SF 4816

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/12/2024 09:01am

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants for meat cutting
and butchery training.

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

Section 1. new text begin MEAT CUTTING GRANTS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $375,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the workforce development fund
to the commissioner of employment and economic development to provide grants to
secondary career and technical education programs for the purpose of offering instruction
in meat cutting and butchery. This is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance does not cancel at the end of fiscal
year 2024 and is available in fiscal year 2025. Grants may be used for costs, including but
not limited to:
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new text begin (1) equipment required for a meat cutting program;
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new text begin (2) facility renovation to accommodate meat cutting; and
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new text begin (3) training faculty to teach the fundamentals of meat processing.
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new text begin (b) A grant recipient may be awarded a grant of up to $75,000 and may use up to ten
percent of the grant for faculty training.
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new text begin (c) Priority may be given to applicants who are coordinating with meat cutting and
butchery programs at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions or with local
industry partners.
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new text begin (d) By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance, education
finance, and workforce development finance a list of the grants made under this section by
county and note the number and amount of grant requests not fulfilled. The report may
include additional information as determined by the commissioner, including but not limited
to information regarding the outcomes produced by these grants. If additional grants are
awarded under this section that were not covered in the report due by January 15, 2025, the
commissioner must submit an additional report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance, education finance,
and workforce development finance regarding all grants issued under this section by
November 1, 2025.
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new text begin (e) The Department of Employment and Economic Development may enter into an
interagency agreement with the Department of Agriculture, including agreements to transfer
funds, to administer the program.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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