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HF 15

Minnesota House•Introduced

Summary

HF 15, “Workforce and labor finance bill”, was introduced in the House on Jun 9, 2025 by Rep. Dave Pinto (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Jun 9, 2025: Introduction and first reading.

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HF 15 has 1 co-sponsor.

hf15/introduced.txt
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This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  SPECIAL SESSION
  H. F. No.        15
06/09/2025     Authored by Pinto and Baker
  The bill was read for the first time
A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a biennial budget for jobs, labor, and
economic development; appropriating money for the Department of Employment
and Economic Development, Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of
Mediation Services, Explore Minnesota, and Workers' Compensation Court of
Appeals; modifying economic development policy; making labor and industry
policy changes; transferring money; canceling and modifying prior appropriations;
modifying fees; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
116J.431, subdivision 2; 116J.659, subdivisions 4, 5; 116J.8733, subdivision 4;
116J.8752, subdivision 2; 116L.03, subdivision 2; 116L.04, subdivisions 1, 1a;
116L.05, subdivision 5; 116L.562, subdivisions 1, 3; 116L.665, subdivision 2;
116L.90; 116L.98, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 116M.18, subdivision 3; 116U.05; 116U.06;
116U.15; 116U.30; 116U.35; 177.253, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
177.254, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 5; 181.211,
subdivisions 7, 8; 181.725, by adding a subdivision; 181.9447, subdivisions 2, 3,
4; 181.9448, subdivision 1; 248.07, subdivisions 7, 8; 268.184, subdivision 1;
268B.14, subdivision 7; 326B.0981, subdivision 4; 326B.103, by adding
subdivisions; 326B.184, subdivisions 1a, 2; 326B.31, subdivision 29; 326B.33,
subdivision 21; 326B.37, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision;
326B.43, by adding a subdivision; 326B.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 326B.986,
subdivision 9; 327.31, subdivision 6; 327.32, subdivisions 1a, 1e, 7; 327.33,
subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, by adding subdivisions; 327B.04, subdivision 7a;
327B.041; 327B.05, subdivision 1; 469.54, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 53,
article 15, section 33, subdivision 4, as amended; article 18, sections 2, subdivisions
1, 4; 3, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; article 20, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3,
as amended; article 21, section 7, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 15,
section 30; Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 3; 4; Laws
2024, chapter 127, article 14, section 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 116J; 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116L.35;
116L.98, subdivision 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
APPROPRIATIONS; JOBS
Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
Article 1 Section 1.  1
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      (a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
  agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
  general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
  each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations
  listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027,
  respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The
  biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
      (b) If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2025 regular or
  special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   200,415,000 $     156,201,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  92,602,000     87,024,000
 Family and Medical
 Benefit Insurance  40,544,000      5,000,000
 Remediation  700,000        700,000
 Workforce
 Development  66,569,000     63,477,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 Subd. 2. Business and Community Development  50,693,000  44,345,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  48,393,000     42,045,000
 Remediation  700,000        700,000
 Workforce
 Development  1,600,000      1,600,000
 (a) $2,287,000 each year is for the greater
 Minnesota business development public
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  infrastructure grant program under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2029.
  (b) $350,000 each year is for the
  administration of the Energy Transition Office
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.5491.
  (c) $500,000 each year is for grants to small
  business development centers under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 116J.68. Money made
 available under this paragraph may be used to
 match funds under the federal Small Business
 Development Center (SBDC) program under
 United States Code, title 15, section 648, to
 provide consulting and technical services or
 to build additional SBDC network capacity to
 serve entrepreneurs and small businesses.
 (d) $2,725,000 each year is for the small
 business assistance partnerships program
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.682.
 All grant awards shall be for two consecutive
 years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
 The department may use up to five percent of
 the appropriation for administrative purposes.
 The base for this appropriation is $1,725,000
 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (e) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated
 site cleanup and development grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
 116J.558. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2029. The base for this appropriation
 is $1,022,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
 thereafter.
 (f) $700,000 each year is from the remediation
 fund for contaminated site cleanup and
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  development grants under Minnesota Statutes,
  sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
  (g) $139,000 each year is for the Center for
  Rural Policy and Development.
  (h) $25,000 each year is for the administration
  of state aid for the Destination Medical Center
  Corporation under Minnesota Statutes,
  sections 469.40 to 469.47.
 (i) $710,000 the first year and $711,000 the
 second year are for the host community
 economic development program established
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548. The
 base for this appropriation is $875,000 in fiscal
 year 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (j)(1) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to
 local communities to increase the number of
 quality child care providers to support
 economic development. Fifty percent of grant
 funds must go to communities located outside
 the seven-county metropolitan area as defined
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
 subdivision 2.
 (2) Grant recipients must obtain a 50 percent
 nonstate match to grant funds in either cash
 or in-kind contribution, unless the
 commissioner waives the requirement. Grant
 funds available under this paragraph must be
 used to implement projects to reduce the child
 care shortage in the state, including but not
 limited to funding for child care business
 start-ups or expansion, training, facility
 modifications, direct subsidies or incentives
 to retain employees, or improvements required
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  for licensing, and assistance with licensing
  and other regulatory requirements. In awarding
  grants, the commissioner must give priority
  to communities that have demonstrated a
  shortage of child care providers.
  (3) Within one year of receiving grant funds,
  grant recipients must report to the
  commissioner on the outcomes of the grant
  program, including but not limited to the
 number of new providers, the number of
 additional child care provider jobs created, the
 number of additional child care slots, and the
 amount of cash and in-kind local funds
 invested. Within one month of all grant
 recipients reporting on program outcomes, the
 commissioner must report the grant recipients'
 outcomes to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over early learning and child care
 and economic development.
 (k) $500,000 each year is for the Office of
 Child Care Community Partnerships. Of this
 amount:
 (1) $450,000 each year is for administration
 of the Office of Child Care Community
 Partnerships; and
 (2) $50,000 each year is for the Labor Market
 Information Office to conduct research and
 analysis related to the child care industry.
 (l) $1,000,000 each year is for grants in equal
 amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative
 Foundations. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2029. The Minnesota Initiative
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  Foundations must use grant money under this
  paragraph to:
  (1) facilitate planning processes for rural
  communities resulting in a community solution
  action plan that guides decision making to
  sustain and increase the supply of quality child
  care in the region to support economic
  development;
  (2) engage the private sector to invest local
 resources to support the community solution
 action plan and ensure quality child care is a
 vital component of additional regional
 economic development planning processes;
 (3) provide locally based training and technical
 assistance to rural child care business owners
 individually or through a learning cohort.
 Access to financial and business development
 assistance must prepare child care businesses
 for quality engagement and improvement by
 stabilizing operations, leveraging funding from
 other sources, and fostering business acumen
 that allows child care businesses to plan for
 and afford the cost of providing quality child
 care; and
 (4) recruit child care programs to participate
 in quality rating and improvement
 measurement programs. The Minnesota
 Initiative Foundations must work with local
 partners to provide low-cost training,
 professional development opportunities, and
 continuing education curricula. The Minnesota
 Initiative Foundations must fund through local
 partners an enhanced level of coaching to rural
 child care providers to obtain a quality rating
 through measurement programs.
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  (m) $4,954,000 the first year and $4,955,000
  the second year are for the Minnesota job
  creation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the
  commissioner of employment and economic
  development may use up to three percent for
  administrative expenses. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2029. The base for
  this appropriation is $5,600,000 in fiscal year
 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (n) $12,370,000 each year is for the Minnesota
 investment fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.8731. Of this amount, the
 commissioner of employment and economic
 development may use up to three percent for
 administration and monitoring of the program.
 This appropriation is available until June 30,
 2029. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.8731, money appropriated to the
 commissioner for the Minnesota investment
 fund may be used for the redevelopment
 program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at the discretion of
 the commissioner. Grants under this paragraph
 are not subject to the grant amount limitation
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
 (o) $1,246,000 each year is for the
 redevelopment program under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761.
 (p) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Upper Minnesota Film Office.
 (q) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota
 job skills partnership program under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
 116L.17. If the appropriation for either year
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  is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
  year is available. This appropriation is
  available until June 30, 2029.
