HF 961

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/13/2025 06:42 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; appropriating money for a grant for hospitality education.

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

Section 1. new text begin HOSPITALITY MINNESOTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner of education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to the Hospitality
Minnesota Education Foundation for the ProStart hospitality and tourism management
program, a statewide initiative in high schools to address the critical workforce shortages
in hospitality:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2026 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant money must be used by the recipient to provide students culinary and
management education curriculum, tools, skills, professional development opportunities
within the hospitality industry, and scholarships.
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new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
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