1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to rural economies; appropriating money for a pilot workforce program.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PILOT WORKFORCE PROGRAM.
 1.5 	$15,000,000 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is appropriated from the general fund 
1.6 	to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Northern 
1.7 	Minnesota RuralPlex Initiative in Grand Rapids. This grant shall be used to implement 
1.8 	and operate a pilot workforce program that provides one-stop supportive services to assist 
1.9 	individuals as they transition into the workforce.