SF 2150

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/16/2021 11:59am

A bill for an act
relating to economic development; appropriating money to make workforce training
and entrepreneurship investments intended to help close the state's opportunity
gaps for Minnesotans of color.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
Department of Employment and Economic Development for the purposes specified in this
act. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available
for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this
act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The
second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2022 new text end		new text begin 2023 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 13,175,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,675,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2022 new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,375,000 new text end	new text begin 875,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 10,800,000 new text end	new text begin 10,800,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Business and Community Development new text end

new text begin 3,550,000 new text end

new text begin 3,550,000 new text end

new text begin (a)(1) $750,000 each year is for a grant to the
Neighborhood Development Center for small
business programs. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin (2) Of the amount appropriated in the first
year, $150,000 is for outreach and training
activities outside the seven-county
metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (b) $1,175,000 each year from the workforce
development fund is for a grant to the
Metropolitan Economic Development
Association (MEDA) for statewide business
development and assistance services, including
services to entrepreneurs with businesses that
have the potential to create job opportunities
for unemployed and underemployed people
with an emphasis on minority-owned
businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (c) $125,000 each year from the workforce
development fund is for a grant to the White
Earth Nation for the White Earth Nation
Integrated Business Development System to
provide business assistance with workforce
development, outreach, technical assistance,
infrastructure and operational support,
financing, and other business development
activities. This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (d) $875,000 each year from the workforce
development fund is for a grant to Enterprise
Minnesota, Inc., for the small business growth
acceleration program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116O.115. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (e) $125,000 each year is for a grant to the
Hmong Chamber of Commerce to train
ethnically Southeast Asian business owners
and operators in better business practices. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (f) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Youthprise
to give grants through a competitive process
to community organizations to provide
economic development services designed to
enhance long-term economic self-sufficiency
in communities with concentrated East African
populations. Such communities include but
are not limited to Faribault, Rochester, St.
Cloud, Moorhead, and Willmar. To the extent
possible, Youthprise must make at least 50
percent of these grants to organizations serving
communities located outside the seven-county
metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2024.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Workforce Development new text end

new text begin 9,625,000 new text end

new text begin 8,125,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to YWCA St.
Paul to provide job training services and
workforce development programs and
services, including job skills training and
counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) $525,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the YWCA
of Minneapolis to provide economically
challenged individuals the jobs skills training,
career counseling, and job placement
assistance necessary to secure a child
development associate credential and to have
a career path in early childhood education.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to EMERGE
Community Development, in collaboration
with community partners, for services
targeting Minnesota communities with the
highest concentrations of African and
African-American joblessness, based on the
most recent census tract data, to provide
employment readiness training, credentialed
training placement, job placement and
retention services, supportive services for
hard-to-employ individuals, and a general
education development fast track and adult
diploma program. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin (d) $1,000,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic
intervention program designed to target and
connect program participants to meaningful,
sustainable living-wage employment. This is
a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (e) $700,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for performance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to
hard-to-train individuals. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin (f) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the
Construction Careers Foundation for the
construction career pathway initiative to
provide year-round educational and
experiential learning opportunities for teens
and young adults under the age of 21 that lead
to careers in the construction industry. This is
a onetime appropriation. Grant funds must be
used to:
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new text begin (1) increase construction industry exposure
activities for middle school and high school
youth, parents, and counselors to reach a more
diverse demographic and broader statewide
audience. This requirement includes but is not
limited to an expansion of programs to provide
experience in different crafts to youth and
young adults throughout the state;
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new text begin (2) increase the number of high schools in
Minnesota offering construction classes during
the academic year that utilize a multicraft
curriculum;
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new text begin (3) increase the number of summer internship
opportunities;
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new text begin (4) enhance activities to support graduating
seniors in their efforts to obtain employment
in the construction industry;
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new text begin (5) increase the number of young adults
employed in the construction industry and
ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse
workforce; and
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new text begin (6) enhance an industrywide marketing
campaign targeted to youth and young adults
about the depth and breadth of careers within
the construction industry. Programs and
services supported by grant funds must give
priority to individuals and groups that are
economically disadvantaged or historically
underrepresented in the construction industry,
including but not limited to women, veterans,
and members of minority and immigrant
groups.
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new text begin (g) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Latino
Communities United in Service (CLUES) to
expand culturally tailored programs that
address employment and education skill gaps
for working parents and underserved youth by
providing new job skills training to stimulate
higher wages for low-income people, family
support systems designed to reduce
intergenerational poverty, and youth
programming to promote educational
advancement and career pathways. At least
50 percent of this amount must be used for
programming targeted at greater Minnesota.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (h) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the American
Indian Opportunities and Industrialization
Center, in collaboration with the Northwest
Indian Community Development Center, to
reduce academic disparities for American
Indian students and adults. This is a onetime
appropriation. The grant funds may be used
to provide:
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new text begin (1) student tutoring and testing support
services;
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new text begin (2) training and employment placement in
information technology;
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new text begin (3) training and employment placement within
trades;
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new text begin (4) assistance in obtaining a GED;
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new text begin (5) remedial training leading to enrollment
and to sustain enrollment in a postsecondary
higher education institution;
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new text begin (6) real-time work experience in information
technology fields and in the trades;
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new text begin (7) contextualized adult basic education;
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new text begin (8) career and educational counseling for
clients with significant and multiple barriers;
and
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new text begin (9) reentry services and counseling for adults
and youth.
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new text begin After notification to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over jobs and
economic development, the commissioner may
transfer this appropriation to the commissioner
of education.
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new text begin (i) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce
development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa
Place for job training, employment
preparation, internships, education, training
in the construction trades, housing, and
organizational capacity building. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (j) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Hmong
American Partnership, in collaboration with
community partners, for services targeting
Minnesota communities with the highest
concentrations of Southeast Asian joblessness,
based on the most recent census tract data, to
provide employment readiness training,
credentialed training placement, job placement
and retention services, supportive services for
hard-to-employ individuals, and a general
education development fast track and adult
diploma program. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (k) $625,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for performance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
to Latino Economic Development Center
(LEDC) to provide training to hard-to-train
individuals and programs that include
technical assistance to Latino entrepreneurs
and farmers, workforce development, and
business lending. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin (l) $125,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Joyce
Preschool to provide economically challenged
individuals the jobs skills training, career
counseling, and job placement assistance
necessary to secure a child development
association credential and to have a career path
in early childhood education. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin (m) $1,500,000 the first year is from the
general fund for a grant to 30,000 Feet, a
nonprofit organization, to fund youth
apprenticeship jobs, after school programming,
and summer learning prevention loss to
increase the number of African American
youth and families served through culturally
responsive arts and technology education,
social-emotional learning, and African
American history and culture. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (n) $150,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Center for
Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT) for youth
development and job creation. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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