2006 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    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 8]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. A portion 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    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 9 art 6 s 8]
History: 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; 2006 c 281 art 4 s 8