurship, and Community Partnership. 
11.16 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
11.17 	available until June 30, 2027.
11.18 	(v) $500,000 the second year is from the 
11.19 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
11.20 	to Riverside Plaza Tenant Association to 
11.21 	address employment, economic, and 
11.22 	technology access disparities for low-income 
11.23 	unemployed or underemployed individuals 
11.24 	through training in health care, technology, 
11.25 	and construction or skilled trades industries. 
11.26 	This is a onetime appropriation.
11.27 	(w) $300,000 the second year is from the 
11.28 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
11.29 	to African Career, Education, and Resources, 
11.30 	Inc., to develop a program for health care 
11.31 	skills training and computer skills training in 
11.32 	collaboration with the Organization of 
11.33 	Liberians in Minnesota. This is a onetime 
11.34 	appropriation.
12.1 	(x) $75,000 the second year is from the 
12.2 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.3 	to Equitable Development Action for it to fund 
12.4 	programs and provide technical assistance to 
12.5 	underserved businesses. This is a onetime 
12.6 	appropriation.
12.7 	(y) $50,000 the second year is from the 
12.8 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.9 	to HIRPHA International for use on youth 
12.10 	apprenticeships, entrepreneurship training, 
12.11 	computer skills, and work readiness training. 
12.12 	This is a onetime appropriation.
12.13 	(z) $200,000 the second year is from the 
12.14 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.15 	to YWCA St. Paul for a strategic intervention 
12.16 	program designed to target and connect 
12.17 	program participants to meaningful, 
12.18 	sustainable living wage employment. This is 
12.19 	a onetime appropriation.
12.20 	(aa) $50,000 the second year is from the 
12.21 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.22 	to United Senior Lao American Association 
12.23 	to provide job and skills training for an 
12.24 	underserved population. This is a onetime 
12.25 	appropriation.
12.26 	(bb) $100,000 the second year is from the 
12.27 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.28 	to Hmong American Farmers Association for 
12.29 	workforce readiness, employment exploration, 
12.30 	and skills development. This is a onetime 
12.31 	appropriation.
12.32 	(cc) $240,000 the second year is from the 
12.33 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
12.34 	to MN Zej Zog for workforce readiness, 
13.1 	employment exploration, and skills 
13.2 	development. This is a onetime appropriation.
13.3 	(dd) $100,000 the second year is from the 
13.4 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
13.5 	to Ramsey County for a Justice Impact 
13.6 	Navigator to support Ramsey County residents 
13.7 	who have a justice impact or who are 
13.8 	reentering the community after incarceration 
13.9 	to connect to resources with a focus on 
13.10 	employment and training supports. Funds must 
13.11 	be used for a navigator pilot and other 
13.12 	administrative expenses such as outreach, 
13.13 	marketing, and resources for residents. This 
13.14 	is a onetime appropriation.
13.15 	(ee) $100,000 the second year is from the 
13.16 	workforce development fund and is for a grant 
13.17 	to Ramsey County for a Digital Equity 
13.18 	Specialist to support Ramsey County residents 
13.19 	with digital literacy resources and skills to 
13.20 	connect to employment and training supports. 
13.21 	Funds must be used for a digital navigator 
13.22 	pilot serving in Ramsey County Career Labs 
13.23 	and community-based locations and other 
13.24 	administrative expenses, such as outreach, 
13.25 	marketing, and resources for residents. This 
13.26 	is a onetime appropriation.
13.27 	(ff) $100,000 the second year is from the 
13.28 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
13.29 	Film North to attract a film festival. This is a 
13.30 	onetime appropriation. The commissioner of 
13.31 	employment and economic development may 
13.32 	enter into an interagency agreement with 
13.33 	Explore Minnesota, including agreements to 
13.34 	transfer funds and administer the grant.
14.1 	(gg) $400,000 the second year is from the 
14.2 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
14.3 	Twin Cities Urban League for support, 
14.4 	capacity building, and expansion of the Work 
14.5 	Readiness Program. This is a onetime 
14.6 	appropriation.
14.7 	(hh) $500,000 the second year is from the 
14.8 	workforce development fund for a grant to 
14.9 	Arrowhead Opportunity Agency for the 
14.10 	purposes of expanding workforce development 
14.11 	opportunities in the region. This is a onetime 
14.12 	appropriation.
14.13 	(ii) $597,000 the second year is from the 
14.14 	workforce development fund for a grant to the 
14.15 	Minneapolis Downtown Council for 
14.16 	infrastructure and associated costs for the 
14.17 	Taste of Minnesota event, including but not 
14.18 	limited to buildout, permits, garbage services, 
14.19 	staffing, security, equipment rentals, signage, 
14.20 	and insurance. This is a onetime appropriation. 
14.21 	The commissioner of employment and 
14.22 	economic development may enter into an 
14.23 	interagency agreement with Explore 
14.24 	Minnesota, including agreements to transfer 
14.25 	funds and administer the grant.
14.26 	(jj) $50,000 the second year is from the 
14.27 	general fund for a grant to Block Builders 
14.28 	Foundation. This appropriation must be used 
14.29 	for programming targeted toward at-risk youth 
14.30 	coaching, financial literacy education, juvenile 
14.31 	offender diversion programming, and 
14.32 	community outreach. This is a onetime 
14.33 	appropriation.

15.1	Subd. 4.Vocational Rehabilitation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	5,055,000
	
15.2 	$5,055,000 the second year is for grants to 
15.3 	programs that provide employment support 
15.4 	services to persons with mental illness under 
15.5 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and 
15.6 	268A.14. This is a onetime appropriation and 
15.7 	is available until June 30, 2027.

15.8	Sec. 3. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
 	$
	-0-
	$
	250,000
	
15.9 	$250,000 the second year is from the 
15.10 	workforce development fund to the Board of 
15.11 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
15.12 	perform the duties required to establish and 
15.13 	carry out the duties of the Center for Nursing 
15.14 	Equity and Excellence. This is a onetime 
15.15 	appropriation.

15.16	Sec. 4. EXPLORE MINNESOTA
 	$
	-0-
	$
	4,475,000
	
15.17 	(a) $825,000 the second year is for Explore 
15.18 	Minnesota Film. This appropriation is added 
15.19 	to the Explore MN base in fiscal year 2026 
15.20 	and each year thereafter.
15.21 	(b) $400,000 the second year is for a grant to 
15.22 	Ka Joog for Somali community and cultural 
15.23 	festivals and events, including festivals and 
15.24 	events in greater Minnesota. This is a onetime 
15.25 	appropriation.
15.26 	(c) $2,000,000 the second year is for a grant 
15.27 	to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games to 
15.28 	expend on providing food and housing to 2026 
15.29 	Special Olympics USA Games athletes. This 
15.30 	is a onetime appropriation.
15.31 	(d) $1,250,000 the second year is for a grant 
15.32 	to the Minneapolis Downtown Council for 
15.33 	infrastructure and associated costs for the 
15.34 	Taste of Minnesota event, including but not 
16.1 	limited to buildout, permits, garbage services, 
16.2 	staffing, security, equipment rentals, signage, 
16.3 	and insurance. This is a onetime appropriation.

16.4 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

16.616.5
	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	382,802,000
	$
	310,131,000
309,306,000

16.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.8		2024
	2025
	
16.1016.9	General
	352,525,000
	279,854,000
279,029,000
	
16.11	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
16.12
16.13	Workforce 
Development
	30,277,000
	30,277,000
	
16.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.16 	subdivisions.

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

16.1916.18
	Subd. 2.Business and Community Development
 		195,061,000
		139,929,000
139,104,000

16.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.2216.21
	General
	193,011,000
	137,879,000
137,054,000
	
16.23	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
16.24
16.25	Workforce 
Development
	1,350,000
	1,350,000
	
