SF 1967

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 07/02/2025 10:38 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Change
Starts With Community violence prevention jobs program in North Minneapolis;
requiring a report.

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

Section 1. new text begin CHANGE STARTS WITH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Objectives. new text end

new text begin Change Starts With Community must:
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new text begin (1) develop and implement year-round job training programs for at-risk youth and adults
and provide trusted adult mentorship for at-risk Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
youth, providing them with the skills needed for gainful employment and career opportunities;
and
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new text begin (2) create on-site job opportunities at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf - Northside Community
Safety Resource Center, promoting community engagement and economic development.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Partnership. new text end

new text begin Change Starts With Community shall partner with the Cargill
Foundation to support at-risk youth educational career exposure field trips and exposing
participants to the Change Starts With Community Agrihood garden and preventing further
trauma through field trips for youth.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin At-risk youth and adult job program positions. new text end

new text begin Change Starts With
Community must use grant proceeds to add positions to the program's complement, including
but not limited to adult food service workers, youth food service workers, an executive
director, operations director, program coordinator, and food shelf manager.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Beginning in 2025, Change Starts With Community shall report to the
commissioner of employment and economic development outlining the use of grant money,
program outcomes, and the impact on the targeted population. The report must be submitted
no later than six months after the end of each fiscal year.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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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 workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic
development for a grant to Change Starts With Community for a violence prevention jobs
program. Grant money must be used to establish a comprehensive workforce development
initiative, specifically tailored for youth and adults who are Black, Indigenous, and People
of Color at-risk, located on site at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf - Northside Community Safety
Resource Center in the city of Minneapolis.
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