  (r) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for jobs training grants
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.41.
  (s) $250,000 each year is for the publication,
  dissemination, and use of labor market
  information under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.401.
 (t) $750,000 each year is for the CanNavigate
 program established under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.6595. Of this amount, up to four
 percent may be used for administrative
 purposes. Any unencumbered balances
 remaining in the first year do not cancel but
 are available for the second year.
 (u) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 MNSBIR, Inc., for support of the small
 business research and development goals
 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.222.
 This appropriation is onetime and is available
 until June 30, 2027.
 The purpose of the grant is to support moving
 scientific excellence and technological
 innovation from the lab to the market for
 startups and small businesses by securing
 federal research and development funding to
 build a strong innovation economy and
 stimulate the creation of novel products,
 services, and solutions; strengthening the role
 of startups and small businesses in meeting
 federal research and development needs;
 increasing the commercial application of
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  federally supported research results; and
  developing and increasing the Minnesota
  workforce, especially by fostering and
  encouraging participation by small businesses
  owned by people who are Black, Indigenous,
  People of Color, and women.
  MNSBIR, Inc. shall use grant money to
  become the federal research and development
  dedicated resource for Minnesota small
 businesses to support research and
 commercialization of novel ideas, concepts,
 and projects to develop cutting-edge products
 and services for worldwide economic impact.
 Grant money shall be used to:
 (1) assist startups and small businesses in
 securing federal research and development
 funding including the small business
 innovation research and small business
 technology transfer programs;
 (2) support technology transfer and
 commercialization from the University of
 Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and federal
 laboratories;
 (3) collaborate with corporate venture groups
 and large businesses nationally;
 (4) conduct statewide outreach, education, and
 training on federal rules, regulations, and
 requirements;
 (5) assist with scientific and technical writing;
 (6) help manage federal grants and contracts;
 and
 (7) support cost accounting and federal
 sole-source procurement opportunities.
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  (v) $5,523,000 the first year is for the
  PROMISE grant program. This appropriation
  is available until June 30, 2029. Of this
  amount:
  (1) $1,105,000 the first year is for grants in
  equal amounts to each of the Minnesota
  Initiative Foundations to serve businesses in
  greater Minnesota. Of this amount, $88,000
  is for grants to businesses with less than
 $100,000 in revenue the prior year; and
 (2) $4,418,000 the first year is for grants to
 the Neighborhood Development Center. Of
 this amount, the following amounts are
 designated for the following areas:
 (i) $1,105,000 the first year is for North
 Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, and
 other Northside neighborhoods. Of this
 amount, $88,000 is for grants to businesses
 with less than $100,000 in revenue in the prior
 year;
 (ii) $1,105,000 the first year is for South
 Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago,
 Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors.
 Of this amount, $88,000 is for grants to
 businesses with less than $100,000 in revenue
 in the prior year;
 (iii) $1,104,000 the first year is for St. Paul's
 University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other
 St. Paul neighborhoods. Of this amount,
 $88,000 is for grants to businesses with less
 than $100,000 in revenue in the prior year;
 and
 (iv) $1,104,000 the first year is for grants to
 businesses in the counties of Anoka, Carver,
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  Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and
  Washington, excluding the cities of
  Minneapolis and St. Paul.
  The base for this appropriation is $1,402,000
  in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.
  Of this amount, $281,000 each year is for the
  purposes of clause (1); $1,121,000 each year
  is for the purposes of clause (2); $281,000
  each year is for the purposes of clause (2),
 item (i); $280,000 each year is for the purposes
 of clause (2), item (ii); $280,000 each year is
 for the purposes of clause (2), item (iii); and
 $280,000 each year is for the purposes of
 clause (2), item (iv).
 (w) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) to
 support small business programs, including
 training, lending, business services, and real
 estate initiatives. Money may be used to assist
 organizations outside of the seven-county
 metropolitan area with technical assistance
 and grants to help implement elements of
 NDC's small business support model; provide
 one-on-one technical assistance for
 entrepreneurs; and support the operations and
 marketing of a cybersecurity center. This is a
 onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered
 balance remaining at the end of the first year
 does not cancel and is available for use in the
 second year.
 (x) $627,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Community and Economic Development
 Associates (CEDA) to provide funding for
 economic development technical assistance
 and economic development project grants to
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  small communities across rural Minnesota and
  for CEDA to design, implement, market, and
  administer specific types of basic community
  and economic development programs tailored
  to individual community needs. Technical
  assistance grants shall be based on need and
  given to communities that are otherwise
  unable to afford these services. Of the amount
  appropriated, up to $270,000 may be used for
 economic development project implementation
 in conjunction with the technical assistance
 received. This is a onetime appropriation. Any
 unencumbered balance remaining at the end
 of the first year does not cancel but is available
 the second year.
 (y) $200,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 African Development Center for
 capacity-building initiatives to support small
 business growth and sustainability. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 (z) $250,000 each year is for a grant to
 Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. to directly invest
 in Minnesota manufacturers under the Made
 in Minnesota program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116O.115. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (aa) $250,000 each year is for a grant to
 Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., to reach and
 deliver talent, leadership, employee retention,
 continuous improvement, strategy, quality
 management systems, revenue growth, and
 manufacturing peer-to-peer advisory services
 to small manufacturing companies employing
 250 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
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  and for operations of Enterprise Minnesota.
  This is a onetime appropriation. No later than
  February 1, 2026, and February 1, 2027,
  Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. must provide a
  report to the chairs and ranking minority
  members of the legislative committees with
  jurisdiction over economic development that
  includes:
  (1) the amount of money awarded during the
 past 12 months;
 (2) the estimated financial impact of the
 money awarded to each company receiving
 service under the program;
 (3) the actual financial impact of the money
 awarded during the past 24 months; and
 (4) the total amount of federal money
 leveraged from the Manufacturing Extension
 Partnership at the United States Department
 of Commerce.
 (bb) $250,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Coalition of Asian American Leaders to
 support outreach, training, technical assistance,
 peer network development, and direct financial
 assistance targeted to Asian Minnesotan
 women entrepreneurs and Asian-owned
 businesses. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2028.
 (cc) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to
 WomenVenture to support child care providers
 through business training and shared services
 programs and to create materials that may be
 used, at no cost to child care providers, for
 start-up, expansion, and operation of child care
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  businesses statewide, with the goal of helping
  new and existing child care businesses in
  underserved areas of the state become
  profitable and sustainable.
  Of this amount, up to five percent may be used
  for WomenVenture's technical assistance and
  administrative costs. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2028.
 By December 15, 2028, WomenVenture must
 submit a report to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over agriculture
 and employment and economic development.
 The report must include a summary of the uses
 of the appropriation, including the amount of
 the appropriation used for administration. The
 report must also provide a breakdown of the
 amount of funding used for loans, forgivable
 loans, and grants; information about the terms
 of the loans issued; a discussion of how money
 from repaid loans will be used; the number of
 entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of
 how many entrepreneurs received assistance
 in each county.
 (dd) $250,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Latino Economic Development Center to
 assist, support, finance, and launch
 microentrepreneurs by delivering training,
 workshops, and one-on-one consultations to
 businesses; and to guide prospective
 entrepreneurs in their start-up process by
 introducing them to key business concepts,
 including business start-up readiness. Grant
 proceeds must be used to offer workshops on
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  a variety of topics throughout the year,
  including finance, customer service,
  food-handler training, and food-safety
  certification. Grant proceeds may also be used
  to provide lending to business startups. This
  is a onetime appropriation and is available
  until June 30, 2027.
  (ee) $150,000 each year is for a grant to
  Isuroon for the following:
 (1) providing loans to microbusinesses to
 promote entrepreneurship and economic
 growth in underserved communities;
 (2) awarding grants to microbusinesses to
 support start-up costs, capacity building, and
 business sustainability;
 (3) delivering technical assistance and training
 to entrepreneurs, including support for
 business operations, financial management,
 and development strategies; and
 (4) establishing and operating a business
 incubator program to support microbusinesses
 with shared resources, mentorship, and access
 to professional networks.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 Subd. 3. Workforce Development Services  47,715,000   44,623,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  6,742,000      6,742,000
 Workforce
 Development  40,973,000     37,881,000
 (a) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for rural career counseling
 coordinators in the workforce service areas
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  and for the purposes specified under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
  (b) $750,000 each year is for the women and
  high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs
  grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five
  percent is for administration and monitoring
  of the program.
