HF 3

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 3rd Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 08/12/2020 12:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Southeast Asian
Language Job Training Facility in St. Paul; amending Laws 2018, chapter 214,
article 1, section 21, subdivision 28, as amended.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 21, subdivision 28, as amended by
Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 28. St. Paul - Southeast Asian Language Job Training Facilities

5,500,000

For a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign,
design, renovate, construct, furnish, and equip
a bus driver and mechanics training facility
on Sycamore Street in St. Paul for training
drivers and mechanics through programming
primarily in the Southeast Asian languages,
and to predesign, design, renovate, construct,
furnish, and equip a training facility on Plato
Avenue in St. Paul for use as a training facility
for health care, manufacturing, and
information technology jobs through
programming primarily in the Southeast Asian
languages. new text begin Notwithstanding the primary focus
as a workforce training facility described
above, a portion of the Plato site may be used
for colocated high school and child care
facilities open to the public. A portion of both
the Plato and Sycamore sites may include
on-site wrap-around supportive services to
assist the participants in training programs in
securing housing, mental health, adult basic
education, and health care enrollment and
access. new text end This appropriation may be used to
acquire property for these purposes. The city
of St. Paul may enter into a lease or
management agreement with a nonprofit
corporation for either or both of these facilities
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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