HF 718

12/27/24   REVISOR  SS/CH  25-01527
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.  718
02/13/2025     Authored by Zeleznikar, Frazier and Xiong
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Hired.
1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.4Section 1. APPROPRIATION; HIRED.
1.5$700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $700,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
1.6workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development
1.7for a grant to Hired to support their workforce development programming and services.
1.8Grant proceeds may be used to expand their career pathway job training and placement
1.9program that connects lower-skilled job seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in
1.10high-growth sectors. Grant proceeds may also be used to create services for low-income
1.11Minnesotans designed to increase job retention and create a more stable workforce for
1.12employers by offering a continuum of employment coaching, navigation, and support
1.13services to economically disadvantaged employees. These are onetime appropriations.
Section 1.  1