1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to employment; requiring a plan for locating 
  1.3             workforce centers on state college and university 
  1.4             campuses. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [WORKFORCE CENTER LOCATIONS.] 
  1.7      The commissioner of the department of administration shall 
  1.8   assist the commissioner of economic security and the board of 
  1.9   trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities system 
  1.10  to develop and report to the legislature by January 15, 2001, on 
  1.11  a ten-year plan for the location of workforce centers on 
  1.12  Minnesota college and university campuses.  
  1.13     The plan must identify space requirements, current 
  1.14  workforce center lease expiration dates, and the campuses that 
  1.15  can immediately accommodate workforce centers, and recommend 
  1.16  timelines for colocating workforce centers with Minnesota state 
  1.17  colleges and universities system facilities.  
  1.18     If additional space would be required to accommodate the 
  1.19  workforce center, the plan must outline alternative capital 
  1.20  financing mechanisms, including private build-lease.