16.26 	(a) $2,287,000 each year is for the greater 
16.27 	Minnesota business development public 
16.28 	infrastructure grant program under Minnesota 
16.29 	Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation 
16.30 	is available until June 30, 2027.
16.31 	(b) $500,000 each year is for grants to small 
16.32 	business development centers under Minnesota 
16.33 	Statutes, section 116J.68. Money made 
16.34 	available under this paragraph may be used to 
16.35 	match funds under the federal Small Business 
17.1 	Development Center (SBDC) program under 
17.2 	United States Code, title 15, section 648, to 
17.3 	provide consulting and technical services or 
17.4 	to build additional SBDC network capacity to 
17.5 	serve entrepreneurs and small businesses.
17.6 	(c) $2,500,000 each the first year is for Launch 
17.7 	Minnesota. These are This is a onetime 
17.8 	appropriations appropriation. Of this amount:
17.9 	(1) $1,500,000 each year is for innovation 
17.10 	grants to eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or 
17.11 	start-up businesses to assist with their 
17.12 	operating needs;
17.13 	(2) $500,000 each year is for administration 
17.14 	of Launch Minnesota; and
17.15 	(3) $500,000 each year is for grantee activities 
17.16 	at Launch Minnesota.
17.17 	(d)(1) $500,000 each year is for grants to 
17.18 	MNSBIR, Inc., to support moving scientific 
17.19 	excellence and technological innovation from 
17.20 	the lab to the market for start-ups and small 
17.21 	businesses by securing federal research and 
17.22 	development funding. The purpose of the grant 
17.23 	is to build a strong Minnesota economy and 
17.24 	stimulate the creation of novel products, 
17.25 	services, and solutions in the private sector; 
17.26 	strengthen the role of small business in 
17.27 	meeting federal research and development 
17.28 	needs; increase the commercial application of 
17.29 	federally supported research results; and 
17.30 	develop and increase the Minnesota 
17.31 	workforce, especially by fostering and 
17.32 	encouraging participation by small businesses 
17.33 	owned by women and people who are Black, 
18.1 	Indigenous, or people of color. This is a 
18.2 	onetime appropriation.
18.3 	(2) MNSBIR, Inc., shall use the grant money 
18.4 	to be the dedicated resource for federal 
18.5 	research and development for small businesses 
18.6 	of up to 500 employees statewide to support 
18.7 	research and commercialization of novel ideas, 
18.8 	concepts, and projects into cutting-edge 
18.9 	products and services for worldwide economic 
18.10 	impact. MNSBIR, Inc., shall use grant money 
18.11 	to:
18.12 	(i) assist small businesses in securing federal 
18.13 	research and development funding, including 
18.14 	the Small Business Innovation Research and 
18.15 	Small Business Technology Transfer programs 
18.16 	and other federal research and development 
18.17 	funding opportunities;
18.18 	(ii) support technology transfer and 
18.19 	commercialization from the University of 
18.20 	Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and federal 
18.21 	laboratories;
18.22 	(iii) partner with large businesses;
18.23 	(iv) conduct statewide outreach, education, 
18.24 	and training on federal rules, regulations, and 
18.25 	requirements;
18.26 	(v) assist with scientific and technical writing;
18.27 	(vi) help manage federal grants and contracts; 
18.28 	and
18.29 	(vii) support cost accounting and sole-source 
18.30 	procurement opportunities.
18.31 	(e) $10,000,000 the first year is for the 
18.32 	Minnesota Expanding Opportunity Fund 
18.33 	Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.1 	116J.8733. This is a onetime appropriation 
19.2 	and is available until June 30, 2025.
19.3 	(f) $6,425,000 each year is for the small 
19.4 	business assistance partnerships program 
19.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.682. 
19.6 	All grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
19.7 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year. 
19.8 	The department may use up to five percent of 
19.9 	the appropriation for administrative purposes. 
19.10 	The base for this appropriation is $2,725,000 
19.11 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
19.12 	(g) $350,000 each year is for administration 
19.13 	of the community energy transition office.
19.14 	(h) $5,000,000 each year is transferred from 
19.15 	the general fund to the community energy 
19.16 	transition account for grants under Minnesota 
19.17 	Statutes, section 116J.55. This is a onetime 
19.18 	transfer.
19.19 	(i) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated 
19.20 	site cleanup and development grants under 
19.21 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 
19.22 	116J.558. This appropriation is available until 
19.23 	expended.
19.24 	(j) $700,000 each year is from the remediation 
19.25 	fund for contaminated site cleanup and 
19.26 	development grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.27 	sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This 
19.28 	appropriation is available until expended.
19.29 	(k) $389,000 each year is for the Center for 
19.30 	Rural Policy and Development. The base for 
19.31 	this appropriation is $139,000 in fiscal year 
19.32 	2026 and each year thereafter.
19.33 	(l) $25,000 each year is for the administration 
19.34 	of state aid for the Destination Medical Center 
20.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to 
20.2 	469.47.
20.3 	(m) $875,000 each year is for the host 
20.4 	community economic development program 
20.5 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.6 	116J.548.
20.7 	(n) $6,500,000 each year is for grants to local 
20.8 	communities to increase the number of quality 
20.9 	child care providers to support economic 
20.10 	development. Fifty percent of grant money 
20.11 	must go to communities located outside the 
20.12 	seven-county metropolitan area as defined in 
20.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
20.14 	subdivision 2. The base for this appropriation 
20.15 	is $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
20.16 	thereafter.
20.17 	Grant recipients must obtain a 50 percent 
20.18 	nonstate match to grant money in either cash 
20.19 	or in-kind contribution, unless the 
20.20 	commissioner waives the requirement. Grant 
20.21 	money available under this subdivision must 
20.22 	be used to implement projects to reduce the 
20.23 	child care shortage in the state, including but 
20.24 	not limited to funding for child care business 
20.25 	start-ups or expansion, training, facility 
20.26 	modifications, direct subsidies or incentives 
20.27 	to retain employees, or improvements required 
20.28 	for licensing, and assistance with licensing 
20.29 	and other regulatory requirements. In awarding 
20.30 	grants, the commissioner must give priority 
20.31 	to communities that have demonstrated a 
20.32 	shortage of child care providers.
20.33 	Within one year of receiving grant money, 
20.34 	grant recipients must report to the 
20.35 	commissioner on the outcomes of the grant 
21.1 	program, including but not limited to the 
21.2 	number of new providers, the number of 
21.3 	additional child care provider jobs created, the 
21.4 	number of additional child care openings, and 
21.5 	the amount of cash and in-kind local money 
21.6 	invested. Within one month of all grant 
21.7 	recipients reporting on program outcomes, the 
21.8 	commissioner must report the grant recipients' 
21.9 	outcomes to the chairs and ranking members 
21.10 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
21.11 	over early learning and child care and 
21.12 	economic development.
21.13 	(o) $500,000 each year is for the Office of 
21.14 	Child Care Community Partnerships. Of this 
21.15 	amount:
21.16 	(1) $450,000 each year is for administration 
21.17 	of the Office of Child Care Community 
21.18 	Partnerships; and
21.19 	(2) $50,000 each year is for the Labor Market 
21.20 	Information Office to conduct research and 
21.21 	analysis related to the child care industry.
21.22 	(p) $3,500,000 each year is for grants in equal 
21.23 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
21.24 	Foundations. This appropriation is available 
21.25 	until June 30, 2027. The base for this 
21.26 	appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 
21.27 	and each year thereafter. The Minnesota 
21.28 	Initiative Foundations must use grant money 
21.29 	under this section to:
21.30 	(1) facilitate planning processes for rural 
21.31 	communities resulting in a community solution 
21.32 	action plan that guides decision making to 
21.33 	sustain and increase the supply of quality child 
22.1 	care in the region to support economic 
22.2 	development;
22.3 	(2) engage the private sector to invest local 
22.4 	resources to support the community solution 
22.5 	action plan and ensure quality child care is a 
22.6 	vital component of additional regional 
22.7 	economic development planning processes;
22.8 	(3) provide locally based training and technical 
22.9 	assistance to rural business owners 
22.10 	individually or through a learning cohort. 
22.11 	Access to financial and business development 
22.12 	assistance must prepare child care businesses 
22.13 	for quality engagement and improvement by 
22.14 	stabilizing operations, leveraging funding from 
22.15 	other sources, and fostering business acumen 
22.16 	that allows child care businesses to plan for 
22.17 	and afford the cost of providing quality child 
22.18 	care; and
22.19 	(4) recruit child care programs to participate 
22.20 	in quality rating and improvement 
22.21 	measurement programs. The Minnesota 
22.22 	Initiative Foundations must work with local 
22.23 	partners to provide low-cost training, 
22.24 	professional development opportunities, and 
22.25 	continuing education curricula. The Minnesota 
22.26 	Initiative Foundations must fund, through local 
22.27 	partners, an enhanced level of coaching to 
22.28 	rural child care providers to obtain a quality 
22.29 	rating through measurement programs.
22.30 	(q) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
22.31 	job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.32 	section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the 
22.33 	commissioner of employment and economic 
22.34 	development may use up to three percent for 
22.35 	administrative expenses. This appropriation 
23.1 	is available until expended. Notwithstanding 
23.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748, money 
23.3 	appropriated for the job creation fund may be 
23.4 	used for redevelopment under Minnesota 
23.5 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at 
23.6 	the discretion of the commissioner.
23.7 	(r) $12,370,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
23.8 	investment fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.9 	section 116J.8731. Of this amount, the 
23.10 	commissioner of employment and economic 
23.11 	development may use up to three percent for 
23.12 	administration and monitoring of the program. 
23.13 	This appropriation is available until expended. 
23.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.15 	116J.8731, money appropriated to the 
23.16 	commissioner for the Minnesota investment 
23.17 	fund may be used for the redevelopment 
23.18 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
23.19 	116J.575 and 116J.5761, at the discretion of 
23.20 	the commissioner. Grants under this paragraph 
23.21 	are not subject to the grant amount limitation 
23.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
23.23 	(s) $4,246,000 each year is for the 
23.24 	redevelopment program under Minnesota 
23.25 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761. 
23.26 	The base for this appropriation is $2,246,000 
23.27 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter. 
23.28 	This appropriation is available until expended.
23.29 	(t) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
23.30 	emerging entrepreneur loan program under 
23.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Money 
23.32 	available under this paragraph is for transfer 
23.33 	into the emerging entrepreneur program 
23.34 	special revenue fund account created under 
23.35 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are 
24.1 	available until expended. Of this amount, up 
24.2 	to four percent is for administration and 
24.3 	monitoring of the program.
24.4 	(u) $325,000 each the first year is for the 
24.5 	Minnesota Film and TV Board. The 
24.6 	appropriation each year is available only upon 
24.7 	receipt by the board of $1 in matching 
24.8 	contributions of money or in-kind 
24.9 	contributions from nonstate sources for every 
24.10 	$3 provided by this appropriation, except that 
24.11 	each year up to $50,000 is available on July 
24.12 	1 even if the required matching contribution 
24.13 	has not been received by that date. This is a 
24.14 	onetime appropriation.
24.15 	(v) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the 
24.16 	Upper Minnesota Film Office.
24.17 	(w) $500,000 each the first year is for a grant 
24.18 	to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for the 
24.19 	film production jobs program under Minnesota 
24.20 	Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation 
24.21 	is available until June 30, 2027. This is a 
24.22 	onetime appropriation.
24.23 	(x) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
24.24 	job skills partnership program under 
24.25 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 
24.26 	116L.17. If the appropriation for either year 
24.27 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
24.28 	year is available. This appropriation is 
24.29 	available until expended.
24.30 	(y) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce 
24.31 	development fund is for jobs training grants 
24.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.41.
24.33 	(z) $47,475,000 each the first year is and 
24.34 	$50,475,000 the second year are for the 
25.1 	PROMISE grant program. This is a onetime 
25.2 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
25.3 	2027. Any unencumbered balance remaining 
25.4 	at the end of the first year does not cancel but 
25.5 	is available the second year. Of this amount:
25.6 	(1) $475,000 each year is for administration 
25.7 	of the PROMISE grant program;
25.8 	(2) $7,500,000 each year is for grants in equal 
25.9 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
25.10 	Foundations to serve businesses in greater 
25.11 	Minnesota. Of this amount, $600,000 each 
25.12 	year is for grants to businesses with less than 
25.13 	$100,000 in revenue in the prior year; and
25.14 	(3) $39,500,000 each the first year is and 
25.15 	$42,500,000 the second year are for grants to 
25.16 	the Neighborhood Development Center. Of 
25.17 	this amount, the following amounts are 
25.18 	designated for the following areas:
25.19 	(i) $16,000,000 each year is for North 
25.20 	Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or 
25.21 	other Northside neighborhoods. Of this 
25.22 	amount, $1,000,000 each year is for grants to 
25.23 	businesses with less than $100,000 in revenue 
25.24 	in the prior year;
25.25 	(ii) $13,500,000 each year is for South 
25.26 	Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago, 
25.27 	Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors. 
25.28 	Of this amount, $750,000 each year is for 
25.29 	grants to businesses with less than $100,000 
25.30 	in revenue in the prior year; and
25.31 	(iii) $10,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's 
25.32 	University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other 
25.33 	St. Paul neighborhoods. Of this amount, 
25.34 	$750,000 each year is for grants to businesses 
26.1 	with less than $100,000 in revenue in the prior 
26.2 	year.;
26.3 	(iv) $1,000,000 the first year is for South 
26.4 	Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue Commercial 
26.5 	corridor, South Hennepin Community 
26.6 	corridor, and Uptown Special Service District; 
26.7 	and
26.8 	(v) $3,000,000 the second year is for grants 
26.9 	to businesses in the counties of Anoka, Carver, 
26.10 	Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and 
26.11 	Washington, excluding the cities of 
26.12 	Minneapolis and St. Paul.
26.13 	(aa) $15,150,000 each year is for the 
26.14 	PROMISE loan program. This is a onetime 
26.15 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
26.16 	2027. Of this amount:
26.17 	(1) $150,000 each year is for administration 
26.18 	of the PROMISE loan program;
26.19 	(2) $3,000,000 each year is for grants in equal 
26.20 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
26.21 	Foundations to serve businesses in greater 
26.22 	Minnesota; and
26.23 	(3) $12,000,000 each year is for grants to the 
26.24 	Metropolitan Economic Development 
26.25 	Association (MEDA). Of this amount, the 
26.26 	following amounts are designated for the 
26.27 	following areas:
26.28 	(i) $4,500,000 each year is for North 
26.29 	Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or 
26.30 	other Northside neighborhoods;
26.31 	(ii) $4,500,000 each year is for South 
26.32 	Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago, 
27.1 	Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors; 
27.2 	and
27.3 	(iii) $3,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's 
27.4 	University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other 
27.5 	St. Paul neighborhoods.
27.6 	(bb) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
27.7 	Metropolitan Consortium of Community 
27.8 	Developers for the community wealth-building 
27.9 	grant program pilot project. Of this amount, 
27.10 	up to two percent is for administration and 
27.11 	monitoring of the community wealth-building 
27.12 	grant program pilot project. This is a onetime 
27.13 	appropriation.
27.14 	(cc) $250,000 each year is for the publication, 
27.15 	dissemination, and use of labor market 
27.16 	information under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.17 	116J.401.
27.18 	(dd) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
27.19 	the Bloomington Port Authority to provide 
27.20 	funding for the Expo 2027 host organization. 
27.21 	The Bloomington Port Authority must enter 
27.22 	into an agreement with the host organization 
27.23 	over the use of money, which may be used for 
27.24 	activities, including but not limited to 
27.25 	finalizing the community dossier and staffing 
27.26 	the host organization and for infrastructure 
27.27 	design and planning, financial modeling, 
27.28 	development planning and coordination of 
27.29 	both real estate and public private partnerships, 
27.30 	and reimbursement of costs the Bloomington 
27.31 	Port Authority incurred. In selecting vendors 
27.32 	and exhibitors for Expo 2027, the host 
27.33 	organization shall prioritize outreach to, 
27.34 	collaboration with, and inclusion of businesses 
27.35 	that are majority owned by people of color, 
28.1 	women, and people with disabilities. The host 
28.2 	organization and Bloomington Port Authority 
28.3 	may be reimbursed for expenses 90 days prior 
28.4 	to encumbrance. This appropriation is 
28.5 	contingent on approval of the project by the 
28.6 	Bureau International des Expositions. If the 
28.7 	project is not approved by the Bureau 
28.8 	International des Expositions, the money shall 
28.9 	transfer to the Minnesota investment fund 
28.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731. 
28.11 	Any unencumbered balance remaining at the 
28.12 	end of the first year does not cancel but is 
28.13 	available for the second year.
28.14 	(ee) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
28.15 	the Neighborhood Development Center for 
28.16 	small business programs, including training, 
28.17 	lending, business services, and real estate 
28.18 	programming; small business incubator 
28.19 	development in the Twin Cities and outside 
28.20 	the seven-county metropolitan area; and 
28.21 	technical assistance activities for partners 
28.22 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area; 
28.23 	and for high-risk, character-based loan capital 
28.24 	for nonrecourse loans. This is a onetime 
28.25 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
28.26 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
28.27 	cancel but is available for the second year.
28.28 	(ff) $5,000,000 the first year is for transfer to 
28.29 	the emerging developer fund account in the 
28.30 	special revenue fund. Of this amount, up to 
28.31 	five percent is for administration and 
28.32 	monitoring of the emerging developer fund 
28.33 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.34 	116J.9926, and the remainder is for a grant to 
28.35 	the Local Initiatives Support Corporation - 
29.1 	Twin Cities to serve as a partner organization 
29.2 	under the program. This is a onetime 
29.3 	appropriation.
29.4 	(gg) $5,000,000 the first year is for the 
29.5 	Canadian border counties economic relief 
29.6 	program under article 5. Of this amount, up 
29.7 	to $1,000,000 is for Tribal economic 
29.8 	development and $2,100,000 is for a grant to 
29.9 	Lake of the Woods County for the forgivable 
29.10 	loan program for remote recreational 
29.11 	businesses. This is a onetime appropriation 
29.12 	and is available until June 30, 2026.
29.13 	(hh) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
29.14 	African Economic Development Solutions. 
29.15 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
29.16 	available until June 30, 2026. Of this amount:
29.17 	(1) $500,000 each year is for a loan fund that 
29.18 	must address pervasive economic inequities 
29.19 	by supporting business ventures of 
29.20 	entrepreneurs in the African immigrant 
29.21 	community; and
29.22 	(2) $250,000 each year is for workforce 
29.23 	development and technical assistance, 
29.24 	including but not limited to business 
29.25 	development, entrepreneur training, business 
29.26 	technical assistance, loan packing, and 
29.27 	community development services.
29.28 	(ii) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
29.29 	Latino Economic Development Center. This 
29.30 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
29.31 	until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
29.32 	(1) $750,000 each year is to assist, support, 
29.33 	finance, and launch microentrepreneurs by 
30.1 	delivering training, workshops, and 
30.2 	one-on-one consultations to businesses; and
30.3 	(2) $750,000 each year is to guide prospective 
30.4 	entrepreneurs in their start-up process by 
30.5 	introducing them to key business concepts, 
30.6 	including business start-up readiness. Grant 
30.7 	proceeds must be used to offer workshops on 
30.8 	a variety of topics throughout the year, 
30.9 	including finance, customer service, 
30.10 	food-handler training, and food-safety 
30.11 	certification. Grant proceeds may also be used 
30.12 	to provide lending to business startups.
30.13 	(jj) $627,000 the first year is for a grant to 
30.14 	Community and Economic Development 
30.15 	Associates (CEDA) to provide funding for 
30.16 	economic development technical assistance 
30.17 	and economic development project grants to 
30.18 	small communities across rural Minnesota and 
30.19 	for CEDA to design, implement, market, and 
30.20 	administer specific types of basic community 
30.21 	and economic development programs tailored 
30.22 	to individual community needs. Technical 
30.23 	assistance grants shall be based on need and 
30.24 	given to communities that are otherwise 
30.25 	unable to afford these services. Of the amount 
30.26 	appropriated, up to $270,000 may be used for 
30.27 	economic development project implementation 
30.28 	in conjunction with the technical assistance 
30.29 	received. This is a onetime appropriation. Any 
30.30 	unencumbered balance remaining at the end 
30.31 	of the first year does not cancel but is available 
30.32 	the second year.
30.33 	(kk) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
30.34 	WomenVenture to:
31.1 	(1) support child care providers through 
31.2 	business training and shared services programs 
31.3 	and to create materials that could be used, free 
31.4 	of charge, for start-up, expansion, and 
31.5 	operation of child care businesses statewide, 
31.6 	with the goal of helping new and existing child 
31.7 	care businesses in underserved areas of the 
31.8 	state become profitable and sustainable; and
31.9 	(2) support business expansion for women 
31.10 	food entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota's 
31.11 	food supply chain to help stabilize and 
31.12 	strengthen their business operations, create 
31.13 	distribution networks, offer technical 
31.14 	assistance and support to beginning women 
31.15 	food entrepreneurs, develop business plans, 
31.16 	develop a workforce, research expansion 
31.17 	strategies, and for other related activities.
31.18 	Eligible uses of the money include but are not 
31.19 	limited to:
31.20 	(i) leasehold improvements;
31.21 	(ii) additions, alterations, remodeling, or 
31.22 	renovations to rented space;
31.23 	(iii) inventory or supplies;
31.24 	(iv) machinery or equipment purchases;
31.25 	(v) working capital; and
31.26 	(vi) debt refinancing.
31.27 	Money distributed to entrepreneurs may be 
31.28 	loans, forgivable loans, and grants. Of this 
31.29 	amount, up to five percent may be used for 
31.30 	the WomenVenture's technical assistance and 
31.31 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
31.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
31.33 	2026.
32.1 	By December 15, 2026, WomenVenture must 
32.2 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
32.3 	minority members of the legislative 
32.4 	committees with jurisdiction over agriculture 
32.5 	and employment and economic development. 
32.6 	The report must include a summary of the uses 
32.7 	of the appropriation, including the amount of 
32.8 	the appropriation used for administration. The 
32.9 	report must also provide a breakdown of the 
32.10 	amount of funding used for loans, forgivable 
32.11 	loans, and grants; information about the terms 
32.12 	of the loans issued; a discussion of how money 
32.13 	from repaid loans will be used; the number of 
32.14 	entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of 
32.15 	how many entrepreneurs received assistance 
32.16 	in each county.
32.17 	(ll) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
32.18 	African Career, Education, and Resource, Inc., 
32.19 	for operational infrastructure and technical 
32.20 	assistance to small businesses. This 
32.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
32.22 	(mm) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant 
32.23 	to the African Development Center to provide 
32.24 	loans to purchase commercial real estate and 
32.25 	to expand organizational infrastructure. This 
32.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. 
32.27 	Of this amount:
32.28 	(1) $2,800,000 is for loans to purchase 
32.29 	commercial real estate targeted at African 
32.30 	immigrant small business owners;
32.31 	(2) $364,000 is for loan loss reserves to 
32.32 	support loan volume growth and attract 
32.33 	additional capital;
33.1 	(3) $836,000 is for increasing organizational 
33.2 	capacity;
33.3 	(4) $300,000 is for the safe 2 eat project of 
33.4 	inclusive assistance with required restaurant 
33.5 	licensing examinations; and
33.6 	(5) $700,000 is for a center for community 
33.7 	resources for language and technology 
33.8 	assistance for small businesses.
33.9 	(nn) $7,000,000 the first year is for grants to 
33.10 	the Minnesota Initiative Foundations to 
33.11 	capitalize their revolving loan funds, which 
33.12 	address unmet financing needs of for-profit 
33.13 	business start-ups, expansions, and ownership 
33.14 	transitions; nonprofit organizations; and 
33.15 	developers of housing to support the 
33.16 	construction, rehabilitation, and conversion 
33.17 	of housing units. Of the amount appropriated:
33.18 	(1) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southwest 
33.19 	Initiative Foundation;
33.20 	(2) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the West 
33.21 	Central Initiative Foundation;
33.22 	(3) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southern 
33.23 	Minnesota Initiative Foundation;
33.24 	(4) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northwest 
33.25 	Minnesota Foundation;
33.26 	(5) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the Initiative 
33.27 	Foundation of which $1,000,000 is for 
33.28 	redevelopment of the St. Cloud Youth and 
33.29 	Family Center; and
33.30 	(6) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northland 
33.31 	Foundation.
33.32 	(oo) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
33.33 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., to reach and 
34.1 	deliver talent, leadership, employee retention, 
34.2 	continuous improvement, strategy, quality 
34.3 	management systems, revenue growth, and 
34.4 	manufacturing peer-to-peer advisory services 
34.5 	to small manufacturing companies employing 
34.6 	35 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. 
34.7 	This is a onetime appropriation. No later than 
34.8 	February 1, 2025, and February 1, 2026, 
34.9 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., must provide a 
34.10 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
34.11 	members of the legislative committees with 
34.12 	jurisdiction over economic development that 
34.13 	includes:
34.14 	(1) the grants awarded during the past 12 
34.15 	months;
34.16 	(2) the estimated financial impact of the grants 
34.17 	awarded to each company receiving services 
34.18 	under the program;
34.19 	(3) the actual financial impact of grants 
34.20 	awarded during the past 24 months; and
34.21 	(4) the total amount of federal funds leveraged 
34.22 	from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
34.23 	at the United States Department of Commerce.
34.24 	(pp) $375,000 each year is for a grant to 
34.25 	PFund Foundation to provide grants to 
34.26 	LGBTQ+-owned small businesses and 
34.27 	entrepreneurs. Of this amount, up to five 
34.28 	percent may be used for PFund Foundation's 
34.29 	technical assistance and administrative costs. 
34.30 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
34.31 	available until June 30, 2026. To the extent 
34.32 	practicable, money must be distributed by 
34.33 	PFund Foundation as follows:
35.1 	(1) at least 33.3 percent to businesses owned 
35.2 	by members of racial minority communities; 
35.3 	and
35.4 	(2) at least 33.3 percent to businesses outside 
35.5 	of the seven-county metropolitan area as 
35.6 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.7 	473.121, subdivision 2.
35.8 	(qq) $125,000 each year is for a grant to 
35.9 	Quorum to provide business support, training, 
35.10 	development, technical assistance, and related 
35.11 	activities for LGBTQ+-owned small 
35.12 	businesses that are recipients of a PFund 
35.13 	Foundation grant. Of this amount, up to five 
35.14 	percent may be used for Quorum's technical 
35.15 	assistance and administrative costs. This is a 
35.16 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
35.17 	June 30, 2026.
35.18 	(rr) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
35.19 	the Metropolitan Economic Development 
35.20 	Association (MEDA) for statewide business 
35.21 	development and assistance services to 
35.22 	minority-owned businesses. This is a onetime 
35.23 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
35.24 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
35.25 	cancel but is available the second year. Of this 
35.26 	amount:
35.27 	(1) $3,000,000 is for a revolving loan fund to 
35.28 	provide additional minority-owned businesses 
35.29 	with access to capital; and
35.30 	(2) $2,000,000 is for operating support 
35.31 	activities related to business development and 
35.32 	assistance services for minority business 
35.33 	enterprises.
36.1 	By February 1, 2025, MEDA shall report to 
36.2 	the commissioner and the chairs and ranking 
36.3 	minority members of the legislative 
36.4 	committees with jurisdiction over economic 
36.5 	development policy and finance on the loans 
36.6 	and operating support activities, including 
36.7 	outcomes and expenditures, supported by the 
36.8 	appropriation under this paragraph.
36.9 	(ss) $2,500,000 each year is for a grant to a 
36.10 	Minnesota-based automotive component 
36.11 	manufacturer and distributor specializing in 
36.12 	electric vehicles and sensor technology that 
36.13 	manufactures all of their parts onshore to 
36.14 	expand their manufacturing. The grant 
36.15 	recipient under this paragraph shall submit 
36.16 	reports on the uses of the money appropriated, 
36.17 	the number of jobs created due to the 
36.18 	appropriation, wage information, and the city 
36.19 	and state in which the additional 
36.20 	manufacturing activity was located to the 
36.21 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
36.22 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
36.23 	economic development. An initial report shall 
36.24 	be submitted by December 15, 2023, and a 
36.25 	final report is due by December 15, 2025. This 
36.26 	is a onetime appropriation.
36.27 	(tt)(1) $125,000 each year is for grants to the 
36.28 	Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota to 
36.29 	support the growth and expansion of small 
36.30 	businesses statewide. Funds may be used for 
36.31 	the cost of programming, outreach, staffing, 
36.32 	and supplies. This is a onetime appropriation.
36.33 	(2) By January 15, 2026, the Latino Chamber 
36.34 	of Commerce Minnesota must submit a report 
36.35 	to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
37.1 	over economic development that details the 
37.2 	use of grant funds and the grant's economic 
37.3 	impact.
37.4 	(uu) $175,000 the first year is for a grant to 
37.5 	the city of South St. Paul to study options for 
37.6 	repurposing the 1927 American Legion 
37.7 	Memorial Library after the property is no 
37.8 	longer used as a library. This appropriation is 
37.9 	available until the project is completed or 
37.10 	abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
37.11 	section 16A.642.
37.12 	(vv) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
37.13 	LatinoLEAD for organizational 
37.14 	capacity-building.
37.15 	(ww) $80,000 the first year is for a grant to 
37.16 	the Neighborhood Development Center for 
37.17 	small business competitive grants to software 
37.18 	companies working to improve employee 
37.19 	engagement and workplace culture and to 
37.20 	reduce turnover.
37.21 	(xx)(1) $3,000,000 in the first year is for a 
37.22 	grant to the Center for Economic Inclusion for 
37.23 	strategic, data-informed investments in job 
37.24 	creation strategies that respond to the needs 
37.25 	of underserved populations statewide. This 
37.26 	may include forgivable loans, revenue-based 
37.27 	financing, and equity investments for 
37.28 	entrepreneurs with barriers to growth. Of this 
37.29 	amount, up to five percent may be used for 
37.30 	the center's technical assistance and 
37.31 	administrative costs. This appropriation is 
37.32 	available until June 30, 2025.
37.33 	(2) By January 15, 2026, the Center for 
37.34 	Economic Inclusion shall submit a report on 
38.1 	the use of grant funds, including any loans 
38.2 	made, to the legislative committees with 
38.3 	jurisdiction over economic development.
38.4 	(yy) $500,000 each the first year is for a grant 
38.5 	to the Asian Economic Development 
38.6 	Association for asset building and financial 
38.7 	empowerment for entrepreneurs and small 
38.8 	business owners, small business development 
38.9 	and technical assistance, and cultural 
38.10 	placemaking. This is a onetime appropriation.
38.11 	(zz) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
38.12 	Isuroon to support primarily African 
38.13 	immigrant women with entrepreneurial 
38.14 	training to start, manage, and grow 
38.15 	self-sustaining microbusinesses, develop 
38.16 	incubator space for these businesses, and 
38.17 	provide support with financial and language 
38.18 	literacy, systems navigation to eliminate 
38.19 	capital access disparities, marketing, and other 
38.20 	technical assistance. This is a onetime 
38.21 	appropriation.

