1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to economic development; changing the 
  1.3             requirements for a study of job-training programs; 
  1.4             amending Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section 
  1.5             33, by adding subdivisions. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section 33, 
  1.8   is amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [WAGE RATE STUDY.] The commissioners must 
  1.10  identify which of the job-training programs studied: 
  1.11     (1) produced jobs paying at least 120 percent of the 
  1.12  federal poverty level initially; 
  1.13     (2) produced jobs paying at least a livable wage initially; 
  1.14     (3) produced jobs where the employees were either retained 
  1.15  for at least five years or advanced; and 
  1.16     (4) produced jobs which led to further advancement by 
  1.17  program participants. 
  1.18     Sec. 2.  Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section 33, is 
  1.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.20     Subd. 5.  [BREAKDOWN OF INFORMATION.] The commissioners 
  1.21  shall report the information required by this section separately 
  1.22  for each of the following groups:  men, women, Blacks, Native 
  1.23  Americans, Hispanics, Asians, persons under 25, persons between 
  1.24  25 and 45, and persons over 45. 
  1.25     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.1      Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
  2.2   enactment.