1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to jobs; creating jobs through rehabilitation and construction of affordable 
1.3 	housing and through green energy investments in public buildings; authorizing 
1.4 	nonprofit housing bonds; authorizing the sale of state bonds; establishing an 
1.5 	emergency employment development program; appropriating money;amending 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, by adding subdivisions.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	ARTICLE 1
1.9 	AFFORDABLE HOUSING

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, is amended by adding a 
1.11 	subdivision to read:
1.12 		Subd. 2a.Authorization for other purposes. The agency may issue up to 
1.13 	$190,000,000 of nonprofit housing bonds in one or more series to which the payments 
1.14 	made under this section may be pledged. The nonprofit housing bonds authorized in this 
1.15 	subdivision may be issued for the purpose of making loans, on terms and conditions the 
1.16 	agency deems appropriate, to local governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations 
1.17 	as follows: 
1.18 	(1) up to $100,000,000 to acquire land and to predesign, design, construct, renovate, 
1.19 	furnish, and equip affordable rental housing;
1.20 	(2) up to $50,000,000 for modification of existing low-income rental housing for 
1.21 	compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements; and
1.22 	(3) up to $40,000,000 to acquire vacant or foreclosed residential property, up to 
1.23 	$20,000,000 of which must be used for the purpose of making loans to a neighborhood 
1.24 	land trust authorized under section 462A.31, to acquire land for affordable housing, and 
1.25 	the remainder of which must be used to rehabilitate low-income rental housing.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.36, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 5.Appropriation for other purposes; payment. (a) The agency must certify 
2.4 	annually to the commissioner of finance the actual amount of annual debt service on each 
2.5 	series of bonds issued under subdivision 2a.
2.6 	(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2010 and through 2032, if any nonprofit housing 
2.7 	bonds issued under subdivision 2a remain outstanding, the commissioner of finance 
2.8 	must transfer to the nonprofit housing bond account established under section 462A.21, 
2.9 	subdivision 32, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $16,000,000 
2.10 	annually. The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general 
2.11 	fund to the commissioner of finance.
2.12 	(c) The agency may pledge to the payment of the nonprofit housing bonds the 
2.13 	payments to be made by the state under this section.

2.14 	Sec. 3. ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
 2.15 	Projects funded with nonprofit housing bonds under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.16 	462A.36, and with bonds authorized in section 4, must seek to improve energy efficiency 
2.17 	using current best practices and utilize, to the extent practicable, renewable energy sources 
2.18 	to generate energy used in those buildings.

2.19 	Sec. 4. PUBLIC HOUSING.
 2.20 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $200,000,000 is appropriated from the bond 
2.21 	proceeds fund to the Housing Finance Agency for loans or grants for publicly owned 
2.22 	permanent rental housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.202, subdivision 3a. 
2.23 	Eligible public housing authorities or agencies must have a public housing assessment 
2.24 	system rating of standard or above. Priority must be given to proposals that maximize 
2.25 	federal or local resources to finance the capital costs. Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, 
2.26 	applies to the amounts transferred from the date of the original appropriation.
2.27 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in subdivision 1 from 
2.28 	the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the 
2.29 	state in an amount up to $200,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
2.30 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
2.31 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

2.32 	Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.1 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

3.2 	ARTICLE 2
3.3 	GREEN ENERGY INVESTMENTS

3.4 	Section 1. FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS.
 3.5 	The commissioner of commerce or the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must 
3.6 	allocate money available for grants or loans under this article so as to maximize the use of 
3.7 	all available federal money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 
3.8 	Public Law 111-5, and any other federal stimulus money. Priority must be given to any 
3.9 	project that is leveraging federal money.

3.10 	Sec. 2. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; 
3.11 	APPROPRIATION.
 3.12 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated from the general fund to 
3.13 	the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to continue and enhance the residential 
3.14 	energy-efficiency programs and activities for Minnesota homeowners and renters.

