SF 2080

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2017 10:03am

A bill for an act
relating to child care; appropriating money for a pilot program creating two
women-run cooperative child care businesses in low-income urban areas; requiring
reports.

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

Section 1. new text begin WOMENVENTURE COOPERATIVE CHILD CARE BUSINESSES;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $225,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of employment and economic development for a grant to WomenVenture to provide business
training, mentoring, technical assistance, and loans in order to establish two pilot women-run
cooperative child care businesses in low-income urban areas. The commissioner shall report
data on outcomes and recommendations for replication of this pilot program throughout
Minnesota to the governor and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child care
by January 31, 2020. This is a onetime appropriation and funds are available until June 30,
2019.
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