1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to African 
1.3 	Career, Education, and Resources, Inc., and the Organization of Liberians in 
1.4 	Minnesota.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; THE ORGANIZATION OF LIBERIANS IN 
1.7 	MINNESOTA AND AFRICAN CAREER, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES, INC.
 1.8 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
1.9 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the African 
1.10 	Career, Education, and Resource, Inc., and the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota to 
1.11 	expand their business career pathways for new Americans. Grant proceeds may be used for 
1.12 	training opportunities for participants, including entrepreneurship training; association 
1.13 	program costs, including staff costs; and work readiness training in high-demand health 
1.14 	care fields. This is a onetime appropriation.