3.15 	Sec. 3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT RENOVATIONS; 
3.16 	APPROPRIATION.
 3.17 	(a) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
3.18 	commissioner of commerce for grants to local governments and school districts to make 
3.19 	energy efficiency improvements in existing local government and school district facilities 
3.20 	through the public building enhanced energy efficiency program under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.21 	section 216C.43. These grants must be coordinated with other available financing 
3.22 	programs.
3.23 	(b) The commissioner shall prioritize lighting upgrades, energy-efficient windows, 
3.24 	energy recommissioning, and other cost-effective energy projects that are ready for 
3.25 	immediate implementation.
3.26 	(c) The commissioner may require a local government or school district, as a 
3.27 	condition of receiving a grant, to commit to implement future activities, including but not 
3.28 	limited to staff training, that are designed to create additional energy or operating savings 
3.29 	to the local government.
3.30 	(d) The commissioner shall coordinate with the Department of Education to 
3.31 	prioritize school district projects for funding under this section, consistent with the 
3.32 	principles of statewide geographic distribution of projects, optimized energy savings, and 
3.33 	an improved learning environment for schoolchildren.
4.1 	(e) As an incentive to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy the 
4.2 	commissioner shall forgive ten percent of loans made under this section.

4.3 	Sec. 4. STATE GOVERNMENT BUILDING RENOVATIONS; 
4.4 	APPROPRIATION.
 4.5 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
4.6 	commissioner of administration to continue and enhance state government building 
4.7 	energy-efficiency improvement programs and activities. $500,000 of this amount is 
4.8 	for energy-efficiency improvements to the State Capitol and State Office Building. 
4.9 	Energy-efficiency improvements to the State Capitol and State Office Building shall 
4.10 	include, but are not limited to, motion sensor detection devices for lighting, simple, 
4.11 	low-cost components, and communication of energy-saving strategies to building 
4.12 	tenants. Priority must be given to lighting upgrades, window repair and replacement 
4.13 	with energy-efficient windows, energy recommissioning, and other cost-effective energy 
4.14 	projects that are ready for immediate implementation.
4.15 	(b) In addition to other uses, funds may be used to advance public building enhanced 
4.16 	energy efficiency program projects under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.322, and for 
4.17 	grants for a portion of costs incurred by state agencies in implementing energy efficiency 
4.18 	improvements not part of that program.
4.19 	(c) Funds may be used to develop a system and procedures to set energy-reduction 
4.20 	goals for state buildings, to automate utility bill data and analysis, to develop a system for 
4.21 	reporting monthly energy use relative to these state building energy-reduction goals, and 
4.22 	to install individual metering devices for separate buildings.
4.23 	(d) The commissioner of administration may require a state agency, as a condition 
4.24 	of receiving funds under this section, to commit to implement future energy-savings 
4.25 	activities, including but not limited to staff training, that are designed to create additional 
4.26 	energy or operating savings to the state agency.

4.27 	Sec. 5. SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RENEWABLE 
4.28 	ENERGY GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 4.29 	$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
4.30 	commissioner of commerce for grants to local units of government to finance the purchase 
4.31 	and installation of renewable energy systems and geothermal heating and cooling systems 
4.32 	under the terms spelled out in 2009 S.F. No. 657, article 3, section 5.

4.33 	Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 5.1 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

5.2 	ARTICLE 3
5.3 	MINNESOTA EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT

5.4 	Section 1. CITATION.
5.5 	Sections 1 to 14 may be cited as the "Minnesota Emergency Employment 
5.6 	Development (MEED) Act of 2009."