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

38.23 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

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

38.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
38.26		2024
	2025
	
38.27	General
	91,036,000
	83,497,000
	
38.28
38.29	Workforce 
Development
	21,002,000
	21,002,000
	
38.30 	(a) $500,000 each year from the general fund 
38.31 	and $500,000 each year from the workforce 
38.32 	development fund are for rural career 
38.33 	counseling coordinators in the workforce 
39.1 	service areas and for the purposes specified 
39.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
39.3 	(b) $25,000,000 each year is for the targeted 
39.4 	population workforce grants under Minnesota 
39.5 	Statutes, section 116L.43. The department 
39.6 	may use up to five percent of this 
39.7 	appropriation for administration, monitoring, 
39.8 	and oversight of the program. Of this amount:
39.9 	(1) $18,500,000 each year is for job and 
39.10 	entrepreneurial skills training grants under 
39.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43, 
39.12 	subdivision 2;
39.13 	(2) $1,500,000 each year is for diversity and 
39.14 	inclusion training for small employers under 
39.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43, 
39.16 	subdivision 3; and
39.17 	(3) $5,000,000 each year is for capacity 
39.18 	building grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.19 	section 116L.43, subdivision 4.
39.20 	The base for this appropriation is $1,275,000 
39.21 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
39.22 	(c) $750,000 each year is for the women and 
39.23 	high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs 
39.24 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
39.25 	section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five 
39.26 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
39.27 	of the program.
39.28 	(d) $10,000,000 each year is for the Drive for 
39.29 	Five Initiative to conduct outreach and provide 
39.30 	job skills training, career counseling, case 
39.31 	management, and supportive services for 
39.32 	careers in (1) technology, (2) labor, (3) the 
39.33 	caring professions, (4) manufacturing, and (5) 
40.1 	educational and professional services. This is 
40.2 	a onetime appropriation.
40.3 	(e) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph 
40.4 	(d), the commissioner must make $7,000,000 
40.5 	each year available through a competitive 
40.6 	request for proposal process. The grant awards 
40.7 	must be used to provide education and training 
40.8 	in the five industries identified in paragraph 
40.9 	(d). Education and training may include:
40.10 	(1) student tutoring and testing support 
40.11 	services;
40.12 	(2) training and employment placement in high 
40.13 	wage and high growth employment;
40.14 	(3) assistance in obtaining industry-specific 
40.15 	certifications;
40.16 	(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in 
40.17 	employment training programs or services;
40.18 	(5) real-time work experience;
40.19 	(6) career and educational counseling;
40.20 	(7) work experience and internships; and
40.21 	(8) supportive services.
40.22 	(f) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
40.23 	(d), $2,000,000 each year must be awarded 
40.24 	through competitive grants made to trade 
40.25 	associations or chambers of commerce for job 
40.26 	placement services. Grant awards must be used 
40.27 	to encourage workforce training efforts to 
40.28 	ensure that efforts are aligned with employer 
40.29 	demands and that graduates are connected with 
40.30 	employers that are currently hiring. Trade 
40.31 	associations or chambers must partner with 
40.32 	employers with current or anticipated 
40.33 	employment opportunities and nonprofit 
41.1 	workforce training partners participating in 
41.2 	this program. The trade associations or 
41.3 	chambers must work closely with the industry 
41.4 	sector training providers in the five industries 
41.5 	identified in paragraph (d). Grant awards may 
41.6 	be used for:
41.7 	(1) employer engagement strategies to align 
41.8 	employment opportunities for individuals 
41.9 	exiting workforce development training 
41.10 	programs. These strategies may include 
41.11 	business recruitment, job opening 
41.12 	development, employee recruitment, and job 
41.13 	matching. Trade associations must utilize the 
41.14 	state's labor exchange system;
41.15 	(2) diversity, inclusion, and retention training 
41.16 	of their members to increase the business' 
41.17 	understanding of welcoming and retaining a 
41.18 	diverse workforce; and
41.19 	(3) industry-specific training.
41.20 	(g) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
41.21 	(d), $1,000,000 each year is to hire, train, and 
41.22 	deploy business services representatives in 
41.23 	local workforce development areas throughout 
41.24 	the state. Business services representatives 
41.25 	must work with an assigned local workforce 
41.26 	development area to address the hiring needs 
41.27 	of Minnesota's businesses by connecting job 
41.28 	seekers and program participants in the 
41.29 	CareerForce system. Business services 
41.30 	representatives serve in the classified service 
41.31 	of the state and operate as part of the agency's 
41.32 	Employment and Training Office. The 
41.33 	commissioner shall develop and implement 
41.34 	training materials and reporting and evaluation 
41.35 	procedures for the activities of the business 
42.1 	services representatives. The business services 
42.2 	representatives must:
42.3 	(1) serve as the primary contact for businesses 
42.4 	in that area;
42.5 	(2) actively engage employers by assisting 
42.6 	with matching employers to job seekers by 
42.7 	referring candidates, convening job fairs, and 
42.8 	assisting with job announcements; and
42.9 	(3) work with the local area board and its 
42.10 	partners to identify candidates for openings in 
42.11 	small and midsize companies in the local area.
42.12 	(h) $2,546,000 each year from the general fund 
42.13 	and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce 
42.14 	development fund are for the pathways to 
42.15 	prosperity competitive grant program. Of this 
42.16 	amount, up to five percent is for administration 
42.17 	and monitoring of the program.
42.18 	(i) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
42.19 	development fund for current Minnesota 
42.20 	affiliates of OIC of America, Inc. This 
42.21 	appropriation shall be divided equally among 
42.22 	the eligible centers.
42.23 	(j) $1,000,000 each year is for competitive 
42.24 	grants to organizations providing services to 
42.25 	relieve economic disparities in the Southeast 
42.26 	Asian community through workforce 
42.27 	recruitment, development, job creation, 
42.28 	assistance of smaller organizations to increase 
42.29 	capacity, and outreach. Of this amount, up to 
42.30 	five percent is for administration and 
42.31 	monitoring of the program.
42.32 	(k) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive 
42.33 	grant program to provide grants to 
42.34 	organizations that provide support services for 
43.1 	individuals, such as job training, employment 
43.2 	preparation, internships, job assistance to 
43.3 	parents, financial literacy, academic and 
43.4 	behavioral interventions for low-performing 
43.5 	students, and youth intervention. Grants made 
43.6 	under this section must focus on low-income 
43.7 	communities, young adults from families with 
43.8 	a history of intergenerational poverty, and 
43.9 	communities of color. Of this amount, up to 
43.10 	five percent is for administration and 
43.11 	monitoring of the program.
43.12 	(l) $750,000 each year from the general fund 
43.13 	and $6,698,000 each year from the workforce 
43.14 	development fund are for the youth-at-work 
43.15 	competitive grant program under Minnesota 
43.16 	Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this amount, 
43.17 	up to five percent is for administration and 
43.18 	monitoring of the youth workforce 
43.19 	development competitive grant program. All 
43.20 	grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
43.21 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year. 
43.22 	The base for this appropriation is $750,000 
43.23 	from the general fund and $3,348,000 from 
43.24 	the workforce development fund beginning in 
43.25 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
43.26 	(m) $1,093,000 each year is from the general 
43.27 	fund and $1,000,000 each year is from the 
43.28 	workforce development fund for the 
43.29 	youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes, 
43.30 	sections 116L.361 to 116L.366. The base for 
43.31 	this appropriation is $1,000,000 from the 
43.32 	workforce development fund in fiscal year 
43.33 	2026 and each year thereafter.
43.34 	(n) $4,511,000 each year from the general fund 
43.35 	and $4,050,000 each year from the workforce 
44.1 	development fund are for the Minnesota youth 
44.2 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
44.3 	116L.56 and 116L.561. The base for this 
44.4 	appropriation is $0 from the general fund and 
44.5 	$4,050,000 from the workforce development 
44.6 	fund in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
44.7 	thereafter.
44.8 	(o) $750,000 each year is for the Office of 
44.9 	New Americans under Minnesota Statutes, 
44.10 	section 116J.4231.
44.11 	(p) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce 
44.12 	development fund is for a grant to the 
44.13 	Minnesota Technology Association to support 
44.14 	the SciTech internship program, a program 
44.15 	that supports science, technology, engineering, 
44.16 	and math (STEM) internship opportunities for 
44.17 	two- and four-year college students and 
44.18 	graduate students in their fields of study. The 
44.19 	internship opportunities must match students 
44.20 	with paid internships within STEM disciplines 
44.21 	at small, for-profit companies located in 
44.22 	Minnesota having fewer than 250 employees 
44.23 	worldwide. At least 325 students must be 
44.24 	matched each year. No more than 15 percent 
44.25 	of the hires may be graduate students. Selected 
44.26 	hiring companies shall receive from the grant 
44.27 	50 percent of the wages paid to the intern, 
44.28 	capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must 
44.29 	work toward increasing the participation 
44.30 	among women or other underserved 
44.31 	populations. This is a onetime appropriation.
44.32 	(q) $750,000 each year is for grants to the 
44.33 	Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's Teen 
44.34 	Teamworks youth employment and training 
44.35 	programs. This is a onetime appropriation and 
45.1 	available until June 30, 2027. Any 
45.2 	unencumbered balance remaining at the end 
45.3 	of the first year does not cancel but is available 
45.4 	in the second year.
45.5 	(r) $900,000 each year is for a grant to Avivo 
45.6 	to provide low-income individuals with career 
45.7 	education and job skills training that is fully 
45.8 	integrated with chemical and mental health 
45.9 	services. Of this amount, up to $250,000 each 
45.10 	year is for a grant to Avivo to provide 
45.11 	resources and support services to survivors of 
45.12 	sex trafficking and domestic abuse in the 
45.13 	greater St. Cloud area as they search for 
45.14 	employment. Program resources include but 
45.15 	are not limited to costs for day care, 
45.16 	transportation, housing, legal advice, procuring 
45.17 	documents required for employment, interview 
45.18 	clothing, technology, and Internet access. The 
45.19 	program shall also include public outreach and 
45.20 	corporate training components to communicate 
45.21 	to the public and potential employers about 
45.22 	the specific struggles faced by survivors as 
45.23 	they re-enter the workforce. This is a onetime 
45.24 	appropriation.
45.25 	(s) $1,000,000 each year is for the getting to 
45.26 	work grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
45.27 	section 116J.545. Of this amount, up to five 
45.28 	percent is for administration and monitoring 
45.29 	of the program. This is a onetime 
45.30 	appropriation.
45.31 	(t) $400,000 each year is for a grant to the 
45.32 	nonprofit 30,000 Feet to fund youth 
45.33 	apprenticeship jobs, wraparound services, 
45.34 	after-school programming, and summer 
45.35 	learning loss prevention efforts targeted at 
46.1 	African American youth. This is a onetime 
46.2 	appropriation.
46.3 	(u) $463,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
46.4 	Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota. 
46.5 	This is a onetime appropriation. Of this 
46.6 	amount:
46.7 	(1) $313,000 is to fund one year of free 
46.8 	full-service programming for a new program 
46.9 	in Waite Park that will employ part-time youth 
46.10 	development staff and provide community 
46.11 	volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. 
46.12 	Career exploration and life skills programming 
46.13 	will be a significant dimension of 
46.14 	programming at this new site; and
46.15 	(2) $150,000 is for planning and design for a 
46.16 	new multiuse facility for the Boys and Girls 
46.17 	Club of Waite Park and other community 
46.18 	partners, including the Waite Park Police 
46.19 	Department and the Whitney Senior Center.
46.20 	(v) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
46.21 	Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs 
46.22 	to administer a statewide project of youth job 
46.23 	skills and career development. This project, 
46.24 	which may have career guidance components 
46.25 	including health and life skills, must be 
46.26 	designed to encourage, train, and assist youth 
46.27 	in early access to education and job-seeking 
46.28 	skills, work-based learning experience, 
46.29 	including career pathways in STEM learning, 
46.30 	career exploration and matching, and first job 
46.31 	placement through local community 
46.32 	partnerships and on-site job opportunities. This 
46.33 	grant requires a 25 percent match from 
46.34 	nonstate resources. This is a onetime 
46.35 	appropriation.
47.1 	(w) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
47.2 	the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce 
47.3 	Foundation for the Learn and Earn Initiative 
47.4 	to help the Owatonna and Steele County 
47.5 	region grow and retain a talented workforce. 
47.6 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
47.7 	available until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
47.8 	(1) $900,000 is to develop an advanced 
47.9 	manufacturing career pathway program for 
47.10 	youth and adult learners with shared learning 
47.11 	spaces, state-of-the-art equipment, and 
47.12 	instructional support to grow and retain talent 
47.13 	in Owatonna; and
47.14 	(2) $100,000 is to create the Owatonna 
47.15 	Opportunity scholarship model for the Learn 
47.16 	and Earn Initiative for students and employers.
47.17 	(x) $250,000 each year from the workforce 
47.18 	development fund is for a grant to the White 
47.19 	Bear Center for the Arts for establishing a paid 
47.20 	internship program for high school students 
47.21 	to learn professional development skills 
47.22 	through an arts perspective. This is a onetime 
47.23 	appropriation.
47.24 	(y) $250,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
47.25 	Family Resiliency Partnership under 
47.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.96. The 
47.27 	commissioner, through the adult career 
47.28 	pathways program, shall distribute the money 
47.29 	to existing nonprofit and state displaced 
47.30 	homemaker programs. This is a onetime 
47.31 	appropriation.
47.32 	(z) $600,000 each year is for a grant to East 
47.33 	Side Neighborhood Services. This is a onetime 
47.34 	appropriation of which:
48.1 	(1) $300,000 each year is for the senior 
48.2 	community service employment program, 
48.3 	which provides work readiness training to 
48.4 	low-income adults ages 55 and older to 
48.5 	provide ongoing support and mentoring 
48.6 	services to the program participants as well as 
48.7 	the transition period from subsidized wages 
48.8 	to unsubsidized wages; and
48.9 	(2) $300,000 each year is for the nursing 
48.10 	assistant plus program to serve the increased 
48.11 	need for growth of medical talent pipelines 
48.12 	through expansion of the existing program and 
48.13 	development of in-house training.
48.14 	The amounts specified in clauses (1) and (2) 
48.15 	may also be used to enhance employment 
48.16 	programming for youth and young adults, ages 
48.17 	14 to 24, to introduce them to work culture, 
48.18 	develop essential work readiness skills, and 
48.19 	make career plans through paid internship 
48.20 	experiences and work readiness training.
48.21 	(aa) $1,500,000 each year from the workforce 
48.22 	development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa 
48.23 	Place to assist primarily African American 
48.24 	men with job training, employment 
48.25 	preparation, internships, education, vocational 
48.26 	housing, and organizational capacity building. 
48.27 	This is a onetime appropriation.
48.28 	(bb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
48.29 	Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la 
48.30 	AcciÃ³n Latina (COPAL) for worker center 
48.31 	programming that supports primarily 
48.32 	low-income, migrant, and Latinx workers with 
48.33 	career planning, workforce training and 
48.34 	education, workers' rights advocacy, health 
49.1 	resources and navigation, and wealth creation 
49.2 	resources. This is a onetime appropriation.
49.3 	(cc) $2,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
49.4 	Propel Nonprofits to provide capacity-building 
49.5 	grants and related technical assistance to small, 
49.6 	culturally specific organizations that primarily 
49.7 	serve historically underserved cultural 
49.8 	communities. Propel Nonprofits may only 
49.9 	award grants to nonprofit organizations that 
49.10 	have an annual organizational budget of less 
49.11 	than $1,000,000. These grants may be used 
49.12 	for:
49.13 	(1) organizational infrastructure 
49.14 	improvements, including developing database 
49.15 	management systems and financial systems, 
49.16 	or other administrative needs that increase the 
49.17 	organization's ability to access new funding 
49.18 	sources;
49.19 	(2) organizational workforce development, 
49.20 	including hiring culturally competent staff, 
49.21 	training and skills development, and other 
49.22 	methods of increasing staff capacity; or
49.23 	(3) creating or expanding partnerships with 
49.24 	existing organizations that have specialized 
49.25 	expertise in order to increase capacity of the 
49.26 	grantee organization to improve services to 
49.27 	the community.
49.28 	Of this amount, up to five percent may be used 
49.29 	by Propel Nonprofits for administrative costs. 
49.30 	This is a onetime appropriation.
49.31 	(dd) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
49.32 	Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota and its 
49.33 	partners. The grant must be used to continue 
49.34 	the FATHER Project in Rochester, St. Cloud, 
50.1 	St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the surrounding 
50.2 	areas to assist fathers in overcoming barriers 
50.3 	that prevent fathers from supporting their 
50.4 	children economically and emotionally, 
50.5 	including with community re-entry following 
50.6 	confinement. This is a onetime appropriation.
50.7 	(ee) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
50.8 	the ProStart and Hospitality Tourism 
50.9 	Management Program for a well-established, 
50.10 	proven, and successful education program that 
50.11 	helps young people advance careers in the 
50.12 	hospitality industry and addresses critical 
50.13 	long-term workforce shortages in that industry.
50.14 	(ff) $450,000 each year is for grants to 
50.15 	Minnesota Diversified Industries to provide 
50.16 	inclusive employment opportunities and 
50.17 	services for people with disabilities. This is a 
50.18 	onetime appropriation.
50.19 	(gg) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
50.20 	Minnesota Diversified Industries to assist 
50.21 	individuals with disabilities through the 
50.22 	unified work model by offering virtual and 
50.23 	in-person career skills classes augmented with 
50.24 	virtual reality tools. Minnesota Diversified 
50.25 	Industries shall submit a report on the number 
50.26 	and demographics of individuals served, hours 
50.27 	of career skills programming delivered, 
50.28 	outreach to employers, and recommendations 
50.29 	for future career skills delivery methods to the 
50.30 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
50.31 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
50.32 	labor and workforce development policy and 
50.33 	finance by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime 
50.34 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
50.35 	2025.
51.1 	(hh) $1,264,000 each year is for a grant to 
51.2 	Summit Academy OIC to expand employment 
51.3 	placement, GED preparation and 
51.4 	administration, and STEM programming in 
51.5 	the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and Bemidji. 
51.6 	This is a onetime appropriation.
51.7 	(ii) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
51.8 	Minnesota Independence College and 
51.9 	Community to provide employment 
51.10 	preparation, job placement, job retention, and 
51.11 	service coordination services to adults with 
51.12 	autism and learning differences. This is a 
51.13 	onetime appropriation.
51.14 	(jj) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
51.15 	the second year are for a clean economy 
51.16 	equitable workforce grant program. Money 
51.17 	must be used for grants to support partnership 
51.18 	development, planning, and implementation 
51.19 	of workforce readiness programs aimed at 
51.20 	workers who are Black, Indigenous, and 
51.21 	People of Color. Programs must include 
51.22 	workforce training, career development, 
51.23 	workers' rights training, employment 
51.24 	placement, and culturally appropriate job 
51.25 	readiness and must prepare workers for careers 
51.26 	in the high-demand fields of construction, 
51.27 	clean energy, and energy efficiency. Grants 
51.28 	must be given to nonprofit organizations that 
51.29 	serve historically disenfranchised 
51.30 	communities, including new Americans, with 
51.31 	preference for organizations that are new 
51.32 	providers of workforce programming or which 
51.33 	have partnership agreements with registered 
51.34 	apprenticeship programs. This is a onetime 
51.35 	appropriation.
52.1 	(kk) $350,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
52.2 	second year are for a grant to the University 
52.3 	of Minnesota Tourism Center for the creation 
52.4 	and operation of an online hospitality training 
52.5 	program in partnership with Explore 
52.6 	Minnesota Tourism. This training program 
52.7 	must be made available at no cost to 
52.8 	Minnesota residents in an effort to address 
52.9 	critical workforce shortages in the hospitality 
52.10 	and tourism industries and assist in career 
52.11 	development. The base for this appropriation 
52.12 	is $25,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
52.13 	thereafter for ongoing system maintenance, 
52.14 	management, and content updates.
52.15 	(ll) $3,000,000 the first year is for competitive 
52.16 	grants to support high school robotics teams 
52.17 	and prepare youth for careers in STEM fields. 
52.18 	Of this amount, $2,000,000 is for creating 
52.19 	internships for high school students to work 
52.20 	at private companies in STEM fields, 
52.21 	including the payment of student stipends. 
52.22 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
52.23 	available until June 30, 2028.
52.24 	(mm) $750,000 each year is for grants to the 
52.25 	nonprofit Sanneh Foundation to fund 
52.26 	out-of-school and summer programs focused 
52.27 	on mentoring and behavioral, social, and 
52.28 	emotional learning interventions and 
52.29 	enrichment activities directed toward 
52.30 	low-income students of color. This is a 
52.31 	onetime appropriation and available until June 
52.32 	30, 2026 2027.
52.33 	(nn) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
52.34 	Hmong American Partnership to expand job 
52.35 	training and placement programs primarily 
53.1 	serving the Southeast Asian community. This 
53.2 	is a onetime appropriation.
53.3 	(oo) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
53.4 	Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio 
53.5 	(CLUES) to address employment, economic, 
53.6 	and technology access disparities for 
53.7 	low-income unemployed or underemployed 
53.8 	individuals. Grant money must support 
53.9 	short-term certifications and transferable skills 
53.10 	in high-demand fields, workforce readiness, 
53.11 	customized financial capability, and 
53.12 	employment supports. At least 50 percent of 
53.13 	this amount must be used for programming 
53.14 	targeted at greater Minnesota. This is a 
53.15 	onetime appropriation.
53.16 	(pp) $300,000 each year is for a grant to All 
53.17 	Square. The grant must be used to support the 
53.18 	operations of All Square's Fellowship and 
53.19 	Prison to Law Pipeline programs which 
53.20 	operate in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and 
53.21 	surrounding correctional facilities to assist 
53.22 	incarcerated and formerly incarcerated 
53.23 	Minnesotans in overcoming employment 
53.24 	barriers that prevent economic and emotional 
53.25 	freedom. This is a onetime appropriation.
53.26 	(qq) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the 
53.27 	Redemption Project to provide employment 
53.28 	services to adults leaving incarceration, 
53.29 	including recruiting, educating, training, and 
53.30 	retaining employment mentors and partners. 
53.31 	This is a onetime appropriation.
53.32 	(rr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
53.33 	Greater Twin Cities United Way to make 
53.34 	grants to partner organizations to provide 
53.35 	workforce training using the career pathways 
54.1 	model that helps students gain work 
54.2 	experience, earn experience in high-demand 
54.3 	fields, and transition into family-sustaining 
54.4 	careers. This is a onetime appropriation.
54.5 	(ss) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
54.6 	Community Action Partnership of Hennepin 
54.7 	County. This is a onetime appropriation. Of 
54.8 	this amount:
54.9 	(1) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to 21 
54.10 	Days of Peace for social equity building and 
54.11 	community engagement activities; and
54.12 	(2) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to A 
54.13 	Mother's Love for community outreach, 
54.14 	empowerment training, and employment and 
54.15 	career exploration services.
54.16 	(tt) $750,000 each year is for a grant to Mind 
54.17 	the G.A.P.P. (Gaining Assistance to Prosperity 
54.18 	Program) to improve the quality of life of 
54.19 	unemployed and underemployed individuals 
54.20 	by improving their employment outcomes and 
54.21 	developing individual earnings potential. This 
54.22 	is a onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered 
54.23 	balance remaining at the end of the first year 
54.24 	does not cancel but is available in the second 
54.25 	year.
54.26 	(uu) $550,000 each year is for a grant to the 
54.27 	International Institute of Minnesota. Grant 
54.28 	money must be used for workforce training 
54.29 	for new Americans in industries in need of a 
54.30 	trained workforce. This is a onetime 
54.31 	appropriation.
54.32 	(vv) $400,000 each year from the workforce 
54.33 	development fund is for a grant to Hired to 
54.34 	expand their career pathway job training and 
55.1 	placement program that connects lower-skilled 
55.2 	job seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in 
55.3 	high-growth sectors. This is a onetime 
55.4 	appropriation.
55.5 	(ww) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
55.6 	American Indian Opportunities and 
55.7 	Industrialization Center for workforce 
55.8 	development programming, including reducing 
55.9 	academic disparities for American Indian 
55.10 	students and adults. This is a onetime 
55.11 	appropriation.
55.12 	(xx) $500,000 each year from the workforce 
55.13 	development fund is for a grant to the Hmong 
55.14 	Chamber of Commerce to train ethnically 
55.15 	Southeast Asian business owners and 
55.16 	operators in better business practices. Of this 
55.17 	amount, up to $5,000 may be used for 
55.18 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
55.19 	appropriation.
55.20 	(yy) $275,000 each year is for a grant to 
55.21 	Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development 
55.22 	Area 8 and Workforce Development, Inc., to 
55.23 	provide career planning, career pathway 
55.24 	training and education, wraparound support 
55.25 	services, and job skills advancement in 
55.26 	high-demand careers to individuals with 
55.27 	barriers to employment in Steele County, and 
55.28 	to help families build secure pathways out of 
55.29 	poverty and address worker shortages in the 
55.30 	Owatonna and Steele County area, as well as 
55.31 	supporting Employer Outreach Services that 
55.32 	provide solutions to workforce challenges and 
55.33 	direct connections to workforce programming. 
55.34 	Money may be used for program expenses, 
55.35 	including but not limited to hiring instructors 
56.1 	and navigators; space rental; and supportive 
56.2 	services to help participants attend classes, 
56.3 	including assistance with course fees, child 
56.4 	care, transportation, and safe and stable 
56.5 	housing. Up to five percent of grant money 
56.6 	may be used for Workforce Development, 
56.7 	Inc.'s administrative costs. This is a onetime 
56.8 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
56.9 	2027.
56.10 	(zz) $589,000 the first year and $588,000 the 
56.11 	second year are for grants to the Black 
56.12 	Women's Wealth Alliance to provide 
56.13 	low-income individuals with job skills 
56.14 	training, career counseling, and job placement 
56.15 	assistance. This is a onetime appropriation.
56.16 	(aaa) $250,000 each year is for a grant to 
56.17 	Abijahs on the Backside to provide equine 
56.18 	experiential mental health therapy to first 
56.19 	responders suffering from job-related trauma 
56.20 	and post-traumatic stress disorder. For 
56.21 	purposes of this paragraph, a "first responder" 
56.22 	is a peace officer as defined in Minnesota 
56.23 	Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
56.24 	paragraph (c); a full-time firefighter as defined 
56.25 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03, 
56.26 	subdivision 5; or a volunteer firefighter as 
56.27 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.28 	299N.03, subdivision 7.
56.29 	Abijahs on the Backside must report to the 
56.30 	commissioner of employment and economic 
56.31 	development and the chairs and ranking 
56.32 	minority members of the legislative 
56.33 	committees with jurisdiction over employment 
56.34 	and economic development policy and finance 
56.35 	on the equine experiential mental health 
57.1 	therapy provided to first responders under this 
57.2 	paragraph. The report must include an 
57.3 	overview of the program's budget, a detailed 
57.4 	explanation of program expenditures, the 
57.5 	number of first responders served by the 
57.6 	program, and a list and explanation of the 
57.7 	services provided to and benefits received by 
57.8 	program participants. An initial report is due 
57.9 	by January 15, 2024, and a final report is due 
57.10 	by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime 
57.11 	appropriation.
57.12 	(bbb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
57.13 	Ramsey County to provide job training and 
57.14 	workforce development for underserved 
57.15 	communities. Grant money may be subgranted 
57.16 	to Milestone Community Development for the 
57.17 	Milestone Tech program. This is a onetime 
57.18 	appropriation.
57.19 	(ccc) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
57.20 	Ramsey County for a technology training 
57.21 	pathway program focused on intergenerational 
57.22 	community tech work for residents who are 
57.23 	at least 18 years old and no more than 24 years 
57.24 	old and who live in a census tract that has a 
57.25 	poverty rate of at least 20 percent as reported 
57.26 	in the most recently completed decennial 
57.27 	census published by the United States Bureau 
57.28 	of the Census whose household income is at 
57.29 	or below 200 percent of the federal poverty 
57.30 	level. Grant money may be used for program 
57.31 	administration, training, training stipends, 
57.32 	wages, and support services. This is a onetime 
57.33 	appropriation.
57.34 	(ddd) $200,000 each year is for a grant to 
57.35 	Project Restore Minnesota for the Social 
58.1 	Kitchen project, a pathway program for careers 
58.2 	in the culinary arts. This is a onetime 
58.3 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
58.4 	2027.
58.5 	(eee) $100,000 each year is for grants to the 
58.6 	Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation 
58.7 	for Carts to Careers, a statewide initiative to 
58.8 	promote careers, conduct outreach, provide 
58.9 	job skills training, and award scholarships for 
58.10 	students pursuing careers in the food industry. 
58.11 	This is a onetime appropriation.
58.12 	(fff) $1,200,000 each year is for a grant to 
58.13 	Twin Cities R!SE. Of this amount, $700,000 
58.14 	each year is for performance grants under 
58.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, to 
58.16 	Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to 
58.17 	individuals facing barriers to employment; 
58.18 	and $500,000 each year is to increase the 
58.19 	capacity of the Empowerment Institute through 
58.20 	employer partnerships across Minnesota and 
58.21 	expansion of the youth personal empowerment 
58.22 	curriculum. This is a onetime appropriation 
58.23 	and available until June 30, 2026.
58.24 	(ggg) $750,000 each year is for a grant to 
58.25 	Bridges to Healthcare to provide career 
58.26 	education, wraparound support services, and 
58.27 	job skills training in high-demand health care 
58.28 	fields to low-income parents, nonnative 
58.29 	speakers of English, and other hard-to-train 
58.30 	individuals, helping families build secure 
58.31 	pathways out of poverty while also addressing 
58.32 	worker shortages in one of Minnesota's most 
58.33 	innovative industries. Grants may be used for 
58.34 	program expenses, including but not limited 
58.35 	to hiring instructors and navigators; space 
59.1 	rental; and supportive services to help 
59.2 	participants attend classes, including assistance 
59.3 	with course fees, child care, transportation, 
59.4 	and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to 
59.5 	five percent of grant money may be used for 
59.6 	Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. 
59.7 	This is a onetime appropriation.
59.8 	(hhh) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Big 
59.9 	Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities 
59.10 	to provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 21 
59.11 	with job-seeking skills, connections to job 
59.12 	training and education opportunities, and 
59.13 	mentorship while exploring careers. The grant 
59.14 	shall serve youth in the Big Brothers Big 
59.15 	Sisters chapters in the Twin Cities, central 
59.16 	Minnesota, and southern Minnesota. This is a 
59.17 	onetime appropriation.
59.18 	(iii) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
59.19 	Youthprise to provide economic development 
59.20 	services designed to enhance long-term 
59.21 	economic self-sufficiency in communities with 
59.22 	concentrated African populations statewide. 
59.23 	Of these amounts, 50 percent is for subgrants 
59.24 	to Ka Joog and 50 percent is for competitive 
59.25 	subgrants to community organizations. This 
59.26 	is a onetime appropriation.
59.27 	(jjj) $350,000 each year is for a grant to the 
59.28 	YWCA Minneapolis to provide training to 
59.29 	eligible individuals, including job skills 
59.30 	training, career counseling, and job placement 
59.31 	assistance necessary to secure a child 
59.32 	development associate credential and to have 
59.33 	a career path in early education. This is a 
59.34 	onetime appropriation.
60.1 	(kkk) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
60.2 	Emerge Community Development to support 
60.3 	and reinforce critical workforce training at the 
60.4 	Emerge Career and Technical Center, Cedar 
60.5 	Riverside Opportunity Center, and Emerge 
60.6 	Second Chance programs in the city of 
60.7 	Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation.
60.8 	(lll) $425,000 each year is for a grant to Better 
60.9 	Futures Minnesota to provide job skills 
60.10 	training to individuals who have been released 
60.11 	from incarceration for a felony-level offense 
60.12 	and are no more than 12 months from the date 
60.13 	of release. This is a onetime appropriation.
60.14 	Better Futures Minnesota shall annually report 
60.15 	to the commissioner on how the money was 
60.16 	spent and what results were achieved. The 
60.17 	report must include, at a minimum, 
60.18 	information and data about the number of 
60.19 	participants; participant homelessness, 
60.20 	employment, recidivism, and child support 
60.21 	compliance; and job skills training provided 
60.22 	to program participants.
60.23 	(mmm) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
60.24 	Pillsbury United Communities to provide job 
60.25 	training and workforce development services 
60.26 	for underserved communities. This is a 
60.27 	onetime appropriation.
60.28 	(nnn) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
60.29 	Project for Pride in Living for job training and 
60.30 	workforce development services for 
60.31 	underserved communities. This is a onetime 
60.32 	appropriation.
60.33 	(ooo) $300,000 each year is for a grant to 
60.34 	YMCA of the North to provide career 
61.1 	exploration, job training, and workforce 
61.2 	development services for underserved youth 
61.3 	and young adults. This is a onetime 
61.4 	appropriation.
61.5 	(ppp) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Al 
61.6 	Maa'uun, formerly the North at Work program, 
61.7 	for a strategic intervention program designed 
61.8 	to target and connect program participants to 
61.9 	meaningful, sustainable living wage 
61.10 	employment. This is a onetime appropriation.
61.11 	(qqq) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
61.12 	CAIRO to provide workforce development 
61.13 	services in health care, technology, and 
61.14 	transportation (CDL) industries. This is a 
61.15 	onetime appropriation.
61.16 	(rrr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
61.17 	Central Minnesota Community Empowerment 
61.18 	Organization for providing services to relieve 
61.19 	economic disparities in the African immigrant 
61.20 	community through workforce recruitment, 
61.21 	development, job creation, assistance of 
61.22 	smaller organizations to increase capacity, and 
61.23 	outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent 
61.24 	is for administration and monitoring of the 
61.25 	program. This is a onetime appropriation.
61.26 	(sss) $270,000 each year is for a grant to the 
61.27 	Stairstep Foundation for community-based 
61.28 	workforce development efforts. This is a 
61.29 	onetime appropriation.
61.30 	(ttt) $400,000 each year is for a grant to 
61.31 	Building Strong Communities, Inc, for a 
61.32 	statewide apprenticeship readiness program 
61.33 	to prepare women, BIPOC community 
61.34 	members, and veterans to enter the building 
62.1 	and construction trades. This is a onetime 
62.2 	appropriation.
62.3 	(uuu) $150,000 each year is for prevailing 
62.4 	wage staff under Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.5 	116J.871, subdivision 2.
62.6 	(vvv) $250,000 each year is for the purpose 
62.7 	of awarding a grant to Minnesota Community 
62.8 	of African People with Disabilities 
62.9 	(MNCAPD), Roots Connect, and Fortune 
62.10 	Relief and Youth Empowerment Organization 
62.11 	(FRAYEO). This is a onetime appropriation. 
62.12 	MNCAPD, Roots Connect, and FRAYEO 
62.13 	must use grant proceeds to provide funding 
62.14 	for workforce development activities for 
62.15 	at-risk youth from low-income families and 
62.16 	unengaged young adults experiencing 
62.17 	disabilities, including:
62.18 	(1) job readiness training for at-risk youth, 
62.19 	including resume building, interview skills, 
62.20 	and job search strategies;
62.21 	(2) on-the-job training opportunities with local 
62.22 	businesses;
62.23 	(3) support services such as transportation 
62.24 	assistance and child care to help youth attend 
62.25 	job training programs; and
62.26 	(4) mentorship and networking opportunities 
62.27 	to connect youth with professionals in the 
62.28 	youth's desired fields.
62.29 	(www)(1) $250,000 each year is for a grant 
62.30 	to Greater Rochester Advocates for 
62.31 	Universities and Colleges (GRAUC), a 
62.32 	collaborative organization representing health 
62.33 	care, business, workforce development, and 
62.34 	higher education institutions, for expenses 
63.1 	relating to starting up a state-of-the-art 
63.2 	simulation center for training health care 
63.3 	workers in southeast Minnesota. Once 
63.4 	established, this center must be self-sustaining 
63.5 	through user fees. Eligible expenses include 
63.6 	leasing costs, developing and providing 
63.7 	training, and operational costs. This is a 
63.8 	onetime appropriation.
63.9 	(2) By January 15, 2025, GRAUC must submit 
63.10 	a report, including an independent financial 
63.11 	audit of the use of grant money, to the chairs 
63.12 	and ranking minority members of the 
63.13 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
63.14 	higher education and economic development. 
63.15 	This report must include details on the training 
63.16 	provided at the simulation center, including 
63.17 	the names of all organizations that use the 
63.18 	center for training, the number of individuals 
63.19 	each organization trained, and the type of 
63.20 	training provided.
63.21 	(xxx)(1) $350,000 each year is for a grant to 
63.22 	the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers 
63.23 	for a pilot program supporting black 
63.24 	undergraduate students pursuing admission to 
63.25 	law school. This is a onetime appropriation.
63.26 	(2) The program must:
63.27 	(i) enroll an initial cohort of ten to 20 black 
63.28 	Minnesota resident students attending a 
63.29 	baccalaureate degree-granting postsecondary 
63.30 	institution in Minnesota full time;
63.31 	(ii) support each of the program's students with 
63.32 	an academic scholarship in the amount of 
63.33 	$4,000 per academic year;
64.1 	(iii) organize events and programming, 
64.2 	including but not limited to one-on-one 
64.3 	mentoring, to familiarize enrolled students 
64.4 	with law school and legal careers; and
64.5 	(iv) provide the program's students free test 
64.6 	preparation materials, academic support, and 
64.7 	registration for the Law School Admission 
64.8 	Test (LSAT) examination.
64.9 	(3) The Minnesota Association of Black 
64.10 	Lawyers may use grant funds under clause (1) 
64.11 	for costs related to:
64.12 	(i) student scholarships;
64.13 	(ii) academic events and programming, 
64.14 	including food and transportation costs for 
64.15 	students;
64.16 	(iii) LSAT preparation materials, courses, and 
64.17 	registrations; and
64.18 	(iv) hiring staff for the program.
64.19 	(4) By January 30, 2024, and again by January 
64.20 	30, 2025, the Minnesota Association of Black 
64.21 	Lawyers must submit a report to the 
64.22 	commissioner and to the chairs and ranking 
64.23 	minority members of legislative committees 
64.24 	with jurisdiction over workforce development 
64.25 	finance and policy and higher education 
64.26 	finance and policy. The report must include 
64.27 	an accurate and detailed account of the pilot 
64.28 	program, its outcomes, and its revenues and 
64.29 	expenses, including the use of all state funds 
64.30 	appropriated in clause (1).
64.31 	(yyy) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant 
64.32 	to the Power of People Leadership Institute 
64.33 	(POPLI) to expand pre- and post-release 
65.1 	personal development and leadership training 
65.2 	and community reintegration services, to 
65.3 	reduce recidivism, and increase access to 
65.4 	employment. This is a onetime appropriation 
65.5 	and is available until June 30, 2025.
65.6 	(zzz) $500,000 the first year is to the 
65.7 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for the 
65.8 	Working Group on Youth Interventions. This 
65.9 	is a onetime appropriation.

