1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor and industry; appropriating money for apprenticeship readiness 
1.3 	programming.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES, INC.
 1.6 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for a grant to Building 
1.8 	Strong Communities, Inc. for a statewide apprenticeship readiness program that prepares 
1.9 	women; individuals who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; and veterans to enter 
1.10 	the building and construction industries. These appropriations are onetime.