SF 5292
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 05/15/2026 09:14 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; modifying disbursement of workforce
development funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116L.05, by
adding a subdivision; 116L.20, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end
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Recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities.
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By ..... each year, the Jobs Skills Partnership Board must make
recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
regarding workforce development programmatic needs. In making the recommendations,
the Jobs Skills Partnership Board must first consider ways programming could be operated
through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system or through existing employers.
If the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities agrees with the
Jobs Skills Partnership Board that there is a need for outside programming, due either to a
requirement in law or an emerging workforce need that cannot be accomplished through
the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, then workforce development funds
may be awarded by the Jobs Skills Partnership Board to non-Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities entities.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Disbursement of special assessment funds.
(a) The money collected under
this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the workforce development
fund to provide for employment and training programs. The workforce development fund
is created as a special account in the state treasury.
(b) All money in the fund deleted text begin not otherwise appropriated or transferreddeleted text end is appropriated to
the deleted text begin Job Skills Partnership Board for the purposes of section 116L.17 and as provided for in
paragraph (d). The board must act as the fiscal agent for the money and must disburse that
money for the purposes of section 116L.17, not allowing the money to be used for any other
obligation of the statedeleted text end new text begin Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
to provide workforce development programming, including employment and training
programs, to produce a highly skilled and adaptable workforce that meets Minnesota's
opportunities and needsnew text end . All money in the workforce development fund shall be deposited,
administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and
requirements as are provided by law for the other special accounts in the state treasury,
except that all interest or net income resulting from the investment or deposit of money in
the fund shall accrue to the fund for the purposes of the fund.
(c) Reimbursement for costs related to collection of the special assessment shall be in
an amount negotiated between the commissioner and the United States Department of Labor.
(d)new text begin The board must disburse money for the purposes of section 116L.17.new text end If the board
determines that the conditions of section 116L.05, subdivision 5, have been met, the board
may use funds for the purposes outlined in section 116L.04, or to provide incumbent worker
training services under section 116L.18.