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

65.11 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

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

65.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
65.14		2024
	2025
	
65.15	General Fund
	17,950,000
	7,950,000
	
65.16
65.17	Workforce 
Development
	95,000
	95,000
	
65.18 	The base for the general support services 
65.19 	division in fiscal year 2026 is $5,950,000 for 
65.20 	the general fund and $95,000 for the 
65.21 	workforce development fund.
65.22 	(a) $1,269,000 each year is for transfer to the 
65.23 	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for 
65.24 	operating the Olmstead Compliance Office.
65.25 	(b) $10,000,000 the first year is for the 
65.26 	workforce digital transformation projects. This 
65.27 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
65.28 	June 30, 2027.

65.29 	Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

65.3165.30
	Subd. 6.Vocational Rehabilitation
 		45,691,000
		45,691,000
40,636,000

66.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
66.2		2024
	2025
	
66.466.3
	General
	37,861,000
	37,861,000
32,806,000
	
66.5
66.6	Workforce 
Development
	7,830,000
	7,830,000
	
66.7 	(a) $14,300,000 each year is for the state's 
66.8 	vocational rehabilitation program under 
66.9 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268A.
66.10 	(b) $11,495,000 each year from the general 
66.11 	fund and $6,830,000 each year from the 
66.12 	workforce development fund are for extended 
66.13 	employment services for persons with severe 
66.14 	disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
66.15 	268A.15. Of the amounts appropriated from 
66.16 	the general fund, $4,500,000 each year is for 
66.17 	maintaining prior rate increases to providers 
66.18 	of extended employment services for persons 
66.19 	with severe disabilities under Minnesota 
66.20 	Statutes, section 268A.15.
66.21 	(c) $5,055,000 each year in the first year is for 
66.22 	grants to programs that provide employment 
66.23 	support services to persons with mental illness 
66.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13
66.25 	and 268A.14, and is available until June 30, 
66.26 	2025. The base for this appropriation is 
66.27 	$2,555,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
66.28 	thereafter.
66.29 	(d) $7,011,000 each year is for grants to 
66.30 	centers for independent living under 
66.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11. This 
66.32 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. 
66.33 	The base for this appropriation is $3,011,000 
66.34 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
67.1 	(e) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce 
67.2 	development fund for grants under Minnesota 
67.3 	Statutes, section 268A.16, for employment 
67.4 	services for persons, including transition-age 
67.5 	youth, who are deaf, deafblind, or 
67.6 	hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first year 
67.7 	is insufficient, the amount in the second year 
67.8 	is available in the first year.

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

67.10 	Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 3, is amended to read:

67.1267.11
	Sec. 3. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	40,954,000
40,554,000
	$
	21,369,000
	
67.13 	(a) $500,000 each year must be matched from 
67.14 	nonstate sources to develop maximum private 
67.15 	sector involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state 
67.16 	incentive must be matched with $6 of private 
67.17 	sector money. "Matched" means revenue to 
67.18 	the state or documented in-kind, soft match, 
67.19 	or cash expenditures directly expended to 
67.20 	support Explore Minnesota Tourism under 
67.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.05. The 
67.22 	incentive in fiscal year 2024 is based on fiscal 
67.23 	year 2023 private sector contributions. The 
67.24 	incentive in fiscal year 2025 is based on fiscal 
67.25 	year 2024 private sector contributions. This 
67.26 	incentive is ongoing.
67.27 	(b) $11,000,000 the first year is for the 
67.28 	development of Explore Minnesota for 
67.29 	Business under Minnesota Statutes, section 
67.30 	116U.07, to market the overall livability and 
67.31 	economic opportunities of Minnesota. This is 
67.32 	a onetime appropriation.
67.33 	(c) $5,500,000 each year is for the 
67.34 	development of new initiatives for Explore 
68.1 	Minnesota Tourism. If the amount in the first 
68.2 	year is insufficient, the amount in the second 
68.3 	year is available in the first year. This is a 
68.4 	onetime appropriation.
68.5 	(d) $6,047,000 $5,647,000 the first year and 
68.6 	$600,000 the second year is for grants for 
68.7 	infrastructure and associated costs for cultural 
68.8 	festivals and events, including but not limited 
68.9 	to buildout, permits, sanitation and 
68.10 	maintenance services, transportation, staffing, 
68.11 	event programming, public safety, facilities 
68.12 	and equipment rentals, signage, and insurance. 
68.13 	This is a onetime appropriation. Of this 
68.14 	amount:
68.15 	(1) $1,847,000 the first year is for a grant to 
68.16 	the Minneapolis Downtown Council for the 
68.17 	Taste of Minnesota event;
68.18 	(2) $1,200,000 the first year is for a grant to 
68.19 	the Stairstep Foundation for African American 
68.20 	cultural festivals and events;
68.21 	(3) $1,200,000 $800,000 the first year is for 
68.22 	grants for Somali community and cultural 
68.23 	festivals and events, including festivals and 
68.24 	events in greater Minnesota, as follows:
68.25 	(i) $400,000 is for a grant to Ka Joog; and
68.26 	(ii) $400,000 is for a grant to the Somali 
68.27 	Museum of Minnesota; and
68.28 	(iii) $400,000 is for a grant to ESHARA;
68.29 	(4) $1,200,000 the first year is for a grant to 
68.30 	West Side Boosters for Latino cultural 
68.31 	festivals and events; and
68.32 	(5) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
68.33 	second year are for grants to the United 
69.1 	Hmong Family, Inc. for the Hmong 
69.2 	International Freedom Festival event.
69.3 	(e) Money for marketing grants is available 
69.4 	either year of the biennium. Unexpended grant 
69.5 	money from the first year is available in the 
69.6 	second year.
69.7 	(f) The base for Explore Minnesota is 
69.8 	$17,023,000 from the general fund in fiscal 
69.9 	year 2026 and each year thereafter.

