1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the 
1.3 	YWCA of Minneapolis.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; YWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS.
 1.6 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the workforce development fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the YWCA 
1.8 	of Minneapolis to provide economically challenged individuals the jobs skills training, 
1.9 	career counseling, and job placement assistance necessary to secure a child development 
1.10 	associate credential and to have a career path in early childhood education. This amount is 
1.11 	added to the agency's base budget for this purpose.