1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for transition and 
1.3 	employment services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind individuals.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT 
1.6 	SERVICES FOR DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND INDIVIDUALS.
 1.7 	(a) $360,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $360,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic 
1.9 	development for a grant to Intermediate School District No. 287 for the purpose of 
1.10 	providing specialized culturally and linguistically appropriate transition services that lead 
1.11 	to employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students.
1.12 	(b) $300,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the workforce 
1.13 	development fund and $100,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2015 from 
1.14 	the general fund are appropriated to the commissioner of employment and economic 
1.15 	development for a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.03, to Rise, Inc., for the 
1.16 	purpose of providing employment services for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
1.17 	(c) $50,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from 
1.18 	the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic 
1.19 	development for a statewide pilot training program to provide specialized culturally 
1.20 	and linguistically appropriate transition services that lead to employment for deaf, 
1.21 	hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students.