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

69.11 	Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 6, is amended to read:
69.12 	Sec. 6. TRANSFERS.
 69.13 	(a) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
69.14 	budget must transfer $400,000,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota forward fund 
69.15 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 2. The base for 
69.16 	this transfer is $0.
69.17 	(b) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
69.18 	budget shall transfer $25,000,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota climate innovation 
69.19 	authority account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.441, subdivision 11. The 
69.20 	base for this transfer is $0.
69.21 	(c) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2025, the commissioner of management and 
69.22 	budget must transfer $75,000,000 from the general fund to the state competitiveness fund 
69.23 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision 2. Notwithstanding 
69.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391, subdivision 2, the commissioner of commerce must 
69.25 	use this transfer for grants to eligible entities for projects receiving federal loans or tax 
69.26 	credits where the benefits are in disadvantaged communities. The base for this transfer is 
69.27 	$0. Up to three percent of money transferred under this paragraph is for administrative costs.
69.28 	(d) In the biennium ending on June 30, 2027, The commissioners of management and 
69.29 	budget, in consultation with the commissioners of employment and economic development 
69.30 	and commerce, may transfer money between the Minnesota forward fund account, the 
69.31 	Minnesota climate innovation authority account, and the state competitiveness fund account. 
70.1 	The commissioner of management and budget must notify the Legislative Advisory 
70.2 	Commission within 15 days of making transfers under this paragraph.

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

70.4 	Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 7, is amended to read:
70.5 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS.
 70.6 	(a) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund 
70.7 	account to the commissioner of employment and economic development for providing 
70.8 	businesses with matching funds required by federal programs. Money awarded under this 
70.9 	program is made retroactive to February 1, 2023, for applications and projects. The 
70.10 	commissioner may use up to two percent of this appropriation for administration. This is a 
70.11 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027. Any funds that remain unspent 
70.12 	are canceled to the general fund.
70.13 	(b) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund 
70.14 	account to the commissioner of employment and economic development to match existing 
70.15 	federal funds made available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-328. 
70.16 	This appropriation must be used to (1) construct and operate a bioindustrial manufacturing 
70.17 	pilot innovation facility, biorefinery, or commercial campus utilizing agricultural feedstocks 
70.18 	or (2) for a Minnesota aerospace center for research, development, and testing, or both (1) 
70.19 	and (2). This appropriation is not subject to the grant limit requirements of Minnesota 
70.20 	Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision subdivisions 4, paragraph (b), and 5. Notwithstanding 
70.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), this appropriation may 
70.22 	include land acquisition as an eligible use to construct a bioindustrial manufacturing pilot 
70.23 	innovation facility, a biorefinery, and an aerospace center for research, development, and 
70.24 	testing. The commissioner may use up to two percent of this appropriation for administration. 
70.25 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027. Any funds that remain 
70.26 	unspent are canceled to the general fund.
70.27 	(c) $250,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund 
70.28 	account to the commissioner of employment and economic development to match federal 
70.29 	funds made available in the Chips and Science Act, Public Law 117-167. Money awarded 
70.30 	under this program is made retroactive to February 1, 2023, for applications and projects. 
70.31 	This appropriation is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 5. 
70.32 	The commissioner may use up two percent for administration. This is a onetime appropriation 
71.1 	and is available until June 30, 2027. Any funds that remain unspent are canceled to the 
71.2 	general fund.
71.3 	(d) The commissioner may use the appropriation under paragraph (c) to allocate up to 
71.4 	15 percent of the total project cost with a maximum of $75,000,000 per project for the 
71.5 	purpose of constructing, modernizing, or expanding commercial facilities on the front- and 
71.6 	back-end fabrication of leading-edge, current-generation, and mature-node semiconductors; 
71.7 	funding semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment facilities; and for research 
71.8 	and development facilities.
71.9 	(e) The commissioner may use the appropriation under paragraph (c) to award:
71.10 	(1) grants to institutions of higher education for developing and deploying training 
71.11 	programs and to build pipelines to serve the needs of industry; and
71.12 	(2) grants to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to serve industrial 
71.13 	requirements for research and development that coincide with current and future requirements 
71.14 	of projects eligible under this section. Grant money may be used to construct and equip 
71.15 	facilities that serve the purpose of the industry. The maximum grant award per institution 
71.16 	of higher education under this section is $5,000,000 and may not represent more than 50 
71.17 	percent of the total project funding from other sources. Use of this funding must be supported 
71.18 	by businesses receiving funds under clause (1).
71.19 	(f) Money appropriated in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) may be transferred between 
71.20 	appropriations within the Minnesota forward fund account by the commissioner of 
71.21 	employment and economic development with approval of the commissioner of management 
71.22 	and budget. The commissioner must notify the Legislative Advisory Commission at least 
71.23 	15 days prior to changing appropriations under this paragraph.

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

71.25 	Sec. 13. JOB CREATION FUND; TRANSFER OUT.
 71.26 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is transferred from the job creation fund under Minnesota 
71.27 	Statutes, section 116J.8748, to the general fund. This is a onetime transfer.

71.28 	Sec. 14. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
 71.29 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to any grant funded under this act 
71.30 	whether the recipient of the grant is individually specified, or if not individually specified, 
71.31 	will result in a grant to a single recipient.
72.1 		Subd. 2.Reporting to the commissioner. In addition to meeting any other reporting 
72.2 	requirements under existing law, included in a grant agreement, or as specified in an 
72.3 	appropriation in this act, a grant recipient subject to this section must provide the information 
72.4 	necessary for the commissioner to submit the report required under subdivision 3.
72.5 		Subd. 3.Report to legislature. By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of employment 
72.6 	and economic development must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
72.7 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development or workforce 
72.8 	development, as applicable, with the following information:
72.9 	(1) a detailed accounting of the use of any grant funds;
72.10 	(2) the portion of the grant, if any, spent on the recipient's administrative expenses;
72.11 	(3) the number of individuals served by the grant; and
72.12 	(4) any other reporting requirement specified for an appropriation under this act.

72.13 	Sec. 15. CANCELLATIONS.
 72.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph 
72.15 	(dd), if the Bureau International des Expositions does not approve the Expo 2027 project, 
72.16 	the money appropriated in Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, 
72.17 	paragraph (dd), cancels to the general fund.
72.18 	(b) The unencumbered balance of the appropriation to the commissioner of employment 
72.19 	and economic development for the workforce housing grant program in Laws 2015, First 
72.20 	Special Session article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (l), is canceled to the general 
72.21 	fund.

72.22 	ARTICLE 2
72.23 	POLICY

72.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116L.43, subdivision 1, is amended 
72.25 	to read:
72.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
72.27 	the meanings given.
72.28 	(b) "Community-based organization" means a nonprofit organization that:
72.29 	(1) provides workforce development programming or services;
72.30 	(2) has an annual organizational budget of no more than $1,000,000;
73.1 	(3) (2) has its primary office located in a historically underserved community of color 
73.2 	or low-income community; and
73.3 	(4) (3) serves a population that generally reflects the demographics of that local 
73.4 	community.
73.5 	(c) "Entry level jobs" means part-time or full-time jobs that an individual can perform 
73.6 	without any prior education or experience.
73.7 	(d) "High wage" means the income needed for a family to cover minimum necessary 
73.8 	expenses in a given geographic area, including food, child care, health care, housing, and 
73.9 	transportation.
73.10 	(e) "Industry specific certification" means a credential an individual can earn to show 
73.11 	proficiency in a particular area or skill.
73.12 	(f) "Remedial training" means additional training provided to staff following the 
73.13 	identification of a need and intended to increase proficiency in performing job tasks.
73.14 	(g) "Small business" has the same meaning as section 645.445.

73.15 	Sec. 2. [116U.255] EXPLORE MINNESOTA FILM.
73.16 		Subdivision 1.Office established; director. (a) Explore Minnesota Film is established 
73.17 	as an office within Explore Minnesota.
73.18 	(b) The director of Explore Minnesota shall appoint the director of Explore Minnesota 
73.19 	Film. The director of Explore Minnesota Film must be qualified by experience with issues 
73.20 	related to film and television production and economic development.
73.21 	(c) The office may employ staff necessary to carry out the duties required in this section.
73.22 		Subd. 2.Duties. The director of Explore Minnesota Film is authorized to:
73.23 	(1) administer the film production jobs program and the film production credit program;
73.24 	(2) promote Minnesota as a location for film and television production;
73.25 	(3) assist in the establishment and implementation of programs related to film and 
73.26 	television production, including but not limited to permitting and workforce development;
73.27 	(4) improve communication among local, state, federal, and private entities regarding 
73.28 	film and television production logistics and best practices;
73.29 	(5) coordinate the development of statewide policies addressing film and television 
73.30 	production; and
74.1 	(6) act as a liaison to production entities, workers, and state agencies.

74.2 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116U.26, is amended to read:
74.3 	116U.26 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.
74.4 	(a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated by the 
74.5 	Minnesota Film and TV Board Explore Minnesota Film with administrative oversight and 
74.6 	control by the commissioner of employment and economic development director of Explore 
74.7 	Minnesota. The program shall make payment to producers of feature films, national television 
74.8 	or Internet programs, documentaries, music videos, and commercials that directly create 
74.9 	new film jobs in Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer must submit 
74.10 	documentation to the Minnesota Film and TV Board Explore Minnesota Film of expenditures 
74.11 	for production costs incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production 
74.12 	in Minnesota of a film product.
74.13 	The Minnesota Film and TV Board Explore Minnesota Film shall make recommendations 
74.14 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development director of Explore 
74.15 	Minnesota about program payment, but the commissioner director has the authority to make 
74.16 	the final determination on payments. The commissioner's director's determination must be 
74.17 	based on proper documentation of eligible production costs submitted for payments. No 
74.18 	more than five percent of the funds appropriated for the program in any year may be expended 
74.19 	for administration, including costs for independent audits and financial reviews of projects.
74.20 	(b) For the purposes of this section:
74.21 	(1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:
74.22 	(i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;
74.23 	(ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal services 
74.24 	corporations for the services of a performing artist;
74.25 	(iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;
74.26 	(iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;
74.27 	(v) editing and related services;
74.28 	(vi) rental of facilities and equipment;
74.29 	(vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted 
74.30 	entertainment industry practice;
74.31 	(viii) above-the-line talent fees for nonresident talent; or
75.1 	(ix) costs incurred during postproduction; and
75.2 	(2) "film" means a feature film, television or Internet pilot, program, series, documentary, 
75.3 	music video, or television commercial, whether on film, video, or digital media. Film does 
75.4 	not include news, current events, public programming, or a program that includes weather 
75.5 	or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a 
75.6 	sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards show; a finished production 
75.7 	that solicits funds; or a production for which the production company is required under 
75.8 	United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer 
75.9 	portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.
75.10 	(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board
75.11 	Explore Minnesota Film may make reimbursements of: (1) up to 25 percent of production 
75.12 	costs for films that locate production outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 
75.13 	473.121, subdivision 2, or that incur a minimum Minnesota expenditure of $1,000,000 in 
75.14 	the metropolitan area within a 12-month period; or (2) up to 20 percent of production costs 
75.15 	for films that incur less than $1,000,000 in Minnesota production costs in the metropolitan 
75.16 	area within a 12-month period.

75.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116U.27, subdivision 1, is amended 
75.18 	to read:
75.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
75.20 	the meanings given.
75.21 	(b) "Allocation certificate" means a certificate issued by the commissioner to a taxpayer 
75.22 	upon receipt and approval of an initial application for a credit for a project that has not yet 
75.23 	been completed.
75.24 	(c) "Application" means the application for a credit under subdivision 4.
75.25 	(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
75.26 	(e) (d) "Credit certificate" means a certificate issued by the commissioner upon receipt 
75.27 	and approval of the cost verification report in subdivision 4, paragraph (e).
75.28 	(e) "Director" means the director of Explore Minnesota.
75.29 	(f) "Eligible production costs" means eligible production costs as defined in section 
75.30 	116U.26, paragraph (b), clause (1), incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to 
75.31 	the production of a film project in Minnesota.
75.32 	(g) "Film" has the meaning given in section 116U.26, paragraph (b), clause (2).
76.1 	(h) "Project" means a film:
76.2 	(1) that includes the promotion of Minnesota;
76.3 	(2) for which the taxpayer has expended at least $1,000,000 in any consecutive 12-month 
76.4 	period beginning after expenditures are first paid in Minnesota for eligible production costs; 
76.5 	and
76.6 	(3) to the extent practicable, that employs Minnesota residents.
76.7 	Television commercials are exempt from the requirement under clause (1).
76.8 	(i) "Promotion of Minnesota" or "promotion" means visible display of a static or animated 
76.9 	logo, approved by the commissioner and lasting approximately five seconds director, that 
76.10 	promotes Minnesota within its presentation in the end credits before the below-the-line crew 
76.11 	crawl for the life of the project.

76.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116U.27, subdivision 4, is amended 
76.13 	to read:
76.14 		Subd. 4.Applications; allocations. (a) To qualify for a credit under this section, a 
76.15 	taxpayer must submit to the commissioner director an application for a credit in the form 
76.16 	prescribed by the commissioner director, in consultation with the commissioner of revenue.
76.17 	(b) Upon approving an application for a credit that meets the requirements of this section, 
76.18 	the commissioner director shall issue allocation certificates that:
76.19 	(1) verify eligibility for the credit;
76.20 	(2) state the amount of credit anticipated for the eligible project, with the credit amount 
76.21 	up to 25 percent of eligible project costs; and
76.22 	(3) state the taxable year in which the credit is allocated.
76.23 	The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota Film and TV Board prior to issuing an 
76.24 	allocation certificate.
76.25 	(c) The commissioner director must not issue allocation certificates for more than 
76.26 	$24,950,000 of credits each year. If the entire amount is not allocated in that taxable year, 
76.27 	any remaining amount is available for allocation for the four following taxable years until 
76.28 	the entire allocation has been made. The commissioner director must not award any credits 
76.29 	for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2030, and any unallocated amounts cancel 
76.30 	on that date.
76.31 	(d) The commissioner director must allocate credits on a first-come, first-served basis.
77.1 	(e) Upon completion of a project, the taxpayer shall submit to the commissioner director
77.2 	a report prepared by an independent certified public accountant licensed in the state of 
77.3 	Minnesota to verify the amount of eligible production costs related to the project. The report 
77.4 	must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Upon receipt 
77.5 	and approval of the cost verification report and other documents required by the 
77.6 	commissioner director, the commissioner director shall determine the final amount of eligible 
77.7 	production costs and issue a credit certificate to the taxpayer. The credit may not exceed 
77.8 	the anticipated credit amount on the allocation certificate. If the credit is less than the 
77.9 	anticipated amount on the allocation credit, the difference is returned to the amount available 
77.10 	for allocation under paragraph (c). To claim the credit under section 290.06, subdivision 
77.11 	39, or 297I.20, subdivision 4, a taxpayer must include a copy of the credit certificate as part 
77.12 	of the taxpayer's return.

77.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116U.27, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
77.14 		Subd. 5.Report required. By January 15, 2025, the commissioner of revenue, in 
77.15 	consultation with the commissioner director, must provide a report to the chairs and ranking 
77.16 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development 
77.17 	and taxes. The report must comply with sections 3.195 and 3.197, and must detail the 
77.18 	following:
77.19 	(1) the amount of credit certifications issued annually;
77.20 	(2) the number of applications submitted, the number of allocation certificates issued, 
77.21 	the amount of allocation certificates issued, the number of reports submitted upon completion 
77.22 	of a project, and the number of credit certificates issued;
77.23 	(3) the types of projects eligible for the credit;
77.24 	(4) the total economic impact of the credit in Minnesota, including the calendar year 
77.25 	over calendar year percentage changes in the number of jobs held by Minnesota residents 
77.26 	in businesses having a primary North American Industry Classification System code of 
77.27 	512110 as reported to the commissioner, for calendar years 2019 through 2023;
77.28 	(5) the number of taxpayers per tax type which are assignees of credit certificates under 
77.29 	subdivision 3;
77.30 	(6) annual Minnesota taxes paid by businesses having a primary North American Industry 
77.31 	Classification System code of 512110, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, 
77.32 	and before January 1, 2024; and
78.1 	(7) any other information the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the 
78.2 	commissioner director, deems necessary for purposes of claiming and administering the 
78.3 	credit.

78.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116U.27, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
78.5 		Subd. 6.Appropriation. Beginning in fiscal year 2022, $50,000 is annually appropriated 
78.6 	from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue for a transfer to the Department of 
78.7 	Employment and Economic Development Explore Minnesota for costs associated with 
78.8 	personnel and administrative expenses related to administering the credit. This subdivision 
78.9 	expires on June 30, 2025.

78.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.035, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
78.11 		Subd. 20.Noncovered employment. "Noncovered employment" means:
78.12 	(1) employment for the United States government or an instrumentality thereof, including 
78.13 	military service;
78.14 	(2) employment for a state, other than Minnesota, or a political subdivision or 
78.15 	instrumentality thereof;
78.16 	(3) employment for a foreign government;
78.17 	(4) employment covered under the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act;
78.18 	(5) employment for a church or convention or association of churches, or a nonprofit 
78.19 	organization operated primarily for religious purposes that is operated, supervised, controlled, 
78.20 	or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches;
78.21 	(6) employment for an elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes 
78.22 	religious education that is operated by a church, a convention or association of churches, 
78.23 	or a nonprofit organization that is operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported 
78.24 	by a church or convention or association of churches;
78.25 	(7) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
78.26 	a duly ordained or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of a ministry or by a member 
78.27 	of a religious order in the exercise of duties required by the order;
78.28 	(8) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
78.29 	an individual receiving rehabilitation of "sheltered" work in a facility conducted for the 
78.30 	purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity 
78.31 	is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury or a program providing 
79.1 	"sheltered" work for individuals who because of an impaired physical or mental capacity 
79.2 	cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market. This clause applies only to 
79.3 	services performed in a facility certified by the Rehabilitation Services Branch of the 
79.4 	department or in a day training or habilitation program licensed by the Department of Human 
79.5 	Services;
79.6 	(9) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of 
79.7 	an individual receiving work relief or work training as part of an unemployment work relief 
79.8 	or work training program financed in whole or in part by any federal agency or an agency 
79.9 	of a state or political subdivision thereof. This clause does not apply to programs that require 
79.10 	unemployment benefit coverage for the participants;
79.11 	(10) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, as an elected official, a member 
79.12 	of a legislative body, or a member of the judiciary;
79.13 	(11) employment as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or Air National Guard;
79.14 	(12) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or instrumentality thereof, of 
79.15 	an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, flood, tornado, or similar 
79.16 	emergency;
79.17 	(13) employment as an election official or election worker for Minnesota or a political 
79.18 	subdivision, if the compensation for that employment was less than $1,000 in a calendar 
79.19 	year;
79.20 	(14) employment for Minnesota that is a major policy-making or advisory position in 
79.21 	the unclassified service;
79.22 	(15) employment for Minnesota in an unclassified position established under section 
79.23 	43A.08, subdivision 1a;
79.24 	(16) employment for a political subdivision of Minnesota that is a nontenured major 
79.25 	policy making or advisory position;
79.26 	(17) domestic employment in a private household, local college club, or local chapter 
79.27 	of a college fraternity or sorority, if the wages paid in any calendar quarter in either the 
79.28 	current or prior calendar year to all individuals in domestic employment totaled less than 
79.29 	$1,000.
79.30 	"Domestic employment" includes all service in the operation and maintenance of a 
79.31 	private household, for a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority 
79.32 	as distinguished from service as an employee in the pursuit of an employer's trade or business;
80.1 	(18) employment of an individual by a son, daughter, or spouse, and employment of a 
80.2 	child under the age of 18 by the child's father or mother;
80.3 	(19) employment of an inmate of a custodial or penal institution;
80.4 	(20) employment for a school, college, or university, by a student who is enrolled and 
80.5 	whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as a student. This does not 
80.6 	include an individual whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as an 
80.7 	employee who also takes courses;
80.8 	(21) employment of an individual who is enrolled as a student in a full-time program at 
80.9 	a nonprofit or public educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum 
80.10 	and has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational 
80.11 	activities are carried on, taken for credit at the institution, that combines academic instruction 
80.12 	with work experience, if the employment is an integral part of the program, and the institution 
80.13 	has so certified to the employer, except that this clause does not apply to employment in a 
80.14 	program established for or on behalf of an employer or group of employers;
80.15 	(22) employment of a foreign college or university student who works on a seasonal or 
80.16 	temporary basis under the J-1 visa summer work travel program described in Code of Federal 
80.17 	Regulations, title 22, section 62.32;
80.18 	(23) employment of university, college, or professional school students in an internship 
80.19 	or other training program with the city of St. Paul or the city of Minneapolis under Laws 
80.20 	1990, chapter 570, article 6, section 3;
80.21 	(24) employment for a hospital by a patient of the hospital. "Hospital" means an institution 
80.22 	that has been licensed by the Department of Health as a hospital;
80.23 	(25) employment as a student nurse for a hospital or a nurses' training school by an 
80.24 	individual who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes in an accredited nurses' training 
80.25 	school;
80.26 	(26) employment as an intern for a hospital by an individual who has completed a 
80.27 	four-year course in an accredited medical school;
80.28 	(27) employment as an insurance salesperson, by other than a corporate officer, if all 
80.29 	the wages from the employment is solely by way of commission. The word "insurance" 
80.30 	includes an annuity and an optional annuity;
80.31 	(28) employment as an officer of a township mutual insurance company or farmer's 
80.32 	mutual insurance company under chapter 67A;
81.1 	(29) employment of a corporate officer, if the officer directly or indirectly, including 
81.2 	through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent or more of the employer 
81.3 	corporation, and employment of a member of a limited liability company, if the member 
81.4 	directly or indirectly, including through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent 
81.5 	or more of the employer limited liability company;
81.6 	(30) employment as a real estate salesperson, other than a corporate officer, if all the 
81.7 	wages from the employment is solely by way of commission;
81.8 	(31) employment as a direct seller as defined in United States Code, title 26, section 
81.9 	3508;
81.10 	(32) employment of an individual under the age of 18 in the delivery or distribution of 
81.11 	newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for 
81.12 	subsequent delivery or distribution;
81.13 	(33) casual employment performed for an individual, other than domestic employment 
81.14 	under clause (17), that does not promote or advance that employer's trade or business;
81.15 	(34) employment in "agricultural employment" unless it is "covered agricultural 
81.16 	employment" under subdivision 11; or
81.17 	(35) if employment during one-half or more of any pay period was covered employment, 
81.18 	all the employment for the pay period is covered employment; but if during more than 
81.19 	one-half of any pay period the employment was noncovered employment, then all of the 
81.20 	employment for the pay period is noncovered employment. "Pay period" means a period 
81.21 	of not more than a calendar month for which a payment or compensation is ordinarily made 
81.22 	to the employee by the employer.; or
81.23 	(36) employment of a foreign agricultural worker who works on a seasonal or temporary 
81.24 	basis under the H-2A visa temporary agricultural employment program described in Code 
81.25 	of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 655.

