as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to economic development; providing economic 1.3 development funding to assist welfare-to-work 1.4 recipients; appropriating money. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [MINNESOTA INVESTMENT FUND; APPROPRIATION.] 1.7 $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the 1.8 commissioner of trade and economic development for the purpose 1.9 of the Minnesota investment fund. Of this appropriation, 1.10 $....... shall be used for grants that give a preference to 1.11 businesses that have made a written commitment to seek out and 1.12 hire, at a livable wage and in jobs that have a career ladder, 1.13 persons who are moving from welfare to work.