1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to jobs; awarding grants for the summer youth employment program; 
1.3 	appropriating money to the city of Minneapolis.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,200,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2013 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic 
1.8 	development for a grant to the city of Minneapolis for grants to fund summer youth 
1.9 	employment in Minneapolis. The grants shall be used to fund up to 500 jobs for youth 
1.10 	each summer. Of this appropriation, $300,000 each year is available for a grant to the 
1.11 	learn-to-earn summer youth employment program. The commissioner shall establish 
1.12 	criteria for awarding the grants within the city of Minneapolis. This appropriation is 
1.13 	available until spent.