1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for job skills training for 
1.3 	recently released inmates.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $350,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $350,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant 
1.8 	to AccessAbility Incorporated to provide job skills training to individuals who have been 
1.9 	released from incarceration for a felony-level offense and are no more than 12 months from 
1.10 	the date of release.
1.11 	(b) AccessAbility Incorporated shall annually report to the commissioner on how the 
1.12 	money was spent and what results were achieved. The report must include, at a minimum, 
1.13 	information and data about the number of participants; participant homelessness, employment, 
1.14 	recidivism, and child support compliance; and training provided to program participants.