  (c) $1,117,000 each year from the general fund
 and $8,033,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the pathways to
 prosperity competitive grant program. Of this
 amount, up to five percent is for administration
 and monitoring of the program. The base for
 this appropriation is $2,546,000 from the
 general fund and $4,604,000 from the
 workforce development fund in fiscal year
 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (d) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for current Minnesota
 affiliates of OIC of America, Inc. This
 appropriation shall be divided equally among
 the eligible centers.
 (e) $1,000,000 each year is for competitive
 grants to organizations providing services to
 relieve economic disparities in the Southeast
 Asian community through workforce
 recruitment, development, job creation,
 assistance of smaller organizations to increase
 capacity, and outreach. Of this amount, up to
 five percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the program.
 (f) $1,000,000 each year from the general fund
 and $750,000 each year from the workforce
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  development fund are for a competitive grant
  program to provide grants to organizations
  that provide support services for individuals,
  such as job training, employment preparation,
  internships, job assistance to parents, financial
  literacy, academic and behavioral interventions
  for low-performing students, and youth
  intervention. Grants made under this paragraph
  must focus on low-income communities,
 young adults from families with a history of
 intergenerational poverty, and communities
 of color. Of this amount, up to five percent is
 for administration and monitoring of the
 program. The base for this appropriation is
 $1,000,000 from the general fund and $0 from
 the workforce development fund in fiscal year
 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (g) $750,000 each year from the general fund
 and $4,348,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the youth-at-work
 competitive grant program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this amount,
 up to five percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the youth workforce
 development competitive grant program. All
 grant awards shall be for two consecutive
 years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
 The base for this appropriation is $750,000
 from the general fund and $3,348,000 from
 the workforce development fund in fiscal year
 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (h) $1,000,000 each year is from the
 workforce development fund for the
 youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.
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  (i) $4,050,000 each year is from the workforce
  development fund for the Minnesota youth
  program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
  116L.56 and 116L.561.
  (j) $25,000 each year is for a grant to the
  University of Minnesota Tourism Center for
  ongoing system maintenance, management,
  and content updates of an online hospitality
  training program in partnership with Explore
 Minnesota Tourism. This training program
 must be made available at no cost to
 Minnesota residents in an effort to address
 critical workforce shortages in the hospitality
 and tourism industries and assist in career
 development. The grant provided under this
 paragraph is not subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116L.98. By January 30 each year, the
 University of Minnesota Tourism Center must
 submit a report to the commissioner of
 employment and economic development and
 to the chairs and ranking minority members
 of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over workforce development and policy. The
 report must include an accurate and detailed
 account of the program, the program's
 outcomes, and the program's revenues and
 expenses, including the use of all state money
 appropriated in this paragraph.
 (k) $150,000 each year is for prevailing wage
 staff under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.871, subdivision 2.
 (l) $750,000 each year is for the Office of New
 Americans under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.4231.
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  (m) $250,000 each year is for the CanTrain
  program established under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116L.90. Of this amount, up to four
  percent may be used for administrative
  purposes. The base for this appropriation is
  $750,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
  thereafter.
  (n) $250,000 each year is for a grant to
  Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la
 Acción Latina (COPAL) for capacity building,
 career planning, GED attainment classes,
 educational resources and materials, health
 resources, training programs, and job
 navigation for adult individuals. Funds may
 also be used for programming, including but
 not limited to driver's license exams, certified
 nursing assistant (CNA) certification,
 computer classes, solar panel trainings, tax
 preparation trainings, and workshops for work
 readiness and finance. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (o) $450,000 each year is for grants to
 Minnesota Diversified Industries to provide
 inclusive employment opportunities and
 services for people with disabilities. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (p) $150,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to All Square
 of Minnesota. The grant shall be used to
 support the operations of All Square's
 workforce development programs that operate
 in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and
 correctional facilities in Shakopee, Faribault,
 Lino Lakes, Rush City, and Moose Lake to
 assist Minnesotans who are incarcerated,
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  formerly incarcerated, or directly impacted by
  the existence of a criminal record in
  overcoming employment barriers that prevent
  economic and emotional freedom. Grant
  proceeds may be used for any or all of the
  following All Square programs: (1) the
  Restaurant and Food Truck Fellowship
  program; (2) the Prison to Law Pipeline
  program; or (3) the Legal Revolution Law
 Firm. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (q) $250,000 each year is for a grant to Al
 Maa'uun, previously known as the North at
 Work program, for a strategic intervention
 program designed to target and connect
 program participants to meaningful and
 sustainable living-wage employment for adult
 individuals. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (r) $400,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa
 Place to provide workforce development
 services targeted to the needs of African
 American men, including job training,
 employment preparation, internships,
 education, and vocational housing, as well as
 for organizational capacity building. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (s) $400,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Hired to
 support their workforce development
 programming and services for adult
 individuals. Grant proceeds may be used to
 expand their career pathway job training and
 placement program that connects lower-skilled
 job seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in
 high-growth sectors. Grant proceeds may also
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  be used to create services for low-income
  Minnesotans designed to increase job retention
  and create a more stable workforce for
  employers by offering a continuum of
  employment coaching, navigation, and support
  services to economically disadvantaged
  employees. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (t) $500,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to the
 American Indian Opportunities and
 Industrialization Center for workforce
 development programming. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (u) $750,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Goodwill
 Easter Seals Minnesota and its partners. The
 grant must be used to continue the FATHER
 Project in Rochester, St. Cloud, St. Paul,
 Minneapolis, and the surrounding areas to
 assist fathers in overcoming barriers that
 prevent fathers from supporting their children
 economically and emotionally, including with
 community reentry following confinement.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (v) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Big
 Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
 to provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 21
 with job-seeking skills, connections to job
 training and education opportunities, and
 mentorship while exploring careers. The grant
 shall serve youth in the Big Brothers Big
 Sisters chapters in the Twin Cities, central
 Minnesota, and southern Minnesota. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
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  (w) $250,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for grants to the
  Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation
  for Carts to Careers, a statewide initiative to
  promote careers, conduct outreach, provide
  job skills training, and award scholarships for
  students pursuing careers in the food industry.
  This is a onetime appropriation.
  (x) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for grants to the
 Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation
 for the ProStart hospitality and tourism
 management program, a statewide initiative
 in high schools to address the critical
 workforce shortages in hospitality. Grant
 money must be used by the recipient to
 provide students culinary and management
 education curriculum, tools, skills,
 professional development opportunities within
 the hospitality industry, and scholarships. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (y) $875,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to
 Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
 (CLUES) to address employment, economic,
 and technology access disparities for
 low-income unemployed or underemployed
 adult individuals. Funds must support
 short-term certifications and transferable skills
 in high-demand fields, workforce readiness,
 customized financial capability, and
 employment supports. At least 50 percent of
 this amount must be used for programming
 targeted at greater Minnesota. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
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  (z) $700,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for performance grants
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
  to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to
  adult individuals facing barriers to
  employment. This appropriation is onetime
  and available until June 30, 2028.
  (aa) $275,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to Workforce
 Development, Inc., of the Southeast Minnesota
 Workforce Development Area #8, to provide
 career planning, career pathway training and
 education, wraparound support services, and
 job skills advancement in high-demand careers
 to individuals with barriers to employment in
 Steele County, helping families build secure
 pathways out of poverty and addressing
 worker shortages in the Owatonna and Steele
 County area. Grant proceeds must support
 employer outreach services by providing
 solutions to workforce challenges and direct
 connections to workforce programming. Grant
 proceeds may be used for program expenses,
 including but not limited to hiring instructors
 and navigators; space rental; and supportive
 services to help participants attend classes,
 including assistance with course fees, child
 care, incentive and training completion
 payments, transportation, and safe and stable
 housing. Up to five percent of grant money
 may be used for Workforce Development,
 Inc.'s administrative costs. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027. Any unencumbered balance remaining
 at the end of the first year does not cancel but
 is available for the second year.
