HF 1957

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/06/2025 02:40 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota
Technology Association.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant
to the Minnesota Technology Association to support the SciTech internship program, a
program that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) internship
opportunities for two- and four-year college students and graduate students in their fields
of study. The internship opportunities must match students with paid internships within
STEM disciplines at small, for-profit companies located in Minnesota having fewer than
250 employees worldwide. The grant must provide selected hiring companies 50 percent
of the wages paid to the intern, capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must work toward
increasing the participation among women or other underserved populations. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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