1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota 
1.3 	Inventors Congress.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA INVENTORS CONGRESS.
 1.6 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development to the 
1.8 	Minnesota Inventors Congress to accomplish the following:
1.9 	(1) growing direct outreach to inventors by building and expanding one-to-one 
1.10 	invention and new product development coaching services;
1.11 	(2) offering "Inventing Success Workshops" in nine key geographical areas across 
1.12 	the state;
1.13 	(3) producing a yearly national-caliber expo where inventors can exhibit their 
1.14 	inventions, get public feedback, and network with professionals who can help them take 
1.15 	their invention to market; and
1.16 	(4) collaborating with minority economic development groups to reach inventors 
1.17 	who are members of various minority communities.
1.18 	Of this amount, at least $15,000 each year is for the Minnesota Student Inventors Congress 
1.19 	and other educational programs for youth inventors.