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  By January 15 each year, Workforce
  Development, Inc. must report to the
  commissioner of employment and economic
  development and to the chairs and ranking
  minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over economic
  development and workforce development
  regarding the uses of this grant, including any
  amounts used for administration of the grant.
 The report must also be filed with the
 Legislative Reference Library in compliance
 with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
 (bb) $375,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Project for
 Pride in Living for job training and workforce
 development services focusing on individuals
 who are unemployed or underemployed. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (cc) $125,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Pillsbury
 United Communities to provide job training
 and workforce development services for
 individuals who are unemployed or
 underemployed. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (dd) $500,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the
 International Institute of Minnesota. Grant
 funds must be used for workforce training for
 new Americans in industries in need of a
 trained workforce. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ee) $175,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for the Minnesota Family
 Resiliency Partnership under Minnesota
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  Statutes, section 116L.96. The commissioner,
  through the adult career pathways program,
  shall distribute the funds to existing nonprofit
  and state displaced homemaker programs. This
  is a onetime appropriation.
  (ff) $225,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to Emerge
  Community Development to support and
  reinforce critical workforce at the Emerge
 Career and Technical Center, Cedar Riverside
 Opportunity Center, and Emerge Second
 Chance programs in the city of Minneapolis.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (gg) $375,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Workforce
 Development, Inc., for their Bridges to
 Healthcare program to provide career
 education, wraparound support services, and
 job skills training in high-demand health care
 fields to low-income parents, nonnative
 speakers of English, and other hard-to-train
 individuals, helping families build secure
 pathways out of poverty while also addressing
 worker shortages in one of Minnesota's most
 innovative industries. Grant proceeds may be
 used for program expenses, including but not
 limited to hiring instructors and navigators;
 space rental; and supportive services to help
 participants attend classes, including assistance
 with course fees, child care, transportation,
 and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to
 five percent of grant proceeds may be used
 for Workforce Development, Inc.'s (Bridges
 to Healthcare) administrative costs. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
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  (hh) $500,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to Propel
  Nonprofits. Grant proceeds may be used for
  purposes including but not limited to capacity
  building, technical assistance and training, and
  strategic consulting to community-based
  workforce organizations. Of this amount, up
  to five percent may be used by Propel
  Nonprofits for administrative costs. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (ii) $750,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Summit
 Academy OIC to expand student enrollment,
 employment placement, and program access
 in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota;
 to expand GED preparation and administration
 and STEM programming; and to start and
 enroll students in a dental assistant program
 and work with employers to place students
 upon successful completion of the program.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (jj) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Better
 Futures Minnesota to provide job skills
 training to individuals who have been released
 from incarceration for a felony-level offense.
 Enrollment in the training program must
 happen no more than 12 months from the date
 of release. Better Futures Minnesota shall
 annually report to the commissioner on how
 the money was spent and what results were
 achieved. The report must include, at a
 minimum, information and data about the
 number of participants; participant
 homelessness, employment, recidivism, and
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  child support compliance; and job skills
  training provided to program participants. This
  is a onetime appropriation.
  (kk) $125,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to 30,000 Feet,
  a nonprofit organization, to fund youth
  apprenticeship jobs, wraparound services,
  after-school programming, and summer
  learning loss prevention efforts targeted at
 African American youth. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ll) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Bolder
 Options Youth Mentoring Program to provide
 disadvantaged youth ages 12 through 22 with
 intensive one-to-one wellness, goal setting,
 and academic-focused mentorship;
 programming that teaches life and job-seeking
 skills; career and college achievement coaches;
 and connections to employment, job training,
 and education opportunities. The grant must
 serve youth in the Bolder Options program in
 the Twin Cities and Rochester. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (mm) $1,000,000 the first year from the
 workforce development fund is for a grant to
 Change Starts With Community for a violence
 prevention jobs program. Grant money must
 be used to establish and deliver a
 comprehensive workforce development
 initiative, specifically tailored for youth and
 adults who are Black, Indigenous, and People
 of Color and at-risk, located on site at Shiloh
 Cares Food Shelf - Northside Community
 Safety Resource Center in the city of
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  Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation
  and is available until June 30, 2028.
  (nn) $75,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to InspireMSP
  to develop and execute programming to assist
  middle and high school aged children in
  Minneapolis and St. Paul to develop an interest
  in and connect with the creative industry in
  Minnesota. For the purpose of this paragraph,
 creative industries may include but are not
 limited to businesses in fields such as visual
 arts, design, media, advertising, film, music,
 performing arts, publishing, fashion,
 architecture, and creative technology. Money
 must be used for program development and
 career exploration in the creative industry for
 historically excluded youth by providing
 access to essential resources, networks, and
 hands-on experience. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (oo) $250,000 the first year from the
 workforce development fund is for a grant to
 Avivo to provide low-income individuals with
 career education and job skills training that is
 fully integrated with chemical and mental
 health services. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (pp) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the city of
 Brooklyn Park for the city to expand the
 workforce development programming of
 Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center through
 workforce development programs targeted to
 serving underrepresented populations,
 including such programs as Brooklynk, Career
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  Pathways, Youth Entrepreneurship, and
  Community Partnership. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2028.
  (qq) $200,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to YMCA of
  the North to provide career exploration, job
  training, a workforce development partnership
  with the Beacons program at Minneapolis
 Community and Technical College, and
 workforce development services for
 underserved youth and young adults. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
 (rr) $200,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Urban
 League Twin Cities for support and expansion
 of its workforce solutions and wealth building
 programs. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (ss) $200,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Abijah's on
 the Backside to provide equine-experiential
 mental health therapy to first responders
 suffering from job-related trauma and
 post-traumatic stress disorder. The grant
 provided under this paragraph is not subject
 to Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.98. This
 is a onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered
 balance remaining at the end of the first year
 does not cancel but is available the second
 year.
 For purposes of this paragraph, a "first
 responder" is an active or retired:
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  (1) peace officer as defined in Minnesota
  Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
  paragraph (c);
  (2) full-time firefighter as defined in
  Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03,
  subdivision 5;
  (3) volunteer firefighter as defined in
  Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03,
  subdivision 7;
 (4) ambulance service personnel as defined in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.001,
 subdivision 3a;
 (5) 911 telecommunicator as defined in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 403.02,
 subdivision 17c; or
 (6) correctional officer as defined in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 241.026,
 subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
 Abijah's on the Backside must report to the
 commissioner of employment and economic
 development and the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over employment
 and economic development policy and finance
 on the equine-experiential mental health
 therapy provided to first responders under this
 paragraph. The report must include an
 overview of the program's budget, a detailed
 explanation of program expenditures, the
 number of first responders served by the
 program, and a list and explanation of the
 services provided to and benefits received by
 program participants. An initial report is due
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  by January 15, 2026, and a final report is due
  by January 15, 2028.
  (tt) $250,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to the Black
  Women's Wealth Alliance to provide
  individuals with job skills training, career
  counseling, and career placement assistance
  for in-demand careers with family sustaining
  wages. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (uu) $42,000 the first year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Aspirus
 Lake View Hospital, a nonprofit organization,
 to provide workforce training to create a
 minimum of 12 new certified nursing
 assistants for local employers. Grant money
 may be used for training and curriculum costs,
 certification testing, and a retention bonus for
 trainees. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027.
 (vv) $125,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to West
 Broadway Business and Area Coalition to
 support their Youth Jobs program to provide
 career readiness training and internship
 opportunities throughout the community for
 youth in North Minneapolis. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ww) $500,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the Sanneh
 Foundation, a nonprofit organization, to fund
 out-of-school and summer programs focused
 on mentoring and behavioral, social, and
 emotional learning interventions and
 enrichment activities tailored for low-income
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  students of color. This appropriation is
  onetime and available until June 30, 2029.
  (xx) $500,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for a grant to the
  Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
  to administer a statewide project of youth job
  skills and career development. This project,
  which may have career guidance components
  including health and life skills, must be
 designed to encourage, train, and assist youth
 in early access to education and job-seeking
 skills, work-based learning experience,
 including career pathways in STEM learning,
 career exploration and matching, and first job
 placement through local community
 partnerships and on-site job opportunities. This
 grant requires a 25 percent match from
 nonstate resources. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (yy) $375,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Mind the
 G.A.P.P. (Gaining Assistance to Prosperity
 Program) to improve the quality of life of
 unemployed and underemployed individuals
 by improving their employment outcomes and
 developing individual earnings potential. This
 is a onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered
 balance remaining at the end of the first year
 does not cancel but is available in the second
 year.