5.7 	Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS.
5.8 		Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 1 to 14, the following terms 
5.9 	have the meanings given them.
5.10 		Subd. 2.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment 
5.11 	and economic development.
5.12 		Subd. 3.Department. "Department" means the Department of Employment and 
5.13 	Economic Development.
5.14 		Subd. 4.Eligible business. "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
5.15 		Subd. 5.Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means an eligible government 
5.16 	agency, an eligible nonprofit agency, or an eligible business.
5.17 		Subd. 6.Eligible government agency. "Eligible government agency" means a 
5.18 	county, municipality, school district, or other local governmental subdivision.
5.19 		Subd. 7.Eligible job applicant. "Eligible job applicant" means a person who:
5.20 	(1) has been a resident of this state for at least six months;
5.21 	(2) is unemployed;
5.22 	(3) has attempted to secure a nonsubsidized job by completing a comprehensive job 
5.23 	search program administered by a county or workforce service area;
5.24 	(4) is not receiving and is not eligible to receive unemployment compensation or 
5.25 	workers' compensation; and
5.26 	(5) is determined by the employment administrator to be likely to be available for 
5.27 	employment by an eligible employer for the duration of the job.
5.28 		Subd. 8.Eligible nonprofit agency. "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an 
5.29 	organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 
5.30 	501(c)(3), as amended.
5.31 		Subd. 9.Employment administrator. "Employment administrator" means the 
5.32 	administrative entity designated by the commissioner to administer the provisions of this 
5.33 	act in each workforce service area.
6.1 		Subd. 10.Household. "Household" means an individual, the individual's spouse, 
6.2 	and any person considered a dependent under sections 151 and 152 of the Internal 
6.3 	Revenue Code domiciled at the same address.
6.4 		Subd. 11.Program. "Program" means the Minnesota emergency employment 
6.5 	development program created by sections 1 to 14 consisting of temporary employment 
6.6 	projects in the government and nonprofit agencies and new permanent job creation in 
6.7 	the private sector.
6.8 		Subd. 12.Workforce service area. "Workforce service area" means an area 
6.9 	designated as a workforce service area under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.666.

6.10 	Sec. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
6.11 		Subdivision 1.Duties. The commissioner shall administer the provisions of sections 
6.12 	1 to 14. The commissioner shall:
6.13 	(1) enter into contracts with the workforce service areas within 30 days of enactment;
6.14 	(2) review the emergency employment development plan submitted by the 
6.15 	employment administrator of each workforce service area and approve satisfactory plans. 
6.16 	If an employment administrator submits an unsatisfactory plan, the department shall assist 
6.17 	the employment administrator in developing a satisfactory one;
6.18 	(3) coordinate the program with other state agencies;
6.19 	(4) coordinate administration of the program with the Minnesota family investment 
6.20 	program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;
6.21 	(5) set policy regarding disbursement of program funds;
6.22 	(6) perform general program marketing and monitoring functions; and
6.23 	(7) apply to the federal government for a waiver allowing Minnesota to use extended 
6.24 	unemployment insurance benefits for wage subsidies and to seek federal funding for 
6.25 	this program.
6.26 		Subd. 2.Enforcement. The commissioner shall ensure that all eligible employers 
6.27 	and employment administrators comply with sections 1 to 14 and all other applicable state 
6.28 	and federal laws, including those relating to:
6.29 	(1) affirmative action;
6.30 	(2) occupational health and safety standards;
6.31 	(3) environmental standards; and
6.32 	(4) fair labor practices.
6.33 		Subd. 3.Report to governor and legislature. The commissioner shall report 
6.34 	semiannually to the chairs of the standing committees of the house of representatives 
7.1 	and the senate having jurisdiction over employment and economic development issues 
7.2 	and the governor on:
7.3 	(1) the number of persons employed;
7.4 	(2) the number and type of employers under the program;
7.5 	(3) the amount of money spent in each service delivery area for wages for each type 
7.6 	of employment and each type of other expense;
7.7 	(4) the number of persons who have completed participation in the program and their 
7.8 	current employment, educational, or training status; and
7.9 	(5) any other information deemed pertinent by the commissioner.
7.10 		Subd. 4.Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement the 
7.11 	Minnesota emergency employment development program of 2009.

