HF 2623

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/24/2025 04:33 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Bolder Options for
youth programming.

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

Section 1. new text begin BOLDER OPTIONS YOUTH MENTORING; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development
for a grant to Bolder Options Youth Mentoring Program to provide disadvantaged youth
ages 12 through 22 with intensive one-to-one wellness, goal setting, and academic-focused
mentorship; programming that teaches life and job-seeking skills; career and college
achievement coaches; and connections to employment, job training, and education
opportunities. The grant must serve youth in the Bolder Options program in the Twin Cities
and Rochester, Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
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