SF 2817

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/11/2019 08:43am

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; mandating a biannual inventory of workforce
development programs; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116L.35] INVENTORY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.
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new text begin (a) By January 15, 2020, and by January 15 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the
commissioner of employment and economic development must submit a report to the chairs
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce development that provides
an inventory of all workforce development programs either provided by or overseen by any
agency of the state of Minnesota.
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new text begin (b) Programs related to workforce development that must be included in the report
include those that:
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new text begin (1) receive federal funds or state funds;
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new text begin (2) provide assistance to either businesses or individuals; or
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new text begin (3) support internships, apprenticeships, career and technical education, or any form of
employment training.
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new text begin (c) For each workforce development program, the report must include, at a minimum,
the following information:
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new text begin (1) details of program costs;
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new text begin (2) the number of staff, both within the department and any outside organization;
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new text begin (3) the number of program participants;
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new text begin (4) the demographic information including but not limited to race, age, gender, and
income of program participants;
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new text begin (5) a list of any and all subgrantees receiving funds from the program, as well as the
amount of funding received;
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new text begin (6) information about other sources of funding including other public or private funding
or in-kind donations;
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new text begin (7) a short description of what each program does; and
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new text begin (8) to the extent practical, quantifiable measures of program success.
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new text begin (d) In addition to the information required under paragraph (c), a program related to
workforce development under paragraph (b) that requests an increase in state funding over
the previous biennium must provide the following:
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new text begin (1) detailed information regarding the need for increased funds; and
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new text begin (2) the planned uses of the increased funds.
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new text begin (e) A program related to workforce development under paragraph (b) is ineligible for
state funding in the following biennium if it does not submit the information required under
paragraph (c).
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for the report in section 1.
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