7.12 	Sec. 4. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AMONG WORKFORCE SERVICE AREAS.
7.13 	(a) Ninety percent of the funds available for allocation to employment administrators 
7.14 	for the program must be allocated among eligible workforce service areas. Workforce 
7.15 	service areas are eligible to receive that proportion of the funds available which equals 
7.16 	the number of unemployed persons in the workforce service area divided by the total 
7.17 	number of unemployed persons in the state for the 12-month period ending the most 
7.18 	recent March 31.
7.19 	(b) Ten percent of the funds available for allocation to employment administrators 
7.20 	under the program must be allocated at the discretion of the commissioner to employment 
7.21 	administrators:
7.22 	(1) who will maximize the use of the funds through coordination with other 
7.23 	programs and state, local, and federal agencies, through the use of matching funds or 
7.24 	through the involvement of low-income constituent groups;
7.25 	(2) who have demonstrated need beyond the allocation available under paragraph 
7.26 	(a); or 
7.27 	(3) who have demonstrated outstanding performance in job creation.

7.28 	Sec. 5. ALLOCATION WITHIN WORKFORCE SERVICE AREAS; 
7.29 	PRIORITIES.
7.30 		Subdivision 1.Among job applicants. Allocation of funds among eligible job 
7.31 	applicants within a workforce service area shall be determined by the employment 
7.32 	administrator in each workforce service area. The employment administrator shall give 
7.33 	priority to:
7.34 	(1) applicants living in households with no other income source;
8.1 	(2) applicants who would otherwise be eligible to participate in the Minnesota 
8.2 	family investment program or the diversionary work program; and
8.3 	(3) veterans as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 196.21, subdivision 2.
8.4 		Subd. 2.Among employers. The employment administrator within each workforce 
8.5 	service area shall determine allocation of funds among eligible employers within 
8.6 	a workforce service area according to the priorities in section 9. The employment 
8.7 	administrator shall give priority to funding private sector jobs to the extent that eligible 
8.8 	businesses apply for funds. No more than 50 percent of the funds may be allocated for 
8.9 	jobs with eligible government and nonprofit agencies during the biennium.

8.10 	Sec. 6. USE OF FUNDS.
8.11 	(a) Funds appropriated for the purposes of sections 1 to 14 may be used as follows:
8.12 	(1) to provide a state contribution for wages and fringe benefits for eligible job 
8.13 	applicants for a maximum of 1,040 hours over a maximum period of 26 weeks per job 
8.14 	applicant. For eligible job applicants participating in a job training program, the state 
8.15 	contribution for wages may be used for a maximum period of 26 weeks per job applicant. 
8.16 	The employer must pay at least $10 per hour to each eligible employee. The state 
8.17 	contribution for wages shall be 50 percent of the wage up to $12 per hour for each eligible 
8.18 	job applicant employed by an eligible employer. The employer may use funds from other 
8.19 	sources to provide increased wages to the applicants it employs. At least 70 percent of the 
8.20 	funds appropriated for the program must be used to pay wages for eligible job applicants;
8.21 	(2) to reimburse the department in an amount not to exceed one percent of the funds 
8.22 	appropriated for the actual cost of administering sections 1 to 14;
8.23 	(3) to reimburse the employment administrators in an amount not to exceed 14 
8.24 	percent of the funds appropriated for the actual cost of program operations. Of the 14 
8.25 	percent, no more than ten percent may be used for administrative costs for workforce 
8.26 	service areas as defined under the Workforce Investment Act. The commissioner and 
8.27 	the employment administrators shall reallocate funds from other sources to cover the 
8.28 	administrative costs of this program whenever possible;
8.29 	(4) to provide child care services or subsidies to applicants employed under sections 
8.30 	1 to 14;
8.31 	(5) to provide workers' compensation coverage to applicants employed by 
8.32 	government or nonprofit agencies under sections 1 to 14;
8.33 	(6) to provide job search assistance, labor market orientation, job seeking skills, 
8.34 	and referral for other services; and
9.1 	(7) to purchase supplies and materials for projects creating permanent improvements 
9.2 	to public property in an amount not to exceed one percent of the funds appropriated.
9.3 	(b) Any funds allocated to the workforce service area for which there is no spending 
9.4 	plan approved by the commissioner or which are significantly underspent in the reporting 
9.5 	period shall cancel back to the Minnesota emergency employment development account 
9.6 	and must be reallocated by the commissioner to other employment administrators.