 (zz) $1,500,000 the first year from the
 workforce development fund is for a grant to
 Minnesota STEM Ecosystem to support
 STEM learning opportunities, including but
 not limited to high school and college
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  internships, or use of virtual reality
  technology, and workforce development
  within the science and technology areas. The
  Minnesota STEM Ecosystem shall award
  grants to programs that support STEM
  learning or use of virtual reality technology,
  and workforce development to ensure strategic
  alignment of STEM initiatives across the state.
  The Minnesota STEM Ecosystem must
 provide notification to the commissioner prior
 to issuing any subgrant under this paragraph.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2029.
 (aaa) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the
 Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers to
 be used for a program supporting
 undergraduate students pursuing admission to
 law school. The grant provided under this
 paragraph is not subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116L.98. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 The program must:
 (1) enroll Minnesota resident students
 attending a baccalaureate degree-granting
 postsecondary institution in Minnesota
 full-time;
 (2) support each of the program's students with
 an academic scholarship in the amount of
 $4,000 per academic year;
 (3) organize events and programming,
 including but not limited to one-on-one
 mentoring, to familiarize enrolled students
 with law school and legal careers; and
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  (4) provide the program's students free test
  preparation materials, academic support, and
  registration for the Law School Admission
  Test (LSAT) examination.
  The Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  may use grant money under this paragraph for
  costs related to student scholarships; academic
  events and programming, including food and
  transportation costs for students; LSAT
 preparation materials, courses, and
 registrations; and hiring staff for the program.
 By January 30, 2026, and again by January
 30, 2027, the Minnesota Association of Black
 Lawyers must submit a report to the
 commissioner of employment and economic
 development and to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over workforce
 development and policy. The report must
 include an accurate and detailed account of
 the program, the program's outcomes, and the
 program's revenues and expenses, including
 the use of all state money appropriated in this
 paragraph.
 (bbb) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the Rural
 Cancer Institute for a pilot program to expand
 the clinical workforce specific to oncology
 care in rural districts. This program may work
 to increase the number of cancer care
 clinicians in rural districts and provide health
 care students with skills critical to the
 challenges of providing cancer care in a rural
 setting using a community-based model. The
 community-based model may work to grow
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  the oncology clinical workforce in rural
  districts and directly address the cancer care
  workforce shortage in rural districts. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (ccc) $50,000 each year is from the workforce
  development fund for a grant to the Center for
  African Immigrants and Refugees
  Organization (CAIRO) to implement the
  Gateways2Growth Initiative. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 CAIRO may use grant proceeds for the
 Gateways2Growth Initiative including:
 (1) IT workforce training, including (i)
 expanding access to full-stack development,
 cybersecurity, and business analysis training
 programs and (ii) partnering with statewide
 employers to facilitate hiring and paid
 internships for IT trainees;
 (2) commercial driver's license (CDL) training,
 including (i) expanding training opportunities
 for new CDL drivers to address Minnesota's
 critical shortage in transportation and logistics
 and (ii) partnering with trucking companies
 to provide job placements and apprenticeship
 programs; and
 (3) health care workforce development,
 including (i) training certified nursing
 assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacy
 technicians, and other essential health care
 professionals to meet Minnesota's growing
 demand in long-term care facilities and
 hospitals and (ii) collaborating with statewide
 health care providers to support job placement,
 credentialing, and licensure.
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  CAIRO shall distribute grant proceeds equally
  between workforce programs inside and
  outside the seven-county Twin Cities
  metropolitan area.
  Priority must be given to (1) individuals from
  historically underserved communities,
  including immigrants, refugees, and rural
  populations; (2) workers seeking reskilling or
  career transitions due to economic
 displacement; and (3) underemployed
 individuals looking to enter high-demand
 fields with strong career growth potential.
 At the conclusion of each fiscal year, CAIRO,
 in collaboration with the commissioner of
 employment and economic development, shall
 submit a report to the legislature detailing the
 number of participants enrolled in each of the
 following training sectors: IT, CDL, and health
 care; the employment outcomes and wage
 growth of program graduates; the regional
 distribution of participants, ensuring equitable
 access inside and outside the seven-county
 Twin Cities metropolitan area; and
 recommendations for program expansion and
 sustainability.
 (ddd) $25,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Duluth
 Public Schools for the Duluth Promise
 initiative to strengthen career planning, career
 pathway training and education, wraparound
 support services, and job skills advancement
 in high-demand careers including health care,
 manufacturing, and business finance. The
 Duluth Promise aims to reduce barriers to
 employment and address workforce shortages
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  in the Duluth area and St. Louis County by
  building intentional strategies with employers,
  kindergarten through grade 12 students, and
  higher education partners. Money appropriated
  under this paragraph:
  (1) must be focused on establishing clear
  pathways with early college credit, credit for
  prior learning, college in the schools, early
  work experiences, and earn-and-learn
 opportunities;
 (2) must support employer outreach services
 to solve current and anticipated workforce
 challenges and be directly connected to
 workforce programming; and
 (3) may be used for program expenses,
 including but not limited to hiring instructors
 and navigators, space rental, and supportive
 services to help participants attend classes.
 This appropriation is onetime and is available
 until June 30, 2027.
 (eee) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for the Service to Success
 initiative. The base for this appropriation is
 $500,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year
 thereafter. Of this amount, up to $150,000 may
 be transferred to the Department of Education
 to support career pathways development. Of
 the amounts for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal
 year 2027:
 (1) $200,000 each year is for the Office of
 Public Service, established under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.9921;
 (2) $50,000 each year is to support career
 pathways development. The commissioner of
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  employment and economic development may
  enter into an interagency agreement with the
  Department of Education, including
  agreements to transfer funds and to administer
  this clause; and
  (3) $750,000 each year is for grants to expand
  service opportunities, including but not limited
  to ServeMinnesota Innovation Act, Minnesota
  Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45; the
 Domestic and Volunteer Service Act of 1973,
 United States Code, title 42, section 4950; and
 the National and Community Service Act of
 1990, United States Code, title 42, section
 12501. Of this amount, up to five percent may
 be used for administration of the grants.
 (fff) $6,000,000 each year is from the
 workforce development fund for the Drive for
 Five Initiative to conduct outreach and provide
 job skills training, career counseling, case
 management, and supportive services for
 careers in technology, labor, the caring
 professions, manufacturing, and educational
 and professional services. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ggg) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
 (fff), the commissioner must make $3,375,000
 each year available through a competitive
 request for proposal process. The grant awards
 must be used to provide education and training
 in the five industries identified in paragraph
 (fff). Education and training may include:
 (1) student tutoring and testing support
 services;
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  (2) training and employment placement in
  high-wage and high-growth employment;
  (3) assistance in obtaining industry-specific
  certifications;
  (4) remedial training leading to enrollment in
  employment training programs or services;
  (5) real-time work experience;
  (6) career and educational counseling;
  (7) work experience and internships; and
 (8) supportive services.
 (hhh) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
 (fff), $1,500,000 each year must be awarded
 through competitive grants made to trade
 associations or chambers of commerce for job
 placement services. Grant awards must be used
 to encourage workforce training efforts to
 ensure that efforts are aligned with employer
 demands and that graduates are connected with
 employers that are currently hiring. Trade
 associations or chambers of commerce must
 partner with employers with current or
 anticipated employment opportunities and
 nonprofit workforce training partners
 participating in this program. The trade
 associations or chambers of commerce must
 work closely with the industry sector training
 providers in the five industries identified in
 paragraph (fff). Grant awards may be used for:
 (1) employer engagement strategies to align
 employment opportunities for individuals
 exiting workforce development training
 programs. Strategies may include business
 recruitment, job opening development,
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  employee recruitment, and job matching.
  Trade associations must utilize the state's labor
  exchange system;
  (2) diversity, inclusion, and retention training
  of their members to increase the business'
  understanding of welcoming and retaining a
  diverse workforce; and
  (3) industry-specific training.
