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

1.5 	Section 1. ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT 
1.6 	PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
1.8 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for the adult workforce 
1.9 	development competitive grant program. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
1.10 	until June 30, 2020. Of this amount:
1.11 	(1) $1,000,000 is for grants to organizations located in the seven-county metropolitan 
1.12 	area; and
1.13 	(2) $1,000,000 is for grants to organizations located outside of the seven-county 
1.14 	metropolitan area.
1.15 	Grants must be used for programs with workforce opportunities focused on high-wage, 
1.16 	high-demand occupations.