SF 3651

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/19/2026 09:07 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a rural hospital
maternity training competitive grant program; requiring reports.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; RURAL HOSPITAL MATERNITY TRAINING
GRANTS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to the
commissioner of employment and economic development for a competitive grant program
to provide training to maintain maternity units in rural hospitals. Grants may be provided
to eligible rural hospitals and higher education institutions for developing and deploying
cross-training programs to provide medical personnel with the skills necessary for rural
maternity services. For purposes of this appropriation, "eligible rural hospital" means any
nonfederal, general acute care hospital located in a community with a population of less
than 30,000 according to United States Census bureau statistics, outside the seven-county
metropolitan area. By January 15, 2028, the commissioner must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce
development and hospitals detailing the use of grant money. The report must include the
amount awarded to each grantee, the number of staff trained, the occupation of staff trained,
feedback from grantees regarding the impact of the grant and how the grant program could
be improved, and the number and amount of grant requests not fulfilled. As a condition of
receiving a grant, a grantee must agree to provide the commissioner any information
necessary to complete the report required under this section. This is a onetime appropriation.
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