1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for apprenticeship 
1.3 	preparation programming.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to Building Strong Communities, 
1.8 	Inc. for a statewide apprenticeship readiness program to prepare women, BIPOC community 
1.9 	members, and veterans to enter the building and construction trades.