  (iii) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
 (fff), $1,125,000 each year is to hire, train,
 and deploy business services representatives
 in local workforce development areas
 throughout the state. Business services
 representatives must work with an assigned
 local workforce development area to address
 the hiring needs of Minnesota's businesses by
 connecting job seekers and program
 participants in the CareerForce system.
 Business services representatives serve in the
 classified service of the state and operate as
 part of the agency's Employment and Training
 Office. The commissioner shall develop and
 implement training materials and reporting
 and evaluation procedures for the activities of
 the business services representatives. The
 business services representatives must:
 (1) serve as the primary contact for businesses
 in that area;
 (2) actively engage employers by assisting
 with matching employers to job seekers by
 referring candidates, convening job fairs, and
 assisting with job announcements;
 (3) work with the local area board and its
 partners to identify candidates for openings in
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  small and midsize companies in the local area;
  and
  (4) engage in workforce innovation solutions.
  (jjj)(1) $150,000 the first year is for
  conducting a comprehensive review of the
  department's programs and competitive grant
  processes, including how grants are
  announced, reviewed, awarded, and
  administered, and how those processes impact
 how services are delivered. This review must
 include input from past applicants and
 potential applicants. This appropriation is
 onetime and is available until June 30, 2027.
 (2) No later than February 15, 2026, the
 commissioner must submit a preliminary
 written report to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees and divisions with jurisdiction
 over employment and economic development.
 The report must include the preliminary results
 of the comprehensive review, as well as any
 recommendations or draft legislation that the
 commissioner would like to propose for
 improving the department's programs and
 grant-making system in the future.
 (3) No later than January 15, 2027, the
 commissioner must submit a final written
 report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees and
 divisions with jurisdiction over employment
 and economic development. The report must
 include the final results of the comprehensive
 review, as well as any recommendations or
 draft legislation that the commissioner would
 like to propose for improving the department's
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  programs and grant-making system in the
  future.
  (kkk) $150,000 the first year from the
  workforce development fund is for the
  expenses of the Task Force on Workforce
  Development System Reform. This
  appropriation is onetime and is available until
  June 30, 2027.
  Subd. 4. General Support Services  6,605,000    7,375,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  6,510,000     7,280,000
 Workforce
 Development  95,000  95,000
 $1,269,000 each year from the general fund
 is for transfer to the Minnesota Housing
 Finance Agency for operating the Olmstead
 Compliance Office.
 Subd. 5. Minnesota Trade Office  2,242,000    2,242,000
 (a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants
 in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.
 (b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest
 Minnesota marketing initiative in Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.9781.
 (c) $270,000 each year is for the Minnesota
 Trade Offices under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.978.
 Subd. 6. Vocational Rehabilitation  44,191,000   44,191,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  20,290,000     20,290,000
 Workforce
 Development  23,901,000     23,901,000
 (a) $3,229,000 each year from the general fund
 and $16,071,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the state's vocational
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  rehabilitation program under Minnesota
  Statutes, chapter 268A. The base for this
  appropriation is $1,800,000 from the general
  fund and $17,500,000 from the workforce
  development fund in fiscal year 2028 and each
  year thereafter.
  (b) $10,495,000 each year from the general
  fund and $6,830,000 each year from the
  workforce development fund are for extended
 employment services for persons with severe
 disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section
 268A.15. Of the amounts appropriated from
 the general fund, $4,500,000 each year is for
 maintaining prior rate increases to providers
 of extended employment services for persons
 with severe disabilities under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 268A.15.
 (c) $3,555,000 each year is for grants to
 programs that provide employment support
 services to persons with mental illness under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and
 268A.14.
 (d) $3,011,000 each year is for grants to
 centers for independent living under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.11.
 (e) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for grants under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 268A.16, for employment
 services for persons, including transition-age
 youth, who are deaf, deafblind, or
 hard-of-hearing. If the amount in the first year
 is insufficient, the amount in the second year
 is available in the first year.
 Subd. 7. Services for the Blind  8,425,000   8,425,000
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  Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for
  senior citizens who are becoming blind. At
  least one-half of the funds for this purpose
  must be used to provide training services for
  seniors who are becoming blind. Training
  services must provide independent living skills
  to seniors who are becoming blind to allow
  them to continue to live independently in their
  homes.
 Subd. 8. Paid Leave  40,544,000       5,000,000
 This appropriation is from the family and
 medical benefit insurance account for the
 purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268B.
 Sec. 3. EXPLORE MINNESOTA  $   23,652,000 $   18,108,000
 (a) $500,000 each year must be matched from
 nonstate sources to develop maximum private
 sector involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state
 incentive must be matched with $6 of private
 sector money. "Matched" means revenue to
 the state or documented in-kind, soft match,
 or cash expenditures directly expended to
 support Explore Minnesota under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116U.05. The incentive in
 fiscal year 2026 is based on fiscal year 2025
 private sector contributions. The incentive in
 fiscal year 2027 is based on fiscal year 2026
 private sector contribution. This incentive is
 ongoing.
 (b) $825,000 each year is for Explore
 Minnesota Film under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116U.255.
 (c) $671,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
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  (d) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
  Minnesota Sports and Events for costs related
  to the World Junior Hockey Championships,
  which will occur in Minnesota in December
  of 2025 and January of 2026. This
  appropriation is onetime and is available until
  June 30, 2027.
  Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN,
  YOUTH, AND FAMILIES  $   516,000 $   516,000
 (a) $466,000 each year is for a grant to Greater
 Twin Cities United Way to fully or partially
 subsidize child care costs for individuals who
 are:
 (1) eligible for the early learning scholarship
 program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
 142D.25, subdivision 2;
 (2) not receiving an early learning scholarship
 or assistance through the child care assistance
 program; and
 (3) working at least 32 hours a week providing
 direct care for children in a licensed child care
 center, certified child care center, or licensed
 family child care setting.
 Of this amount, up to ten percent is available
 for Greater Twin Cities United Way to
 administer the program. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2028.
 Subsidies must not exceed $5,000 per child
 per year and eligibility under clause (3) must
 be reverified approximately every three
 months. At least 25 percent of recipients must
 be employed in a licensed child care center,
 certified child care center, or licensed family
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  child care provider located in Economic
  Development Area 3.
  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
  subsidies under this paragraph must not be
  considered income, assets, or personal
  property for purposes of determining eligibility
  or recertifying eligibility for:
  (i) child care assistance programs under
  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142E, and early
 learning scholarships under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 142D.25;
 (ii) general assistance and Minnesota
 supplemental aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 chapter 256D;
 (iii) housing support under Minnesota Statutes,
 chapter 256I;
 (iv) the Minnesota family investment program
 and diversionary work program under
 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142G; or
 (v) economic assistance programs under
 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256P.
 (b) $50,000 each year is to verify whether
 applicants for subsidies in paragraph (a) meet
 the eligibility requirements in clauses (1) and
 (2). This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2028.
 Sec. 5. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY  $   3,000,000 $        -0-
 $3,000,000 the first year is to provide lead
 service line replacement grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.077. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
 until June 30, 2033.
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    Sec. 6. CARRYFORWARD; EXTENSIONS.
      (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the availability of the appropriations
  for the following projects is extended to June 30, 2026:
      (1) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clause (2);
  and
      (2) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (f).
      (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the availability of the appropriations
  for the following projects is extended to June 30, 2027:
      (1) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (1);
     (2) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (d);
     (3) Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 9, section 9, paragraph (c); and
     (4) Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 9, section 9, paragraph (d).
     (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the availability of the appropriations
 for the following projects is extended to June 30, 2029:
     (1) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (nn); and
     (2) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (yyy).
     (d) Any unspent funds appropriated in Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 2,
 subdivision 4, as of the date of enactment of this section must be spent equally between
 fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 7. TRANSFERS.
     (a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from
 the general fund to the emerging entrepreneur program special revenue fund account created
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. The commissioner of employment and economic
 development may use up to four percent of this transfer for administration and monitoring
 of the program. For fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget
 must include a transfer of $500,000 each year from the general fund to the emerging
 entrepreneur program special revenue fund account when preparing each forecast through
 the February 2027 forecast, under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103.