9.7 	Sec. 7. EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATORS; POWERS AND DUTIES.
9.8 		Subdivision 1.In general. The employment administrator for each workforce 
9.9 	service area has the powers and duties given in this section and any additional duties 
9.10 	given by the commissioner.
9.11 		Subd. 2.Employment plan. Each employment administrator shall develop an 
9.12 	emergency employment development plan for the workforce service area under guidelines 
9.13 	developed by the commissioner and submit it to the commissioner within the period 
9.14 	allowed by the commissioner. To the extent feasible, the employment administrator shall 
9.15 	seek input from potential eligible employers and the public.
9.16 		Subd. 3.Outreach. Each employment administrator shall publicize the program 
9.17 	within the workforce service area to seek maximum participation by eligible job applicants 
9.18 	and employers.
9.19 		Subd. 4.Contracts. Each employment administrator shall enter into contracts with 
9.20 	eligible employers setting forth the terms of their participation in the program as required 
9.21 	by sections 1 to 14.
9.22 		Subd. 5.Screening and coordination. Each employment administrator shall screen 
9.23 	job applicants and employers to achieve the best possible placement of eligible job 
9.24 	applicants with eligible employers.
9.25 		Subd. 6.Eligible job applicant priority lists. Each employment administrator 
9.26 	shall maintain a list of eligible job applicants unable to secure employment under the 
9.27 	program at the time of application. The list shall prioritize eligible job applicants pursuant 
9.28 	to section 5, subdivision 1, and shall be used to fill jobs with eligible employers as they 
9.29 	become available.
9.30 		Subd. 7.Coordination of education and training programs. Each employment 
9.31 	administrator shall cooperate with local educational and training institutions to coordinate 
9.32 	and publicize the availability of their resources to assure that applicants may receive 
9.33 	training needed before or while employed in jobs which are available under the program.
10.1 		Subd. 8.Materials. Each employment administrator may disburse funds not to 
10.2 	exceed one percent of the amount allocated to the service delivery area for the purchase of 
10.3 	supplies and materials for projects creating permanent improvements to public property.

10.4 	Sec. 8. ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCY 
10.5 	EMPLOYMENT.
10.6 	A government or nonprofit agency is an eligible employer with respect to temporary 
10.7 	employment projects that are determined by the employment administrator to have 
10.8 	long-term benefit to or are needed by the community including, but not limited to, jobs 
10.9 	in permanent public improvement projects, residential or public building weatherization 
10.10 	projects, reforestation projects, mineland reclamation projects, planting or tree trimming 
10.11 	projects, soil conservation projects, natural resource development projects, and community 
10.12 	social service programs such as child care and home health care.