81.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

81.27 	Sec. 9. CHANGE STARTS WITH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION 
81.28 	PROGRAM.
 81.29 		Subdivision 1.Objectives. Change Starts With Community must:
81.30 	(1) develop and implement year-round job training programs for at-risk youth and adults 
81.31 	and provide trusted adult mentorship for at-risk BIPOC youth, providing them with the 
81.32 	skills needed for gainful employment and career opportunities; and
82.1 	(2) create on-site job opportunities at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf, promoting community 
82.2 	engagement and economic development.
82.3 		Subd. 2.Partnerships. (a) Change Starts With Community must partner with the Cargill 
82.4 	Foundation to support at-risk youth educational career field trips and mental health check-ins, 
82.5 	exposing participants to multiple career paths and preventing further trauma through mental 
82.6 	health check-ins for youth.
82.7 	(b) Change Starts With Community must partner with Hennepin County juvenile 
82.8 	corrections and the Minneapolis Police Department to receive referrals for at-risk youth 
82.9 	who would benefit from enrollment in the program to prevent risky behaviors and community 
82.10 	violence.
82.11 		Subd. 3.At-risk youth and adult job program positions. Change Starts With 
82.12 	Community must use grant proceeds to add positions to the program's complement, including 
82.13 	but not limited to youth mentorships, food service workers, an executive director, director, 
82.14 	and program director.
82.15 		Subd. 4.Report. Change Starts With Community must report to the commissioner of 
82.16 	employment and economic development, outlining the utilization of grant money, program 
82.17 	outcomes, and the impact on the targeted population. The report must be submitted no later 
82.18 	than six months after the end of fiscal year 2025.

82.19 	Sec. 10. CENTER FOR NURSING EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE.
 82.20 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence is 
82.21 	established within the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with Minnesota State 
82.22 	Colleges and Universities, to address nursing workforce needs, including issues of health 
82.23 	equity, recruitment, retention, and utilization of nursing workforce resources that are within 
82.24 	the current scope of the practice of nurses.
82.25 		Subd. 2.Duties. The center shall:
82.26 	(1) develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing workforce supply based on a detailed 
82.27 	analysis of workforce needs by conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven gap 
82.28 	analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workforce. The center shall:
82.29 	(i) establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and demand in the state, including 
82.30 	current supply and demand; and
82.31 	(ii) analyze the current and future supply and demand in the state;
83.1 	(2) establish and maintain a database on nursing workforce needs, including current data 
83.2 	and future projections;
83.3 	(3) develop recommendations to increase nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, support 
83.4 	nurse faculty development, and promote advanced nurse education;
83.5 	(4) develop best practices in the academic preparation and continuing education needs 
83.6 	of qualified nurse educators, nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors;
83.7 	(5) collect data on nurse faculty, employment, distribution, and retention;
83.8 	(6) pilot innovative projects to support the recruitment, development, and retention of 
83.9 	qualified nurse faculty and clinical preceptors;
83.10 	(7) encourage and coordinate the development of academic practice partnerships, 
83.11 	including partnerships with hospitals that provide opportunities for nursing students to 
83.12 	obtain clinical experience to support nurse faculty employment and advancement;
83.13 	(8) develop distance learning infrastructure for advancing faculty competencies in the 
83.14 	pedagogy of teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation, and distance 
83.15 	learning techniques;
83.16 	(9) enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal activities for nurses in the 
83.17 	state by:
83.18 	(i) promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet recognition by the American 
83.19 	Nurses Credentialing Center;
83.20 	(ii) proposing and creating additional reward, recognition, and renewal activities for 
83.21 	nurses; and
83.22 	(iii) promoting media and positive image-building efforts for nursing; and
83.23 	(10) routinely convene various groups representative of nurses, health care professionals, 
83.24 	business and industry consumers, lawmakers, and educators to:
83.25 	(i) review and comment on data analysis prepared for the center;
83.26 	(ii) recommend systemic changes, including strategies for implementation of 
83.27 	recommended changes; and
83.28 	(iii) evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the legislature and other entities.
83.29 		Subd. 3.Report. Beginning in 2025, by no later than January 15 of each year, the center 
83.30 	shall submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
83.31 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over higher education, health care, and workforce 
84.1 	development, providing details of the center's activities during the preceding calendar year 
84.2 	in pursuit of its goals and in the execution of its duties.

84.3 	Sec. 11. SHAKOPEE AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS 
84.4 	PILOT.
 84.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
84.6 	the meanings given.
84.7 	(b) "Employer-sponsored applicant" means a student applicant with a local employer 
84.8 	scholarship equal to or greater than 25 percent of the workforce development scholarship.
84.9 	(c) "Local employer" means an employer with a physical location in a county within the 
84.10 	service area of the foundation as listed in paragraph (d).
84.11 	(d) "Shakopee Chamber Foundation" or "foundation" means a nonprofit organization 
84.12 	which provides workforce and charitable services to Scott County as well as the Shakopee 
84.13 	Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
84.14 		Subd. 2.Grants and administration. (a) The commissioner of employment and 
84.15 	economic development must award appropriated grant funds to the foundation to administer 
84.16 	the Shakopee area workforce development scholarship pilot program. The foundation may 
84.17 	use up to ten percent of grant funds for administrative costs.
84.18 	(b) The foundation and participating college or university from the Minnesota State 
84.19 	Colleges and Universities System must establish an application process and other guidelines 
84.20 	for implementing this program.
84.21 		Subd. 3.Scholarship recipient requirements. (a) To be eligible for a scholarship from 
84.22 	the foundation, a student must:
84.23 	(1) be enrolling or enrolled at least half-time in a program at a college or university from 
84.24 	the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System approved by the Dakota-Scott 
84.25 	Workforce Development Board under subdivision 4; and
84.26 	(2) complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), if applicable to 
84.27 	the program for which they are enrolling or enrolled.
84.28 	(b) A recipient of a scholarship awarded under this section must:
84.29 	(1) adhere to any applicable participating local employer program requirements; and
84.30 	(2) sign a contract agreeing to fulfill the employment obligation under paragraph (c).
85.1 	(c) A scholarship recipient must make a good faith effort to attain a full-time employment 
85.2 	commitment within the service area of the foundation as listed in subdivision 1, paragraph 
85.3 	(d). The employment may be with the local employer sponsoring the student or any qualified 
85.4 	local employer in a high-demand occupation as defined by the Dakota-Scott Workforce 
85.5 	Development Board.
85.6 		Subd. 4.Program eligibility. (a) The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board 
85.7 	must annually identify eligible undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate or 
85.8 	industry-recognized credential programs in advanced manufacturing, health care, law 
85.9 	enforcement, hospitality, or other high-demand occupations. The Dakota-Scott Workforce 
85.10 	Development Board must consider data based on a workforce shortage for full-time 
85.11 	employment requiring postsecondary education that is unique to the region, as reported in 
85.12 	the most recent Department of Employment and Economic Development job vacancy survey 
85.13 	data for the economic development region. A workforce shortage area is one in which the 
85.14 	job vacancy rate for full-time employment in a specific occupation in the region is higher 
85.15 	than the state average vacancy rate for that same occupation.
85.16 	(b) By December 1, 2024, and annually through December 1, 2029, the Dakota-Scott 
85.17 	Workforce Development Board must provide a list of eligible programs administered by 
85.18 	each Minnesota state college and university that are eligible for scholarships in the subsequent 
85.19 	year.
85.20 		Subd. 5.Employer partnerships. The foundation and Minnesota State Colleges and 
85.21 	Universities must establish partnerships with qualified local employers to ensure that 25 
85.22 	percent of the Shakopee area workforce development scholarship is matched with employer 
85.23 	or foundation funds.
85.24 		Subd. 6.Scholarship awards. (a) The foundation must coordinate available funds and 
85.25 	award scholarships to Minnesota state colleges and universities with programs approved 
85.26 	by the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board. Scholarships must be coordinated by 
85.27 	the individual colleges approved by the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board and 
85.28 	applied only after all other available tuition waivers and grant and scholarship funding 
85.29 	through a last dollar in model. Scholarships are intended to supplement all other tuition 
85.30 	waivers and grant and scholarship opportunities and to cover the full cost of attendance to 
85.31 	the eligible students.
85.32 	(b) If the appropriated grant is insufficient to award scholarships to all eligible applicants, 
85.33 	priority must first be given to applicants that are program continuing applicants. Priority 
85.34 	must then be given to employer-sponsored applicants.
86.1 		Subd. 7.Renewal; cap. A student who has been awarded a scholarship may apply in 
86.2 	subsequent academic years until the student completes a qualifying program. A student who 
86.3 	successfully completes an eligible program and the subsequent work period requirement is 
86.4 	eligible for a scholarship for a second program, but total lifetime awards must not exceed 
86.5 	scholarships for two programs.
86.6 		Subd. 8.Report required. The foundation must submit an annual report by December 
86.7 	31 of each year regarding the scholarship program to the chairs and ranking minority 
86.8 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over employment and economic 
86.9 	development policy. The first report is due no later than December 31, 2025. The annual 
86.10 	report must describe the following:
86.11 	(1) the number of students receiving a scholarship at each participating college during 
86.12 	the previous calendar year;
86.13 	(2) the number of scholarships awarded for each program and definition of type of 
86.14 	program during the previous calendar year;
86.15 	(3) the number of scholarship recipients who completed a program of study or 
86.16 	certification;
86.17 	(4) the number of scholarship recipients who secured employment by their graduation 
86.18 	date and those who secured employment within three months of their graduation date;
86.19 	(5) a list of the colleges that received funding, the amount of funding each institution 
86.20 	received, and whether all withheld funds were distributed;
86.21 	(6) a list of occupations scholarship recipients are entering;
86.22 	(7) the number of students who were denied a scholarship;
86.23 	(8) a list of participating local employers and amounts of any applicable employer 
86.24 	contributions; and
86.25 	(9) a list of recommendations to the legislature regarding potential program improvements.

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

86.27 	Sec. 12. BROOKLYN PARK BIOTECH INNOVATION DISTRICT.
 86.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
86.29 	the meanings given.
86.30 	(b) "Authority" means the Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority.
87.1 	(c) "Biotech innovation district" means a geographic area in the city identified in the 
87.2 	development plan.
87.3 	(d) "City" means the city of Brooklyn Park.
87.4 	(e) "Development plan" means the plan adopted under subdivision 2.
87.5 	(f) "Project" means a project to implement the development plan.
87.6 	(g) "Public infrastructure project" means a project financed at least partially with public 
87.7 	money to:
87.8 	(1) acquire or remediate real property, including site improvement;
87.9 	(2) demolish, repair, or rehabilitate buildings;
87.10 	(3) install, construct, or reconstruct public infrastructure necessary for the biotech 
87.11 	innovation district;
87.12 	(4) acquire, construct, reconstruct, develop, or equip parking facilities and other 
87.13 	transit-related facilities; and
87.14 	(5) acquire, install, construct, reconstruct, develop, or equip recreational, social, cultural, 
87.15 	or tourism facilities.
87.16 		Subd. 2.Development plan. (a) The authority must prepare a plan for the development 
87.17 	of a biotech innovation district within the city. At least 60 days prior to a hearing on adopting 
87.18 	the proposed development plan, the economic development authority must provide copies 
87.19 	of the proposed development plan to the city, which the city must make available to the 
87.20 	public in its offices and on the city's website. At least ten days before the hearing, the 
87.21 	authority must publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper selected by the city for 
87.22 	publication of the notice. At the hearing, the authority may only adopt the plan if it finds 
87.23 	that:
87.24 	(1) the plan provides an outline for the development of the city as a site of biotech 
87.25 	innovation;
87.26 	(2) the plan identifies the location of the proposed biotech innovation district;
87.27 	(3) the plan is sufficiently complete, including the identification of planned and 
87.28 	anticipated projects, to indicate its relationship to definite state and local objectives;
87.29 	(4) the proposed development affords maximum opportunity, consistent with the needs 
87.30 	of the city, county, and state, for the development of the city by private enterprise as a 
87.31 	biotech innovation district;
88.1 	(5) the plan conforms to the general plan for the development of the city; and
88.2 	(6) the plan includes:
88.3 	(i) strategic planning consistent with a biotech innovation district;
88.4 	(ii) a framework to identify and prioritize short- and long-term public investment and 
88.5 	public infrastructure project development and to facilitate private investment and 
88.6 	development;
88.7 	(iii) land use planning;
88.8 	(iv) multimodal transportation planning;
88.9 	(v) goals, objectives, and strategies to increase racial equity and to create community 
88.10 	wealth for city residents, local businesses, and businesses owned by women and people of 
88.11 	color, guided by the city's racial equity principles; and
88.12 	(vi) ongoing market research plans.
88.13 	(b) In identifying planned and anticipated projects under paragraph (a), clause (2), the 
88.14 	authority must prioritize projects that will pay a wage covering the cost of living for Hennepin 
88.15 	County, calculated using the most recent report completed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
88.16 	section 116J.013.
88.17 	(c) The city must adopt the development plan within 60 days following its adoption by 
88.18 	the authority and may incorporate the development plan into the city's comprehensive plan. 
88.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.99, does not apply to review and approval of the development 
88.20 	plan.
88.21 	(d) The authority may modify the development plan at any time and must modify the 
88.22 	plan at least once every five years. To modify the development plan, the authority must 
88.23 	follow the same procedures set out in paragraph (a) for the development plan.
88.24 	(e) When preparing the proposed development plan, the authority must seek input from 
88.25 	the community and other partners such as biotech trade associations, the City of Brooklyn 
88.26 	Park Planning Commission, the City of Brooklyn Park Community Long-Range Improvement 
88.27 	Committee, skilled trades, and other regional partners.
88.28 		Subd. 3.Special powers; requirements; limitations. (a) In implementing the 
88.29 	development plan, the city may exercise the powers of a port authority under Minnesota 
88.30 	Statutes, sections 469.048 to 469.068.
89.1 	(b) The city must provide financial and administrative support to the authority and may 
89.2 	appropriate city funds to the authority for its work in developing and implementing the 
89.3 	development plan.
89.4 	(c) The city may issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or other obligations to 
89.5 	finance the development and implementation of the development project. Debt undertaken 
89.6 	pursuant to this paragraph is not subject to the net debt limit in Minnesota Statutes, section 
89.7 	475.53. Approval of the electors is not necessary to issue bonds or other obligations under 
89.8 	this paragraph. The city may pledge any of its revenues, including property taxes and state 
89.9 	aid issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 469.47, to the obligations issued pursuant 
89.10 	to this paragraph. The city must not issue obligations that are only payable from or secured 
89.11 	by state aid issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 469.47.
89.12 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 469.068, the city and its authority need 
89.13 	not require competitive bidding on a parking facility or other public improvement constructed 
89.14 	to implement the development plan.
89.15 	(e) Except as otherwise specified, all activities to develop and implement the development 
89.16 	plan must comply with applicable state law and regulations and city ordinances, zoning, 
89.17 	and planning requirements.
89.18 		Subd. 4.Report. Beginning in 2025, by February 15 of each year, the city and authority 
89.19 	must submit a joint report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
89.20 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over jobs and economic development. The report 
89.21 	must include:
89.22 	(1) the development plan and any proposed changes to the development plan;
89.23 	(2) information on the progress of projects identified in the development plan;
89.24 	(3) costs and financing sources for the costs, including the amount paid with state aid 
89.25 	and local contributions of projects completed in the previous two years;
89.26 	(4) estimated costs and financing sources for projects anticipated to start in the next two 
89.27 	years; and
89.28 	(5) debt service schedules for all outstanding obligations of the city and authority for 
89.29 	debt issued for projects identified in the plan.

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

90.5 	Sec. 14. REPEALER.
 90.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.439, is repealed.

90.7 	ARTICLE 3
90.8 	MISCELLANEOUS

90.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.10 		Subd. 2.Qualifications. (a) Qualifications for licensing in each classification shall be 
90.11 	determined by the board and established by rule, and shall include educational and 
90.12 	experiential prerequisites.
90.13 	(b) A person applying for an individual license to practice as a cosmetologist, hair 
90.14 	technician, manager, or instructor must: (1) successfully complete training on the properties 
90.15 	of the hair and all hair types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave patterns, hair strand 
90.16 	thicknesses, and volumes of hair; and (2) have experience providing services to individuals 
90.17 	with hair of all types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave patterns, hair strand 
90.18 	thicknesses, and volumes of hair.
90.19 	(c) The rules shall require a demonstrated knowledge of procedures necessary to protect 
90.20 	the health and safety of the practitioner and the consumer of cosmetology services, including 
90.21 	but not limited to infection control, use of implements, apparatuses and other appliances, 
90.22 	and the use of chemicals.

90.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

90.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 155A.2705, subdivision 3, is amended 
90.25 	to read:
90.26 		Subd. 3.Training. Hair technician training must be completed at a Minnesota-licensed 
90.27 	cosmetology school. The training must consist of 900 hours of coursework and planned 
90.28 	clinical instruction and experience that includes:
90.29 	(1) the first 300 hours of the hair technology course that includes:
90.30 	(i) student orientation;
91.1 	(ii) preclinical instruction in the theory of sciences, including:
91.2 	(A) muscle and bone structure and function;
91.3 	(B) properties of the hair, a study of all hair types and textures, including coil, curl, or 
91.4 	wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair, and scalp;
91.5 	(C) disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp;
91.6 	(D) chemistry as related to hair technology; and
91.7 	(E) electricity and light related to the practice of hair technology;
91.8 	(iii) theory and preclinical instruction on client and service safety prior to students 
91.9 	offering services;
91.10 	(iv) introductory service skills that are limited to the observation of an instructor 
91.11 	demonstration, student use of mannequins, or student-to-student application of basic services 
91.12 	related to hair technology;
91.13 	(v) Minnesota statutes and rules pertaining to the regulation of hair technology;
91.14 	(vi) health and safety instruction that includes:
91.15 	(A) chemical safety;
91.16 	(B) safety data sheets;
91.17 	(C) personal protective equipment (PPE);
91.18 	(D) hazardous substances; and
91.19 	(E) laws and regulations related to health and public safety; and
91.20 	(vii) infection control to protect the health and safety of the public and technician that 
91.21 	includes:
91.22 	(A) disinfectants;
91.23 	(B) disinfectant procedures;
91.24 	(C) cleaning and disinfection;
91.25 	(D) single use items;
91.26 	(E) storage of tools, implements, and linens; and
91.27 	(F) other implements and equipment used in salons and schools;
91.28 	(2) 300 hours in hair cutting and styling that includes hair and scalp analysis,; providing 
91.29 	services to individuals who have all hair types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave 
92.1 	patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair; cleaning,; scalp and hair conditioning,;
92.2 	hair design and shaping,; drying,; arranging,; curling,; dressing,; waving,; and nonchemical 
92.3 	straightening; and
92.4 	(3) 300 hours in chemical hair services that includes hair and scalp analysis,; providing 
92.5 	services to individuals with all hair types and textures, including coil, curl, or wave patterns, 
92.6 	hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair; dying,; bleaching,; reactive chemicals,; keratin,;
92.7 	hair coloring,; permanent straightening,; permanent waving,; predisposition and strand 
92.8 	tests,; safety precautions,; chemical mixing,; color formulation,; and the use of dye removers.

