1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for Somali young adult 
1.3 	and youth job training and workforce development.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SOMALI YOUNG ADULT AND YOUTH JOB TRAINING AND 
1.6 	WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.8 	Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to the Afro American Development 
1.9 	Association for Somali young adult and youth job training and workforce development. 
1.10 	The purpose of the grant is to provide internship and mentorship opportunities to aid Somali 
1.11 	youth and young adults to build job skills and create pathways to future private and public 
1.12 	sector employment.
1.13 	(b) The Afro American Development Association may award grants for similar work 
1.14 	to organizations that demonstrate:
1.15 	(1) experience in providing job skills training and workforce development services to 
1.16 	Somali communities;
1.17 	(2) a history of successful past collaboration with culturally specific job skills training 
1.18 	and workforce development community initiatives; and
1.19 	(3) the ability to provide workforce cultural awareness programs to local units of 
1.20 	government and private sector employers.
1.21 	(c) By January 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center 
1.22 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the 
2.1 	house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over economic development that 
2.2 	details the use of grant funds. This is a onetime appropriation.