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      (b) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred
  from the general fund to the CanStartup revolving loan account established under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 116J.659, subdivision 3. The commissioner of employment and economic
  development may use up to four percent of this transfer for administrative purposes. For
  fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget must include a
  transfer of $1,250,000 each year from the general fund to the CanStartup revolving loan
  account when preparing each forecast through the February 2027 forecast, under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 16A.103.
    Sec. 8. CANCELLATIONS.
     (a) $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2024 general fund appropriation under Laws 2023,
 chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), is canceled to the general
 fund.
     (b) $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2024 and $2,500,000 of the fiscal year 2025 general
 fund appropriations under Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2,
 paragraph (ss), is canceled to the general fund.
     (c) $1,200,000 of the fiscal year 2025 general fund appropriation under Laws 2023,
 chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is canceled to the general
 fund.
     (d) $200,000 of the fiscal year 2025 general fund appropriation under Laws 2024, chapter
 120, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (i), is canceled to the general fund.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; JOB CREATION FUND.
     $3,000,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2025 from the general fund as appropriated
 under Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (q), is canceled
 to the general fund. This is a onetime cancellation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
ARTICLE 2
APPROPRIATIONS; LABOR
 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
     (a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
 agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
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  general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
  each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations
  listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027,
  respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The
  biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
      (b) If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2025 regular or
  special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
 INDUSTRY
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   55,144,000 $       54,026,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  8,263,000      8,135,000
 Family and Medical
 Benefit  366,000  -0-
 Workers'
 Compensation  34,776,000     34,652,000
 Workforce
 Development  11,739,000     11,239,000
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions.
 Subd. 2. General Support  9,106,000  9,106,000
 This appropriation is from the workers'
 compensation fund.
 Subd. 3. Labor Standards  9,634,000  9,187,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  7,572,000      7,491,000
 Family and Medical
 Benefit  366,000  -0-
 Workforce
 Development  1,696,000      1,696,000
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  (a) The general fund base is $7,170,000 in
  fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.
  (b) $2,046,000 each year is for wage theft
  prevention.
  (c) $1,696,000 each year is from the workforce
  development fund for prevailing wage
  enforcement.
  (d) $351,000 the first year and $356,000 the
  second year are for enforcement, education,
 and training related to employee
 misclassification.
 (e) $1,899,000 each year is for enforcement
 and other duties regarding earned sick and safe
 time under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177,
 and sections 181.9445 to 181.9448.
 (f) $134,000 each year is for outreach and
 enforcement efforts related to the nursing
 mothers, lactating employees, and pregnancy
 accommodations law under Minnesota
 Statutes, chapter 181.
 (g) $169,000 each year is for the purposes of
 the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry
 Processing Workers Act.
 (h) $123,000 each year is for enforcement,
 education, and outreach regarding Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 181C.02 and 181C.03.
 (i) $366,000 the first year and $0 the second
 year are from the family and medical benefit
 insurance account in the special revenue fund
 for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
 268B.
 (j) $460,000 the first year and $160,000 the
 second year are for costs associated with the
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  misclassification fraud impact report under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 181.725,
  subdivision 4b. This appropriation is onetime
  and is available until June 30, 2027. The
  commissioner of labor and industry may enter
  into interagency agreements with the
  commissioners of employment and economic
  development and revenue to transfer funds
  appropriated in this paragraph as needed to
 fulfill the requirements of the misclassification
 fraud impact report.
 Subd. 4. Workers' Compensation  17,609,000   17,919,000
 This appropriation is from the workers'
 compensation fund.
 Subd. 5. Workplace Safety  8,061,000    7,627,000
 This appropriation is from the workers'
 compensation fund.
 Subd. 6. Employment-Based Initiatives  2,404,000    2,404,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  33,000  33,000
 Workforce
 Development  2,371,000     2,371,000
 (a) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for the dual-training
 pipeline program and the identification of
 competency standards under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 175.45.
 (b) $1,500,000 each year is from the
 workforce development fund for youth skills
 training grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 175.46.
 (c) $371,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for administration of the
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  youth skills training grant program under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 175.46.
  (d) $33,000 each year is to identify
  occupational competency standards and
  provide technical assistance for developing
  dual-training programs under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 175.45, for the legal cannabis
  industry.
  Subd. 7. Combative Sports  254,000     254,000
 Subd. 8. Apprenticeship  7,172,000   6,672,000
 (a) This appropriation is from the workforce
 development fund. The workforce
 development fund base is $2,772,000 in fiscal
 year 2028 and each year thereafter.
 (b) $1,000,000 each year is from the
 workforce development fund for labor
 education and advancement program grants
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 178.11.
 (c) $238,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for a grant to Building
 Strong Communities, Inc. for the Minnesota
 Helmets to Hardhats program. Money
 appropriated in this paragraph must be used
 to facilitate participation of National Guard,
 reserve, and active duty military members and
 veterans in apprenticeship programs registered
 with the Department of Labor and Industry
 and connect these members and veterans to
 career training and employment in the building
 and construction industries. Program
 recruitment, selection, employment, and
 training must not discriminate based on race,
 color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,
 sexual orientation, marital status, physical or
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  mental disability, receipt of public assistance,
  or age. By February 1 of each year, Building
  Strong Communities, Inc. must submit a report
  to the commissioner of labor and industry and
  the chairs and ranking minority members of
  the legislative committees with jurisdiction
  over labor and industry that identifies:
  (1) a detailed accounting of the use of the
  grant; and
 (2) the number and demographics of
 individuals served by the grant.
 The report must be filed according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
 (d) $3,500,000 each year is from the
 workforce development fund for a registered
 teacher apprenticeship competitive grant
 program. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2029. Funds must
 be awarded through a competitive request for
 proposal process with preference given to
 programs with multiple participating school
 districts. As much as practical, the
 commissioner must ensure that school districts
 in all regions of the state have a meaningful
 opportunity to participate in one or more of
 the funded programs. Grant awards must be
 used to establish, administer, and
 operationalize registered teacher
 apprenticeship programs and joint
 apprenticeship training committees statewide
 in accordance with the requirements of
 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 178. Grant money
 may be used to:
 (1) fund personnel costs;
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  (2) design and update related instruction for
  the programs in coordination with teacher
  preparation providers approved by the
  Professional Educators Licensing and
  Standards Board;
  (3) purchase equipment, training materials,
  and software licenses for apprentice tracking
  systems for the programs;
  (4) fund marketing costs associated with the
 recruitment of signatory school districts,
 journeyworker teachers, and apprentices; and
 (5) fund subawards to signatory school
 districts to offset costs for participation in the
 program. Subawards may be used for:
 (i) apprentice tuition, scholarships, and other
 supportive services; and
 (ii) journeyworker teacher stipends.
 Grant money may not be used to pay for
 apprentice wages and registered apprentices
 must not incur any cost for their participation
 in the apprenticeship programs.
 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
 payments under clause (5) must not be
 considered income, assets, or personal
 property for purposes of determining eligibility
 or recertifying eligibility for aid authorized by
 Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465.
 By January 15 every year, beginning in 2028,
 the commissioner must report to the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
 through grade 12 education, higher education,
 labor, and workforce development on how
 teacher apprenticeship program funding was
 used and recommendations for statutory or
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  rule changes to facilitate program
  improvement and expansion of teacher
  apprenticeship programs as a pathway to
  teacher licensure.
