SF 4492
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/18/2026 09:21 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to employment; allowing a small business employer with a private paid
leave plan to receive assistance grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
268B.29.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.29, is amended to read:
268B.29 SMALL EMPLOYER ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
(a) Employers with 30 or fewer employees as calculated under section 268B.14,
subdivision 5b, and an average wage for that employer under section 268B.14, subdivision
5c, less than or equal to 150 percent of the state's average wage in covered employment for
the prior year may apply to the department for grants under this section.
(b) The commissioner may approve a grant of up to $3,000 if the employer hires a
temporary worker, or increases another existing worker's wages, to substitute for an employee
on family or medical leave for a period of seven days or more.
(c) The maximum total grant per eligible employer in a calendar year is $6,000.
(d) Grants must be used to hire temporary workers or to increase wages for current
employees. To be eligible for consideration for a grant under this section, the employer
must documentation attest, in a manner and format prescribed by the commissioner, that:
(1) the temporary worker hired or wage-related costs incurred are due to an employee's
use of leave under this chapter;
(2) the amount of the grant requested is less than or equal to the additional costs incurred
by the employer; and
(3) the employer meets the revenue requirements in paragraph (a).
(e) Applications shall be submitted and processed in a form and manner determined by
the commissioner within each calendar year until funding is exhausted. Applications received
after funding has been exhausted in a calendar year are not eligible for reimbursement.
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(f) An employer who has an approved private plan is not eligible to receive a grant under
this section.
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under this section up to a maximum of $5,000,000 per calendar year from the family and
medical benefit insurance account.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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