1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for hiring and training 
1.3 	children's mental health therapists and for the pathways program at Washburn 
1.4 	Center for Children.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. THERAPISTS AT WASHBURN CENTER FOR CHILDREN; 
1.7 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.8 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.9 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Washburn Center for Children 
1.10 	to train and hire 40 additional children's mental health therapists through 2022. This is a 
1.11 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.

1.12 	Sec. 2. PATHWAYS PROGRAM AT WASHBURN CENTER FOR CHILDREN; 
1.13 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.14 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.15 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the pathways program at the 
1.16 	Washburn Center for Children to create 40 paid clinical fellowships for masters and doctorate 
1.17 	level professionals of color in children's mental health treatment through June 2023. This 
1.18 	is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.