10.13 	Sec. 9. BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT.
10.14 		Subdivision 1.Eligible businesses. A business employer is an eligible employer 
10.15 	if it enters into a written contract with the employment administrator in its workforce 
10.16 	service area containing assurances that:
10.17 	(1) funds received by a business shall be used only as permitted under sections 1 
10.18 	to 14;
10.19 	(2) the business has submitted a plan to the employment administrator:
10.20 	(i) describing the duties and proposed compensation of each employee proposed to 
10.21 	be hired under the program; and
10.22 	(ii) demonstrating that, with the funds provided under sections 1 to 14, the business 
10.23 	is likely to succeed and continue to employ persons hired under the program;
10.24 	(3) the business will use funds exclusively for compensation and fringe benefits of 
10.25 	eligible job applicants and will provide employees hired with these funds with fringe 
10.26 	benefits and other terms and conditions of employment comparable to those provided to 
10.27 	other employees of the business who do comparable work;
10.28 	(4) the funds are necessary to allow the business to begin, or to employ additional 
10.29 	people, but not to fill positions which would be filled even in the absence of funds from 
10.30 	this program;
10.31 	(5) the business will cooperate with the commissioner and the employment 
10.32 	administrator in collecting data to assess the result of the program; and 
10.33 	(6) the business is in compliance with all applicable affirmative action, fair labor, 
10.34 	health, safety, and environmental standards.
11.1 		Subd. 2.Priorities. In allocating funds among eligible businesses, the employment 
11.2 	administrator shall give priority to businesses which best satisfy the following criteria:
11.3 	(1) have a high potential for growth and long-term job creation;
11.4 	(2) are labor intensive;
11.5 	(3) meet the definition of a small business as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.6 	645.445;
11.7 	(4) make high use of local and Minnesota resources;
11.8 	(5) are under ownership of women and minorities;
11.9 	(6) make extensive use of new technology;
11.10 	(7) produce energy conserving materials or services or are involved in development 
11.11 	of renewable sources of energy; and 
11.12 	(8) have their primary place of business in Minnesota.
11.13 		Subd. 3.Employer accountability. (a) A business receiving funds under this 
11.14 	program is expected to retain employees at least six months beyond the initial six-month 
11.15 	subsidized period. In the event an employer terminates participation in the subsidy 
11.16 	program during the initial six-month subsidy phase for any participant, the employer shall 
11.17 	pay back 20 percent of the subsidies received to date. In the event an employer has not 
11.18 	retained a participant at least 90 days beyond the subsidy phase, the employer shall pay 
11.19 	back 20 percent of the wage subsidies received. In the event a business employer has 
11.20 	retained a participant 180 days beyond the subsidy period, a business employer will be 
11.21 	eligible for a bonus equivalent to $2 per hour for the hours the participant worked during 
11.22 	those 180 days.
11.23 	(b) If an employer dismisses an employee for good cause or the employee chooses to 
11.24 	leave the position and the employer works in good faith with the program administrator 
11.25 	to employ and train another person referred by the employment administrator, the 
11.26 	accountability conditions shall apply as if the original participant had fulfilled the 
11.27 	employment timeline.

11.28 	Sec. 10. MINNESOTA EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT 
11.29 	ACCOUNT.
11.30 	The Minnesota emergency employment development account is created in the state 
11.31 	treasury. All payments from businesses under section 9 shall be deposited in this account, 
11.32 	and all funds in the account are appropriated to the commissioner of employment and 
11.33 	economic development for the purpose of making disbursements pursuant to section 6.

11.34 	Sec. 11. WORKER DISPLACEMENT PROHIBITED.
12.1 		Subdivision 1.Layoffs; work reductions. An eligible employer may not terminate, 
12.2 	lay off, or reduce the working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual 
12.3 	with funds available under sections 1 to 14.
12.4 		Subd. 2.Hiring during layoffs. An eligible employer may not hire an individual 
12.5 	with funds available under sections 1 to 14 if any other person has been laid off from the 
12.6 	same or a substantially equivalent job within the previous six months.
12.7 		Subd. 3.Employer certification. In order to qualify as an eligible employer, a 
12.8 	government or nonprofit agency or business must certify to the employment administrator 
12.9 	that each job created and funded under sections 1 to 14:
12.10 	(1) will result in an increase in employment opportunities over those which would 
12.11 	otherwise be available;
12.12 	(2) will not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including 
12.13 	partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
12.14 	employment benefits; and 
12.15 	(3) will not impair existing contracts for service or result in the substitution of 
12.16 	program funds for other funds in connection with work that would otherwise be performed.

12.17 	Sec. 12. TERMINATION; NOTIFICATION.
12.18 	(a) On the date the program is terminated, any balance remaining in the Minnesota 
12.19 	emergency employment development account established under section 10 shall cancel 
12.20 	to the general fund. Any payments received under section 10 on or after that date shall 
12.21 	be deposited in the general fund.
12.22 	(b) The commissioner shall immediately terminate the Minnesota emergency 
12.23 	employment development program if and when none of the money appropriated under 
12.24 	section 14 remains.

12.25 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATION.
 12.26 	$120,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner for 
12.27 	deposit in the Minnesota emergency employment development account each year in the 
12.28 	2010-2011 biennium for the Minnesota Emergency Employment Development (MEED) 
12.29 	Act of 2009. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year does not 
12.30 	cancel and is available until expended.

12.31 	Sec. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 12.32 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.