92.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

92.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
92.11 		Subd. 8.Expiration and renewal. (a) All licenses and certificates, other than in-training 
92.12 	certificates, issued by the board expire at midnight on June 30 of each even-numbered 
92.13 	calendar year if not renewed. A holder of a license or certificate issued by the board may 
92.14 	renew it by completing and filing with the board an application for renewal consisting of a 
92.15 	fully completed form provided by the board and the fee specified in section 326.105. Both 
92.16 	the fee and the application must be submitted at the same time and by June 30 of each 
92.17 	even-numbered calendar year. The form must be signed by the applicant, contain all of the 
92.18 	information requested, and clearly show that the licensee or certificate holder has completed 
92.19 	the minimum number of required professional development hours or has been granted an 
92.20 	exemption under section 326.107, subdivision 4. An application for renewal that does not 
92.21 	comply with the requirements of this subdivision is an incomplete application and must not 
92.22 	be accepted by the board.
92.23 	(b) No later than 30 days before the expiration of a license or certificate, the board must 
92.24 	send the holder of the license or certificate a notice by email that the license or certificate 
92.25 	is about to expire. The notice must include information on the process and requirements for 
92.26 	renewal. The application form for a new or renewed license or certificate issued by the 
92.27 	board must request that the applicant provide an email address for the purpose of providing 
92.28 	this notice. If the board does not have a record of a license or certificate holder's email 
92.29 	address, the board must send the notice to the holder by standard mail.

92.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to licenses 
92.31 	and renewals scheduled to expire on or after that date.

93.1 	ARTICLE 4
93.2 	STATE DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM

93.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended 
93.4 	to read:
93.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
93.6 	the meanings given them in this subdivision.
93.7 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
93.8 	(c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the time 
93.9 	employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:
93.10 	(1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation 
93.11 	from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement 
93.12 	to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;
93.13 	(2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment or 
93.14 	reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual resides, 
93.15 	including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of 
93.16 	age;
93.17 	(3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a result 
93.18 	of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;
93.19 	(4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a 
93.20 	result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or 
93.21 	because of natural disasters;
93.22 	(5) is a veteran as defined by section 197.447, has been discharged or released from 
93.23 	active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed or 
93.24 	(ii) is employed in a job verified to be below the skill level and earning capacity of the 
93.25 	veteran;
93.26 	(6) is an individual determined by the United States Department of Labor to be covered 
93.27 	by trade adjustment assistance under United States Code, title 19, sections 2271 to 2331, 
93.28 	as amended; or
93.29 	(7) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who has spent 
93.30 	a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and (i) has been 
93.31 	dependent upon the financial support of another; and due to divorce, separation, death, or 
93.32 	disability of that person, must now find employment to self support; or (ii) derived the 
94.1 	substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents in the home 
94.2 	and no longer receives such support. To be eligible under this clause, the support must have 
94.3 	ceased while the worker resided in Minnesota.;
94.4 	(8) is the spouse of a member of the United States armed forces who is on active duty 
94.5 	and who meets at least one of the following: (i) has lost employment as a direct result of 
94.6 	relocation to accommodate a permanent change in the service member's duty station; or (ii) 
94.7 	is unemployed or underemployed and facing barriers to obtaining or upgrading employment;
94.8 	(9) is an individual with non-work-related injuries or illnesses who does not have a 
94.9 	workers' compensation case but needs support to reenter or remain in the workforce; or
94.10 	(10) is an adult with a low income, is a recipient of public assistance, or is deficient in 
94.11 	basic skills.
94.12 	For the purposes of this section, "dislocated worker" does not include an individual who 
94.13 	was an employee, at the time employment ceased, of a political committee, political fund, 
94.14 	principal campaign committee, or party unit, as those terms are used in chapter 10A, or an 
94.15 	organization required to file with the federal elections commission.
94.16 	(d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit organization, 
94.17 	community action agency, business organization or association, or labor organization.
94.18 	(e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single site 
94.19 	of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of 
94.20 	employment.
94.21 	(f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is not a 
94.22 	result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site of 
94.23 	employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those employees 
94.24 	that work less than 20 hours per week.

94.25 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 94.26 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116L.17, subdivision 5, is repealed.

95.1 	ARTICLE 5
95.2 	JOB CREATION FUND

95.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.8731, subdivision 10, is amended to 
95.4 	read:
95.5 		Subd. 10.Transfer. The commissioner may transfer up to $2,000,000 $5,000,000 of a 
95.6 	fiscal year's appropriation between the Minnesota job creation fund program and Minnesota 
95.7 	investment fund to meet business demand.

95.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.8748, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
95.9 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
95.10 	the meanings given.
95.11 	(b) "Agreement" or "business subsidy agreement" means a business subsidy agreement 
95.12 	under section 116J.994 that must include, but is not limited to: specification of the duration 
95.13 	of the agreement, job goals and a timeline for achieving those goals over the duration of 
95.14 	the agreement, construction and other investment goals and a timeline for achieving those 
95.15 	goals over the duration of the agreement, and the value of benefits the firm may receive 
95.16 	following achievement of capital investment and employment goals. The local government 
95.17 	and business must report to the commissioner on the business performance using the forms 
95.18 	developed by the commissioner.
95.19 	(c) "Business" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, 
95.20 	association, or other entity.
95.21 	(d) "Capital investment" means money that is expended for the purpose of building or 
95.22 	improving real fixed property where employees under paragraphs (g) and (h) are or will be 
95.23 	employed and also includes construction materials, services, and supplies, and the purchase 
95.24 	and installation of equipment and machinery as provided under subdivision 4, paragraph 
95.25 	(b), clause (5).
95.26 	(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
95.27 	(f) "Minnesota job creation fund business" means a business that is designated by the 
95.28 	commissioner under subdivision 3.
95.29 	(g) "Minority person" means a person belonging to a racial or ethnic minority as defined 
95.30 	in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5.
95.31 	(h) "New full-time equivalent employee" means an employee who:
96.1 	(1) begins work at a Minnesota job creation fund business facility noted in a business 
96.2 	subsidy agreement and following the designation as a job creation fund business; and
96.3 	(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually or the equivalent of 
96.4 	annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours of one or more employees.
96.5 	(i) "Persons with disabilities" means an individual with a disability, as defined under 
96.6 	the Americans with Disabilities Act, United States Code, title 42, section 12102.
96.7 	(j) "Retained job equivalent" means a full-time equivalent position:
96.8 	(1) that existed at the facility prior to the designation as a job creation fund business; 
96.9 	and
96.10 	(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually or the equivalent of 
96.11 	annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours of one or more employees.
96.12 	(k) "Veteran" means a veteran as defined in section 197.447.
96.13 	(l) "Wages" has the meaning given in section 290.92, subdivision 1, clause (1).

96.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 3, is amended 
96.15 	to read:
96.16 		Subd. 3.Minnesota job creation fund business designation; requirements. (a) To 
96.17 	receive designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business, a business must satisfy all 
96.18 	of the following conditions:
96.19 	(1) the business is or will be engaged in, within Minnesota, one of the following as its 
96.20 	primary business activity:
96.21 	(i) manufacturing;
96.22 	(ii) warehousing;
96.23 	(iii) distribution;
96.24 	(iv) information technology;
96.25 	(v) finance;
96.26 	(vi) insurance; or
96.27 	(vii) professional or technical services;
96.28 	(2) the business must not be primarily engaged in lobbying; gambling; entertainment; 
96.29 	professional sports; political consulting; leisure; hospitality; or professional services provided 
96.30 	by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, or 
97.1 	primarily engaged in making retail sales to purchasers who are physically present at the 
97.2 	business's location;
97.3 	(3) the business must enter into a binding construction and job creation business subsidy 
97.4 	agreement with the commissioner to expend directly, or ensure expenditure by or in 
97.5 	partnership with a third party constructing or managing the project, at least $500,000 in 
97.6 	capital investment in a capital investment project that includes a new, expanded, or remodeled 
97.7 	facility within one year following designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business or 
97.8 	$250,000 if the project is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
97.9 	subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, 
97.10 	women, or persons with a disability; and:
97.11 	(i) create at least ten new full-time equivalent employee positions within two years of 
97.12 	the benefit date following the designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business or five 
97.13 	new full-time equivalent employee positions within two years of the benefit date if the 
97.14 	project is located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 
97.15 	24, or if 51 percent of the business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, women, 
97.16 	or persons with a disability; or
97.17 	(ii) expend at least $25,000,000, which may include the installation and purchase of 
97.18 	machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 100 full-time equivalent 
97.19 	employees for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
97.20 	subdivision 24, or expend at least $10,000,000, which may include the installation and 
97.21 	purchase of machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 50 full-time 
97.22 	equivalent employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;
97.23 	(4) positions or employees moved or relocated from another Minnesota location of the 
97.24 	Minnesota job creation fund business must not be included in any calculation or determination 
97.25 	of job creation or new positions under this paragraph; and
97.26 	(5) a Minnesota job creation fund business must not terminate, lay off, or reduce the 
97.27 	working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual to satisfy job creation 
97.28 	goals under this subdivision.
97.29 	(b) Prior to approving the proposed designation of a business under this subdivision, the 
97.30 	commissioner shall consider the following:
97.31 	(1) the economic outlook of the industry in which the business engages;
97.32 	(2) the projected sales of the business that will be generated from outside the state of 
97.33 	Minnesota;
98.1 	(3) how the business will build on existing regional, national, and international strengths 
98.2 	to diversify the state's economy;
98.3 	(4) whether the business activity would occur without financial assistance;
98.4 	(5) whether the business is unable to expand at an existing Minnesota operation due to 
98.5 	facility or land limitations;
98.6 	(6) whether the business has viable location options outside Minnesota;
98.7 	(7) the effect of financial assistance on industry competitors in Minnesota;
98.8 	(8) financial contributions to the project made by local governments; and
98.9 	(9) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.
98.10 	(c) Upon receiving notification of local approval under subdivision 2, the commissioner 
98.11 	shall review the determination by the local government and consider the conditions listed 
98.12 	in paragraphs (a) and (b) to determine whether it is in the best interests of the state and local 
98.13 	area to designate a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business.
98.14 	(d) If the commissioner designates a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business, 
98.15 	the business subsidy agreement shall include the performance outcome commitments and 
98.16 	the expected financial value of any Minnesota job creation fund benefits.
98.17 	(e) The commissioner may amend an agreement once, upon request of a local government 
98.18 	on behalf of a business, only if the performance is expected to exceed thresholds stated in 
98.19 	the original agreement.
98.20 	(f) A business may apply to be designated as a Minnesota job creation fund business at 
98.21 	the same location more than once only if all goals under a previous Minnesota job creation 
98.22 	fund agreement have been met and the agreement is completed.

98.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 4, is amended 
98.24 	to read:
98.25 		Subd. 4.Certification; benefits. (a) The commissioner may certify a Minnesota job 
98.26 	creation fund business as eligible to receive a specific value of benefit under paragraphs (b) 
98.27 	and (c) when the business has achieved its job creation and capital investment goals noted 
98.28 	in its agreement under subdivision 3.
98.29 	(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business may be certified eligible for the 
98.30 	benefits in this paragraph for up to five years for projects located in the metropolitan area 
98.31 	as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and seven years for projects located outside 
99.1 	the metropolitan area, as determined by the commissioner when considering the best interests 
99.2 	of the state and local area. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), 
99.3 	clause (3), or 16B.98, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), grant agreements for projects located 
99.4 	outside the metropolitan area may be for up to seven years in length. The eligibility for the 
99.5 	following benefits begins the date the commissioner certifies the business as a qualified 
99.6 	Minnesota job creation fund business under this subdivision:
99.7 	(1) up to five percent rebate for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in 
99.8 	section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 7.5 percent for projects located outside the metropolitan 
99.9 	area, on capital investment on qualifying purchases as provided in subdivision 5 with the 
99.10 	total rebate for a project not to exceed $500,000;
99.11 	(2) an award of up to $500,000 based on full-time job creation and wages paid as provided 
99.12 	in subdivision 6 with the total award not to exceed $500,000;
99.13 	(3) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and $1,000,000 in job creation awards 
99.14 	are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 100 new 
99.15 	full-time equivalent employees in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, 
99.16 	subdivision 24, or at least $10,000,000 in capital investment and 50 new full-time equivalent 
99.17 	employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;
99.18 	(4) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and up to $1,000,000 in job creation 
99.19 	awards are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment, which 
99.20 	may include the installation and purchase of machinery and equipment, and 100 retained 
99.21 	full-time equivalent employees for projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in 
99.22 	section 200.02, subdivision 24, or at least $10,000,000 in capital investment, which may 
99.23 	include the installation and purchase of machinery and equipment, and 50 retained full-time 
99.24 	equivalent employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area; and
99.25 	(5) for clauses (3) and (4) only, the capital investment expenditure requirements may 
99.26 	include the installation and purchases of machinery and equipment. These expenditures are 
99.27 	not eligible for the capital investment rebate provided under subdivision 5.
99.28 	(c) The job creation award may be provided in multiple years as long as the qualified 
99.29 	Minnesota job creation fund business continues to meet the job creation goals provided for 
99.30 	in its agreement under subdivision 3 and the total award does not exceed $500,000 except 
99.31 	as provided under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4). Under paragraph (b), clause (4), a job 
99.32 	creation award of $2,000 per full-time equivalent job retained job may be provided one time 
99.33 	if the qualified Minnesota job creation fund business meets the minimum capital investment 
100.1 	and retained employee requirement as provided in paragraph (b), clause (4), for at least two 
100.2 	years.
100.3 	(d) No rebates or award may be provided until the Minnesota job creation fund business 
100.4 	or a third party constructing or managing the project has at least $500,000 in capital 
100.5 	investment in the project and at least ten full-time equivalent jobs have been created and 
100.6 	maintained for at least one year or the retained employees, as provided in paragraph (b), 
100.7 	clause (4), remain for at least one year. The agreement may require additional performance 
100.8 	outcomes that need to be achieved before rebates and awards are provided. If fewer retained 
100.9 	jobs are maintained, but still above the minimum under this subdivision, the capital 
100.10 	investment award shall be reduced on a proportionate basis.
100.11 	(e) The forms needed to be submitted to document performance by the Minnesota job 
100.12 	creation fund business must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by 
100.13 	the commissioner. The forms shall include documentation and certification by the business 
100.14 	that it is in compliance with the business subsidy agreement, sections 116J.871 and 116L.66, 
100.15 	and other provisions as specified by the commissioner.
100.16 	(f) Minnesota job creation fund businesses must pay each new full-time equivalent 
100.17 	employee added pursuant to the agreement total compensation, including benefits not 
100.18 	mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal 
100.19 	poverty level for a family of four.
100.20 	(g) A Minnesota job creation fund business must demonstrate reasonable progress on 
100.21 	capital investment expenditures within six months following designation as a Minnesota 
100.22 	job creation fund business to ensure that the capital investment goal in the agreement under 
100.23 	subdivision 1 will be met. Businesses not making reasonable progress will not be eligible 
100.24 	for benefits under the submitted application and will need to work with the local government 
100.25 	unit to resubmit a new application and request to be a Minnesota job creation fund business. 
100.26 	Notwithstanding the goals noted in its agreement under subdivision 1, this action shall not 
100.27 	be considered a default of the business subsidy agreement.

100.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8748, subdivision 6, is amended 
100.29 	to read:
100.30 		Subd. 6.Job creation award. (a) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business is 
100.31 	eligible for an annual award for each new full-time equivalent job created and maintained 
100.32 	under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3), by the business using the following 
100.33 	schedule: $1,000 for each job position paying annual wages at least $26,000 but less than 
100.34 	$35,000; $2,000 for each job position paying at least $35,000 but less than $45,000; $3,000 
101.1 	for each job position paying at least $45,000 but less than $55,000; and $4,000 for each job 
101.2 	position paying at least $55,000; and as noted in the goals under the agreement provided 
101.3 	under subdivision 1. These awards are increased by $1,000 if the business is located outside 
101.4 	the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, or if 51 percent of the 
101.5 	business is cumulatively owned by minorities, veterans, women, or persons with a disability.
101.6 	(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business is eligible for a onetime $2,000 
101.7 	award for each full-time equivalent job retained and maintained under subdivision 4, 
101.8 	paragraph (b), clause (4), provided that each retained job pays total compensation, including 
101.9 	benefits not mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 150 percent 
101.10 	of the federal poverty level for a family of four.
101.11 	(c) The job creation award schedule must be adjusted annually using the percentage 
101.12 	increase in the federal poverty level for a family of four.
101.13 	(d) Minnesota job creation fund businesses seeking an award credit provided under 
101.14 	subdivision 4 must submit forms and applications to the Department of Employment and 
101.15 	Economic Development as prescribed by the commissioner.

101.16 	ARTICLE 6
101.17 	INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT 
101.18 	PROGRAM

101.19 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.435, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
101.20 		Subd. 3.Grant program established. (a) The commissioner shall make competitive
101.21 	grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which public infrastructure 
101.22 	required to support an eligible project will be located, including demolition of structures 
101.23 	and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to predesign, design, acquire,
101.24 	and to construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to support an eligible 
101.25 	project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for the remainder of 
101.26 	the public infrastructure costs from other sources. The commissioner may waive the 
101.27 	requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project would be eligible 
101.28 	under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure improvements to 
101.29 	residential development.
101.30 	(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public infrastructure 
101.31 	or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost of the completed 
101.32 	eligible project.
102.1 	(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the tax 
102.2 	base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new 
102.3 	innovative businesses and organizations.

102.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
102.5 		Subd. 4.Application. (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for 
102.6 	soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a local 
102.7 	governmental unit must include the following information in its application a resolution 
102.8 	certifying that the money required to be supplied by the local governmental unit to complete 
102.9 	the public infrastructure project is available and committed. The commissioner must evaluate 
102.10 	complete applications for eligible projects using the following criteria:
102.11 	(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be supplied 
102.12 	by the local governmental unit to complete the public infrastructure is available and 
102.13 	committed the project is an eligible project as defined under subdivision 2;
102.14 	(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total development 
102.15 	costs for the public infrastructure and eligible project the project is expected to result in or 
102.16 	will attract substantial public and private capital investment and provide substantial economic 
102.17 	benefit to the county or city in which the project would be located;
102.18 	(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for innovative business activities 
102.19 	after completion of the public infrastructure and eligible project the project is not relocating 
102.20 	substantially the same operation from another location in the state, unless the commissioner 
102.21 	determines the project cannot be reasonably accommodated within the county or city in 
102.22 	which the business is currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another 
102.23 	state; and
102.24 	(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the public infrastructure and eligible 
102.25 	project and their anticipated completion dates; the project is expected to create or retain 
102.26 	full-time jobs.
102.27 	(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are not 
102.28 	realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and
102.29 	(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.
102.30 	(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 for a site is within 
102.31 	the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions 
102.32 	and application of the priorities criteria are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse 
102.33 	of discretion.

103.1 	Sec. 3. REPEALER.
 103.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.435, subdivision 5, is repealed.

103.3 	ARTICLE 7
103.4 	ENERGY TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

103.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.5492, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
103.6 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The advisory committee consists of 1819 voting members 
103.7 	and eight ex officio nonvoting members.
103.8 	(b) The voting members of the advisory committee are appointed by the commissioner 
103.9 	of employment and economic development, except as specified below:
103.10 	(1) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and 
103.11 	one appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
103.12 	(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
103.13 	house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of 
103.14 	representatives;
103.15 	(3) one representative of the Prairie Island Indian community;
103.16 	(4) four representatives of impacted communities, of which two must represent counties 
103.17 	and two must represent municipalities, and, to the extent possible, of the impacted facilities 
103.18 	in those communities, at least one must be a coal plant, at least one must be a nuclear plant, 
103.19 	and at least one must be a natural gas plant;
103.20 	(5) three representatives of impacted workers at impacted facilities;
103.21 	(6) one representative of impacted workers employed by companies that, under contract, 
103.22 	regularly perform construction, maintenance, or repair work at an impacted facility;
103.23 	(7) one representative with professional economic development or workforce retraining 
103.24 	experience;
103.25 	(8) two representatives of utilities that operate an impacted facility;
103.26 	(9) one representative from a nonprofit organization with expertise and experience 
103.27 	delivering energy efficiency and conservation programs; and
103.28 	(10) one representative of a school district facing revenue loss due to energy transition; 
103.29 	and
103.30 	(10) (11) one representative from the Coalition of Utility Cities.
104.1 	(c) The ex officio nonvoting members of the advisory committee consist of:
104.2 	(1) the governor or the governor's designee;
104.3 	(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's 
104.4 	designee;
104.5 	(3) the commissioner of commerce or the commissioner's designee;
104.6 	(4) the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee;
104.7 	(5) the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
104.8 	(6) the executive secretary of the Public Utilities Commission or the secretary's designee;
104.9 	(7) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's designee; 
104.10 	and
104.11 	(8) the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the chancellor's 
104.12 	designee.

104.13 	ARTICLE 8
104.14 	TECHNICAL CHANGES

104.15 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 15, section 32, subdivision 6, is amended to 
104.16 	read:
104.17 		Subd. 6.Administrative costs. The commissioner of employment and economic 
104.18 	development may use up to one percent of the appropriation made for this section for 
104.19 	administrative expenses of the department. The Northland Foundation may use up to five 
104.20 	percent of the appropriation made for this section for administrative expenses.

