1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for the pathway to the 
1.3 	preservation trades program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PATHWAY TO PRESERVATION TRADES.
 1.6 	$685,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Northern Bedrock 
1.8 	Historic Preservation Corps for the pathway to the preservation trades program for 
1.9 	recruitment of corps members, engagement of technical specialists, development of a 
1.10 	certificate program, and skill development in historic preservation for youth ages 18 to 25. 
1.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.