SF 3198

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/02/2025 10:23 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; requiring a report; appropriating money for a
grant to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office for a child care pilot program to
assist with retention of law enforcement and first responders.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; WOMENVENTURE.
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new text begin (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the workforce development fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Hennepin
County Sheriff's Office for a pilot program with WomenVenture to recruit a cohort of child
care providers to provide services for the minor children of law enforcement and other first
responders that will accommodate shift work and abnormal work hours and enhance
employee recruitment and retention. Grant money may be used to provide technical support,
loan accessibility, business plan development, geographic needs assessment, and start-up
and training cost subsidies to cohort providers, as well as to fund scholarships for
participating families. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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new text begin (b) By December 1, 2027, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office must submit a report
to the chairs and raking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over child care, public safety, and employment and economic development. The report must
include a summary of the uses of the appropriation and recommendations to implement
future child care programs to enhance recruitment and retention for law enforcement and
other first responders.
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