104.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

104.22 	ARTICLE 9
104.23 	SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS

104.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.682, subdivision 1, is 
104.25 	amended to read:
104.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
104.27 	subdivision have the meanings given.
104.28 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
104.29 	(c) "Partner organizations" or "partners" means:
105.1 	(1) nonprofit organizations or public entities, including higher education institutions, 
105.2 	engaged in business development or economic development;
105.3 	(2) community development financial institutions; or
105.4 	(3) community development corporations; and
105.5 	(4) Tribal economic development entities.
105.6 	(d) "Small business" has the meaning given in section 3 of the Small Business Act, 
105.7 	United States Code, title 15, section 632.
105.8 	(e) "Underserved populations and geographies" means individuals who are Black, 
105.9 	Indigenous, people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, people who are LGBTQ+, 
105.10 	and low-income individuals and includes people from rural Minnesota.

105.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.682, subdivision 3, is amended 
105.12 	to read:
105.13 		Subd. 3.Small business assistance partnerships grants. (a) The commissioner shall 
105.14 	make small business assistance partnerships grants to local and regional community-based 
105.15 	organizations to provide small business development and technical assistance services to 
105.16 	entrepreneurs and small business owners. The commissioner must prioritize applications 
105.17 	that provide services to underserved populations and geographies.
105.18 	(b) Grantees shall use the grant funds to provide high-quality, free or low-cost
105.19 	professional business development and technical assistance services that support the start-up, 
105.20 	growth, and success of Minnesota's entrepreneurs and small business owners.
105.21 	(c) Grantees may use up to 15 percent of grant funds for expenses incurred while 
105.22 	administering the grant, including but not limited to expenses related to technology, utilities, 
105.23 	legal services, training, accounting, insurance, financial management, benefits, reporting, 
105.24 	servicing of loans, and audits.

105.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.8733, is amended to read:
105.26 	116J.8733 MINNESOTA EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM.
105.27 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Minnesota Expanding Opportunity Fund Program 
105.28 	is established to capitalize Minnesota nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development 
105.29 	entities, and community development financial institutions to increase lending activities 
105.30 	with Minnesota small businesses.
106.1 		Subd. 2.Long-term loans. The department may make long-term loans of ten to 12 years 
106.2 	at 0.5 percent or lower interest rates to nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development 
106.3 	entities, and community development financial institutions to enable nonprofit corporations, 
106.4 	Tribal economic development entities, and community development financial institutions
106.5 	to make more loans to Minnesota small businesses. The department may use the interest 
106.6 	received to offset the cost of administering small business lending programs.
106.7 		Subd. 3.Loan eligibility; nonprofit corporation. (a) The eligible nonprofit corporation, 
106.8 	Tribal economic development entity, or community development financial institution must 
106.9 	not meet the definition of recipient under section 116J.993, subdivision 6.
106.10 	(b) The commissioner may enter into loan agreements with Minnesota nonprofit 
106.11 	corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community development financial 
106.12 	institutions that apply to participate in the Minnesota Expanding Opportunity Fund Program. 
106.13 	The commissioner shall evaluate applications from applicant nonprofit corporations, Tribal 
106.14 	economic development entities, and community development financial institutions. In 
106.15 	evaluating applications, the department must consider, among other things, whether the 
106.16 	nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community development 
106.17 	financial institution:
106.18 	(1) meets the statutory definition of a community development financial institution as 
106.19 	defined in section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement 
106.20 	Act of 1994, United States Code, title 12, section 4702;
106.21 	(2) has a board of directors or loan or credit committee that includes citizens experienced 
106.22 	in small business services and community development;
106.23 	(3) has the technical skills to analyze small business loan requests;
106.24 	(4) is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and economic 
106.25 	development programs;
106.26 	(5) is enrolled in one or more eligible federally funded state programs; and
106.27 	(6) has the administrative capacity to manage a loan portfolio.
106.28 		Subd. 4.Revolving loan fund. (a) The commissioner shall establish a revolving loan 
106.29 	fund to make loans to nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and 
106.30 	community development financial institutions for the purpose of increasing nonprofit 
106.31 	corporation, Tribal economic development entity, and community development financial 
106.32 	institution capital and lending activities with Minnesota small businesses.
107.1 	(b) Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community 
107.2 	development financial institutions that receive loans from the commissioner under the 
107.3 	program must establish appropriate accounting practices for the purpose of tracking eligible 
107.4 	loans.
107.5 		Subd. 5.Loan portfolio administration. (a) The fee or interest rate charged by a 
107.6 	nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community development 
107.7 	financial institution for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed the Wall Street Journal 
107.8 	prime rate plus two percent, with a maximum of ten percent. A nonprofit corporation, Tribal 
107.9 	economic development entity, or community development financial institution participating 
107.10 	in the Minnesota Expanding Opportunity Fund Program may charge a loan closing fee equal 
107.11 	to or less than two percent of the loan value.
107.12 	(b) The nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community 
107.13 	development financial institution may retain all earnings from fees and interest from loans 
107.14 	to small businesses.
107.15 	(c) The department must provide the nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development 
107.16 	entity, or community development financial institution making the loan with a fee equal to 
107.17 	one percent of the loan value for every loan closed to offset related expenses for loan 
107.18 	processing, loan servicing, legal filings, and reporting.
107.19 		Subd. 6.Cooperation. A nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, 
107.20 	or community development financial institution that receives a program loan shall cooperate 
107.21 	with other organizations, including but not limited to community development corporations, 
107.22 	community action agencies, and the Minnesota small business development centers.
107.23 		Subd. 7.Reporting requirements. (a) A nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic 
107.24 	development entity, or community development financial institution that receives a program 
107.25 	loan must submit an annual report to the commissioner by February 15 of each year that 
107.26 	includes:
107.27 	(1) the number of businesses to which a loan was made;
107.28 	(2) a description of businesses supported by the program;
107.29 	(3) demographic information, as specified by the commissioner, regarding each borrower;
107.30 	(4) an account of loans made during the calendar year;
107.31 	(5) the program's impact on job creation and retention;
107.32 	(6) the source and amount of money collected and distributed by the program;
108.1 	(7) the program's assets and liabilities; and
108.2 	(8) an explanation of administrative expenses.
108.3 	(b) A nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community 
108.4 	development financial institution that receives a program loan must provide for an 
108.5 	independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
108.6 	practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each annual audit report to the 
108.7 	commissioner.

108.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116M.18, is amended to read:
108.9 	116M.18 MINNESOTA EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM.
108.10 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Minnesota emerging entrepreneur program is 
108.11 	established to award grants to nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, 
108.12 	and community development financial institutions to fund loans to businesses owned by 
108.13 	minority or low-income persons, women, veterans, or people with disabilities.
108.14 		Subd. 1a.Statewide loans. To the extent there is sufficient eligible demand, loans shall 
108.15 	be made so that an approximately equal dollar amount of loans are made to businesses in 
108.16 	the metropolitan area as in the nonmetropolitan area. After March 31 of each fiscal year, 
108.17 	the department may allow loans to be made anywhere in the state without regard to 
108.18 	geographic area.
108.19 		Subd. 1b.Grants. The department shall make grants to nonprofit corporations, Tribal 
108.20 	economic development entities, and community development financial institutions to fund 
108.21 	loans to businesses owned by minority or low-income persons, women, veterans, or people 
108.22 	with disabilities to encourage private investment, to provide jobs for minority and low-income 
108.23 	persons, to create and strengthen minority business enterprises, and to promote economic 
108.24 	development in a low-income area.
108.25 		Subd. 2. Grant eligibility; nonprofit corporation. (a) The department may enter into 
108.26 	agreements with nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and 
108.27 	community development financial institutions to fund loans the nonprofit corporation, Tribal 
108.28 	economic development entity, or community development financial institution makes to 
108.29 	businesses owned by minority or low-income persons, women, veterans, or people with 
108.30 	disabilities. The department shall evaluate applications from nonprofit corporations, Tribal 
108.31 	economic development entities, and community development financial institutions. In 
108.32 	evaluating applications, the department must consider, among other things, whether the 
109.1 	nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community development 
109.2 	financial institution:
109.3 	(1) has a board of directors that includes citizens experienced in business and community 
109.4 	development, minority business enterprises, addressing racial income disparities, and creating 
109.5 	jobs for low-income and minority persons;
109.6 	(2) has the technical skills to analyze projects;
109.7 	(3) is familiar with other available public and private funding sources and economic 
109.8 	development programs;
109.9 	(4) can initiate and implement economic development projects;
109.10 	(5) can establish and administer a revolving loan account or has operated a revolving 
109.11 	loan account;
109.12 	(6) can work with job referral networks which assist minority and low-income persons; 
109.13 	and
109.14 	(7) has established relationships with minority communities.
109.15 	(b) The department shall review existing agreements with nonprofit corporations, Tribal 
109.16 	economic development entities, and community development financial institutions every 
109.17 	five years and may renew or terminate the agreement based on the review. In making its 
109.18 	review, the department shall consider, among other criteria, the criteria in paragraph (a).
109.19 		Subd. 3.Revolving loan fund. (a) The department shall establish a revolving loan fund 
109.20 	to make grants to nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and 
109.21 	community development financial institutions for the purpose of making loans to businesses 
109.22 	owned by minority or low-income persons, women, veterans, or people with disabilities, 
109.23 	and to support minority business enterprises and job creation for minority and low-income 
109.24 	persons.
109.25 	(b) Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community 
109.26 	development financial institutions that receive grants from the department under the program 
109.27 	must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose of making 
109.28 	eligible loans.
109.29 	(c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically innovative 
109.30 	industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries.
109.31 	(d) Loan applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation, Tribal 
109.32 	economic development entity, or community development financial institution must be 
110.1 	forwarded to the department for approval. The commissioner must give final approval for 
110.2 	each loan made by the nonprofit corporation.Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic 
110.3 	development entities, and community development financial institutions designated as 
110.4 	preferred partners do not need final approval by the commissioner. All other loans must be 
110.5 	approved by the commissioner and the commissioner must make approval decisions within 
110.6 	20 days of receiving a loan application unless the application contains insufficient information 
110.7 	to make an approval decision. The amount of the state funds contributed to any loan may 
110.8 	not exceed 50 percent of each loan. The commissioner must develop the criteria necessary 
110.9 	to receive loan forgiveness.
110.10 		Subd. 4.Business loan criteria. (a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans made 
110.11 	by nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community 
110.12 	development financial institutions under the program.
110.13 	(b) Loans must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake a project for which 
110.14 	loans are sought without assistance from the program.
110.15 	(c) A loan must be used to support a business owned by a minority or a low-income 
110.16 	person, woman, veteran, or a person with disabilities. Priority must be given for loans to 
110.17 	the lowest income areas.
110.18 	(d) The minimum state contribution to a loan is $5,000 and the maximum is $150,000.
110.19 	(e) The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new private 
110.20 	investment.
110.21 	(f) A loan may not be used for a retail development project.
110.22 	(g) The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on minority 
110.23 	and low-income applicants.
110.24 	(h) Up to ten percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven if the department 
110.25 	approves and the borrower has met lender and agency criteria, including being current with 
110.26 	all payments, for at least two years. The commissioner must develop the criteria for receiving 
110.27 	loan forgiveness.
110.28 		Subd. 4a.Microenterprise loan. (a) Program grants may be used to make microenterprise 
110.29 	loans to small, beginning businesses, including a sole proprietorship. Microenterprise loans 
110.30 	are subject to this section except that:
110.31 	(1) they may also be made to qualified retail businesses;
110.32 	(2) they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $35,000 $40,000;
111.1 	(3) in a low-income area, they may be made for a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum 
111.2 	of $50,000 $55,000; and
111.3 	(4) they do not require a match.
111.4 	(b) Up to ten percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven if the department 
111.5 	approves and the borrower has met lender criteria developed by the lender and the 
111.6 	commissioner, including being current with all payments, for at least two years.
111.7 		Subd. 5.Revolving fund administration. (a) The department shall establish a minimum 
111.8 	interest rate or fee for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration costs 
111.9 	are covered. The interest rate charged by a nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic 
111.10 	development entity, or community development financial institution for a loan under this 
111.11 	subdivision must not exceed the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four two percent, with 
111.12 	a maximum rate of ten percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the nonprofit corporation, 
111.13 	Tribal economic development entity, or community development financial institution may 
111.14 	charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent of the loan value. The nonprofit 
111.15 	corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community development financial 
111.16 	institution may retain the amount of the origination fee.
111.17 	(b) Loan repayment of principal must be paid to the department for deposit in the 
111.18 	revolving loan fund. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving loan fund 
111.19 	created by the nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, or community 
111.20 	development financial institution originating the loan being repaid for further distribution 
111.21 	or use, consistent with the criteria of this section.
111.22 	(c) Administrative expenses of the nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development 
111.23 	entities, and community development financial institutions with whom the department enters 
111.24 	into agreements, including expenses incurred by a nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic 
111.25 	development entity, or community development financial institution in providing financial, 
111.26 	technical, managerial, and marketing assistance to a business enterprise receiving a loan 
111.27 	under subdivision 4, may be paid out of the interest earned on loans and out of interest 
111.28 	earned on money invested by the state Board of Investment under section 116M.16, 
111.29 	subdivision 2, as may be provided by the department.
111.30 	(d) The department must provide the nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development 
111.31 	entity, or community development financial institution making the loan with a fee equal to 
111.32 	one percent of the loan value for every loan closed to offset related expenses for loan 
111.33 	processing, loan servicing, legal filings, and reporting.
112.1 		Subd. 7.Cooperation. A nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity, 
112.2 	or community development financial institution that receives a program grant shall cooperate 
112.3 	with other organizations, including but not limited to, community development corporations, 
112.4 	community action agencies, and the Minnesota small business development centers.
112.5 		Subd. 8.Reporting requirements. (a) A nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic 
112.6 	development entity, or community development financial institution that receives a program 
112.7 	grant shall:
112.8 	(1) submit an annual report to the department by February 15 of each year that includes 
112.9 	a description of businesses supported by the grant program, an account of loans made during 
112.10 	the calendar year, the program's impact on minority business enterprises and job creation 
112.11 	for minority persons and low-income persons, the source and amount of money collected 
112.12 	and distributed by the program, the program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation of 
112.13 	administrative expenses; and
112.14 	(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with generally 
112.15 	accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each annual 
112.16 	audit report to the department.
112.17 	(b) By March 1 of each year, the commissioner must provide a report compiling the 
112.18 	information received from nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, 
112.19 	and community development financial institutions under paragraph (a) to the chairs and 
112.20 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce 
112.21 	development. The report must also specify any nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic 
112.22 	development entities, or community development financial institutions that failed to provide 
112.23 	the information required under paragraph (a).
112.24 		Subd. 9.Small business emergency loan account. The small business emergency loan 
112.25 	account is created as an account in the special revenue fund.

112.26 	Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 15, section 33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
112.27 		Subd. 4.Loans to community businesses. (a) A partner organization that receives a 
112.28 	grant under subdivision 3 shall establish a plan for making low-interest loans to community 
112.29 	businesses. The plan requires approval by the commissioner.
112.30 	(b) Under the plan:
112.31 	(1) the state contribution to each loan shall be no less than $50,000 and no more than 
112.32 	$500,000;
113.1 	(2) loans shall be made for projects that are unlikely to be undertaken unless a loan is 
113.2 	received under the program;
113.3 	(3) priority shall be given to loans to businesses in the lowest income areas;
113.4 	(4) the fee or interest rate on a loan shall not be higher than the Wall Street Journal prime 
113.5 	rate plus two percent, with a maximum of ten percent;
113.6 	(5) 50 percent of all repayments of principal on a loan under the program shall be used 
113.7 	to fund additional related lending. The partner organization may retain the remainder of 
113.8 	loan repayments to service loans and provide further technical assistance;
113.9 	(6) the partner organization may charge a loan origination fee of no more than one 
113.10 	percent of the loan value and may retain that origination fee; and
113.11 	(7) a partner organization may not make a loan to a project in which it has an ownership 
113.12 	interest.; and
113.13 	(8) up to 15 percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven by the partner 
113.14 	organization if the borrower has met all lending criteria developed by the partner organization 
113.15 	and the commissioner, including creating or retaining jobs and being current with all loan 
113.16 	payments, for at least two years.

113.17 	Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 15, section 33, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
113.18 		Subd. 5.Reports. (a) The partner organization shall submit a report to the commissioner 
113.19 	by January December 31 of 2024, 2025, and 2026. The report shall include:
113.20 	(1) an account of all loans made through the program the preceding calendar year and 
113.21 	the impact of those loans on community businesses and job creation for targeted groups;
113.22 	(2) information on the source and amount of money collected and distributed under the 
113.23 	program, its assets and liabilities, and an explanation of administrative expenses; and
113.24 	(3) an independent audit of grant funds performed in accordance with generally accepted 
113.25 	accounting practices and auditing standards.
113.26 	(b) By February 15 of 2024, 2025, and 2026, and 2027, the commissioner shall submit 
113.27 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
113.28 	jurisdiction over workforce and economic development on program outcomes, including 
113.29 	copies of all reports received under paragraph (a).

114.1 	ARTICLE 10
114.2 	INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

114.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268A.11, is amended to read:
114.4 	268A.11 INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES.
114.5 		Subdivision 1.Purposes and services. The purposes of independent living services and 
114.6 	the services that are to be provided are those that are consistent with Code of Federal 
114.7 	Regulations, title 34, parts 365 to 367 45, part 1329.
114.8 		Subd. 2.Administration. This section shall be administered by the Department of 
114.9 	Employment and Economic Development through the Vocational Rehabilitation Services
114.10 	Program. The department may employ staff as reasonably required to administer this section 
114.11 	and may accept and receive funds from nonstate sources for the purpose of effectuating this 
114.12 	section.
114.13 		Subd. 3.Certification. No applicant Center for Independent Living may receive funding 
114.14 	under this section unless it has received certification from the Vocational Rehabilitation 
114.15 	Services Program.
114.16 	The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program shall review the programs of Centers 
114.17 	for Independent Living receiving funds from under this section to determine their adherence 
114.18 	to compliance with the standards adopted by rule and if the standards are substantially met
114.19 	defined in section 725(b) and assurances in section 725(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
114.20 	and, if fulfilled, shall issue appropriate certifications.
114.21 		Subd. 4.Application of Centers for Independent Living. The Vocational Rehabilitation 
114.22 	Services Program shall require Centers for Independent Living to complete application 
114.23 	forms, expenditure reports, and proposed plans and budgets. These reports must be in the 
114.24 	manner and on the form prescribed by the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. 
114.25 	When applying, the Center for Independent Living shall agree to provide reports and records,
114.26 	and make available records for audit as may be required by the Vocational Rehabilitation 
114.27 	Services Program.
114.28 	The applicant Center for Independent Living shall be notified in writing by the Vocational 
114.29 	Rehabilitation Services Program concerning the approval of budgets and plans.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S5289-4 

116J.435 INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.Subd. 5.Priorities. 
(a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment, provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following characteristics: 

(1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable innovative businesses; 

(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4; 

(3) multijurisdictional eligible projects that take into account the need for affordable housing, transportation, and environmental impact; 

(4) the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the eligible project cannot be reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and 

(5) the number of jobs that will be created. 

(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner considers appropriate. 

116J.439 AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL (AIR) GRANT PROGRAM.Subdivision 1.Grant program established; purpose. 
(a) The commissioner shall make grants to counties, airport authorities, or cities to provide up to 50 percent of the capital costs of redevelopment of an existing facility or construction of a new facility; and for public or private infrastructure costs, including broadband infrastructure costs, necessary for an eligible airport infrastructure renewal economic development project. 

(b) The purpose of the grants made under this section is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the tax base, or expand or create new economic development. 

(c) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must adhere to the criteria under subdivision 5. 

Subd. 2.Definitions. 
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. 

(b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 

(c) "County" means a county located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 

(d) "Airport authority" means an authority created pursuant to section 360.0426. 

Subd. 3.Eligible projects. 
An economic development project for which a county, airport authority, or city may be eligible to receive a grant under this section includes: (1) manufacturing; (2) technology; (3) warehousing and distribution; or (4) research and development. 

Subd. 4.Ineligible projects. 
The following projects are not eligible for a grant under this section: (1) retail development; or (2) office space development, except as incidental to an eligible purpose. 

Subd. 5.Application. 
(a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a county, airport authority, or city must include in its application a resolution of the governing body of the county, airport authority, or city certifying that half of the cost of the project is committed from nonstate sources. The commissioner must evaluate complete applications for eligible projects using the following criteria: 

(1) the project is an eligible project as defined under subdivision 3; 

(2) the project is expected to result in or will attract substantial public and private capital investment and provide substantial economic benefit to the county, airport authority, or city in which the project would be located; and 

(3) the project is expected to or will create or retain full-time jobs. 

(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of the criteria are not subject to judicial review except for abuse of discretion. 

Subd. 6.Maximum grant amount. 
A county, airport authority, or city may receive no more than $250,000 in two years for one or more projects. 

Subd. 7.Cancellation of grant; return of grant money. 
If after five years the commissioner determines that a project has not proceeded in a timely manner and is unlikely to be completed, the commissioner must cancel the grant and require the grantee to return all grant money awarded for that project. 

Subd. 8.Appropriation. 
Grant money returned to the commissioner is appropriated to the commissioner to make additional grants under this section. 

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.