2003 Minnesota Statutes

     116L.12 Funding mechanism. 

    Subdivision 1.    Applications.  A qualifying consortium 
 shall apply to the board in the manner specified by the board. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 8 

    Subd. 3.    Program targets.  Applications for grants 
 must describe targeted employers or types of employers and must 
 describe the specific critical work force shortage the program 
 is designed to alleviate.  Programs may be limited 
 geographically or be statewide.  The application must include 
 verification that in the process of determining that a critical 
 work force shortage exists in the target area, the applicant has:

    (1) consulted available data on worker shortages; 

    (2) conferred with other employers in the target area; and 

    (3) compared shortages in the target area with shortages at 
 the regional or statewide level. 

    Subd. 4.    Grants.  Within the limits of available 
 appropriations, the board shall make grants not to exceed 
 $400,000 each to qualifying consortia to operate local, 
 regional, or statewide training and retention programs.  Grants 
 may be made from TANF funds, general fund appropriations, and 
 any other funding sources available to the board, provided the 
 requirements of those funding sources are satisfied.  Up to 25 
 percent of a grant may be used for preemployment training.  
 Grant awards must establish specific, measurable outcomes and 
 timelines for achieving those outcomes.  

    Subd. 5.    Local match requirements.  A consortium must 
 satisfy the match requirements established in section 116L.02, 
 paragraph (a). 

    Subd. 6.    Ineligible worker categories.  Grants shall 
 not be made to alleviate shortages of physicians, physician 
 assistants, or advanced practice nurses. 

    Subd. 7. Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 8 

    HIST: 1999 c 245 art 10 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 2,3; 2002 c 
 379 art 1 s 113; 2003 c 128 art 13 s 31