1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; providing for community-based workforce development; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for grants to nonprofit organizations and 
1.8 	public and private nonprofit postsecondary institutions for workforce development 
1.9 	activities to increase the job skills and employability of Minnesotans from economically 
1.10 	disadvantaged communities of color in Minnesota cities with populations in excess of 
1.11 	200,000 persons. Grant funds may be used only for activities developed in cooperation 
1.12 	with community-based businesses to provide targeted education and job training for 
1.13 	occupations including but not limited to: highway heavy construction; road maintenance; 
1.14 	building and home construction, modification, and maintenance; manufacturing; health 
1.15 	care; and technology. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.