  (e) $500,000 the first year is from the
  workforce development fund for a grant to
  Independent School District No. 294, Houston,
  for the Minnesota Virtual Academy's career
  pathways program with Operating Engineers
 Local 49. This is a onetime appropriation and
 is available until June 30, 2027. The following
 requirements apply:
 (1) the career pathways program must
 encourage, support, and provide continuity for
 student participation in structured career
 pathways. The program may include up to five
 semesters of courses and must lead to
 eligibility for the Operating Engineers Local
 49 apprenticeship program;
 (2) the grant may be used to encourage and
 support student participation in the career
 pathways program through additional
 academic, counseling, and other support
 services provided by the student's enrolling
 school district. The Minnesota Virtual
 Academy may contract with a student's
 enrolling school district to provide these
 services;
 (3) the career pathways program must provide
 outreach to and encourage participation in its
 programming by students of color, Indigenous
 students, students from families with low
 income, students located throughout
 Minnesota, and underserved students; and
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  (4) by January 15 of each year following
  receipt of a grant, Independent School District
  No. 294, Houston, must submit a written
  report to the commissioner of labor and
  industry and the chairs and ranking minority
  members of the legislative committees with
  jurisdiction over education and workforce
  development. The grant award and report must
  comply with the provisions of Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 3.195 and 127A.20. The
 report must:
 (i) describe students' experiences with the
 program;
 (ii) document the program's spending and the
 number of students participating in the
 program and entering into the apprenticeship
 program;
 (iii) include geographic and demographic
 information on the program participants;
 (iv) make recommendations to improve the
 support of career pathways programs
 statewide; and
 (v) make recommendations to improve student
 participation in career pathways programs.
 (f) $400,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for a grant to Building
 Strong Communities, Inc., for a statewide
 apprenticeship readiness program that prepares
 women; individuals who are Black,
 Indigenous, and People of Color; and veterans
 to enter the building and construction
 industries. This is a onetime appropriation. By
 February 1 of each year following receipt of
 a grant, Building Strong Communities, Inc.
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  must submit a report to the commissioner of
  labor and industry and the chairs and ranking
  minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over labor and
  industry that identifies:
  (1) a detailed accounting of the use of the
  grant; and
  (2) the number and demographics of
  individuals served by the grant.
 The report must be filed according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
 Subd. 9. Nursing Home Workforce Standards
 Board  404,000        357,000
 Subd. 10. Construction Codes and Licensing  500,000        500,000
 This appropriation is from the workforce
 development fund for initiatives to promote
 mental health and prevent suicide in the
 construction industry and may be used for
 outreach, education, development of resources
 related to stigma reduction and worksite
 strategies, and grants to industry groups for
 related activities. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2029.
 Sec. 3. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT
 OF APPEALS  $  2,962,000 $   2,895,000
 This appropriation is from the workers'
 compensation fund.
 Sec. 4. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES $  3,828,000 $   3,882,000
 $762,000 the first year and $772,000 the
 second year are for the Public Employment
 Relations Board under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 179A.041.
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    Sec. 5. CANCELLATIONS.
      (a) $25,000 of the fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the general fund for creation and
  distribution of a veterans' benefits and services poster under Laws 2023, chapter 53, article
  19, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (f), is canceled.
      (b) $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2024 appropriation from the workforce development
  fund for grants to registered apprenticeship programs for clean economy occupations under
  Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 19, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph (c), is canceled.
    Sec. 6. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 14, section 3, is amended to read:
  Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
 INDUSTRY  $  -0- $        225,000
 This appropriation is for the single-egress
 stairway apartment building report under
 article 15, section 46. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2026.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
ARTICLE 3
APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS
   Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 6, is amended to read:
 Subd. 2. Business and Community Development  195,061,000       139,104,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  193,011,000      137,054,000
 Remediation  700,000  700,000
 Workforce
 Development  1,350,000        1,350,000
 (a) $2,287,000 each year is for the greater
 Minnesota business development public
 infrastructure grant program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation
 is available until June 30, 2027.
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  (b) $500,000 each year is for grants to small
  business development centers under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 116J.68. Money made
  available under this paragraph may be used to
  match funds under the federal Small Business
  Development Center (SBDC) program under
  United States Code, title 15, section 648, to
  provide consulting and technical services or
  to build additional SBDC network capacity to
 serve entrepreneurs and small businesses.
 (c) $2,500,000 the first year is for Launch
 Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
 Of this amount:
 (1) $1,500,000 is for innovation grants to
 eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or start-up
 businesses to assist with their operating needs;
 (2) $500,000 is for administration of Launch
 Minnesota; and
 (3) $500,000 is for grantee activities at Launch
 Minnesota.
 (d)(1) $500,000 each year is for grants to
 MNSBIR, Inc., to support moving scientific
 excellence and technological innovation from
 the lab to the market for start-ups and small
 businesses by securing federal research and
 development funding. The purpose of the grant
 is to build a strong Minnesota economy and
 stimulate the creation of novel products,
 services, and solutions in the private sector;
 strengthen the role of small business in
 meeting federal research and development
 needs; increase the commercial application of
 federally supported research results; and
 develop and increase the Minnesota
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  workforce, especially by fostering and
  encouraging participation by small businesses
  owned by women and people who are Black,
  Indigenous, or people of color. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (2) MNSBIR, Inc., shall use the grant money
  to be the dedicated resource for federal
  research and development for small businesses
  of up to 500 employees statewide to support
 research and commercialization of novel ideas,
 concepts, and projects into cutting-edge
 products and services for worldwide economic
 impact. MNSBIR, Inc., shall use grant money
 to:
 (i) assist small businesses in securing federal
 research and development funding, including
 the Small Business Innovation Research and
 Small Business Technology Transfer programs
 and other federal research and development
 funding opportunities;
 (ii) support technology transfer and
 commercialization from the University of
 Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and federal
 laboratories;
 (iii) partner with large businesses;
 (iv) conduct statewide outreach, education,
 and training on federal rules, regulations, and
 requirements;
 (v) assist with scientific and technical writing;
 (vi) help manage federal grants and contracts;
 and
 (vii) support cost accounting and sole-source
 procurement opportunities.
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  (e) $10,000,000 the first year is for transferred
  from the general fund to the Minnesota
  Expanding Opportunity Fund Program special
  revenue account under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116J.8733. This is a onetime
  appropriation transfer and is available until
  June 30, 2025.
  (f) $6,425,000 each year is for the small
  business assistance partnerships program
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.682.
 All grant awards shall be for two consecutive
 years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
 The department may use up to five percent of
 the appropriation for administrative purposes.
 The base for this appropriation is $2,725,000
 in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
 (g) $350,000 each year is for administration
 of the community energy transition office.
 (h) $5,000,000 each year is transferred from
 the general fund to the community energy
 transition account for grants under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.55. This is a onetime
 transfer.
 (i) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated
 site cleanup and development grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
 116J.558. This appropriation is available until
 expended.
 (j) $700,000 each year is from the remediation
 fund for contaminated site cleanup and
 development grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This
 appropriation is available until expended.
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  (k) $389,000 each year is for the Center for
  Rural Policy and Development. The base for
  this appropriation is $139,000 in fiscal year
  2026 and each year thereafter.
  (l) $25,000 each year is for the administration
  of state aid for the Destination Medical Center
  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to
  469.47.
  (m) $875,000 each year is for the host
 community economic development program
 established in Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.548.
 (n) $6,500,000 each year is for grants to local
 communities to increase the number of quality
 child care providers to support economic
 development. Fifty percent of grant money
 must go to communities located outside the
 seven-county metropolitan area as defined in
 Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
 subdivision 2. The base for this appropriation
 is $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year
 thereafter.
 Grant recipients must obtain a 50 percent
 nonstate match to grant money in either cash
 or in-kind contribution, unless the
 commissioner waives the requirement. Grant
 money available under this subdivision must
 be used to implement projects to reduce the
 child care shortage in the state, including but
 not limited to funding for child care business
 start-ups or expansion, training, facility
 modifications, direct subsidies or incentives
 to retain employees, or improvements required
 for licensing, and assistance with licensing
 and other regulatory requirements. In awarding
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  grants, the commissioner must give priority
  to communities that have demonstrated a
  shortage of child care providers.
  Within one year of receiving grant money,
  grant recipients must report to the
  commissioner on the outcomes of the grant
  program, including but not limited to the
  number of new providers, the number of
  additional child care provider jobs created, the
 number of additional child care openings, and
 the amount of cash and in-kind local money
 invested. Within one month of all grant
 recipients reporting on program outcomes, the
 commissioner must report the grant recipients'
 outcomes to the chairs and ranking members
 of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over early learning and child care and
 economic development.
 (o) $500,000 each year is for the Office of
 Child Care Community Partnerships. Of this
 amount:
 (1) $450,000 each year is for administration
 of the Office of Child Care Community
 Partnerships; and
 (2) $50,000 each year is for the Labor Market
 Information Office to conduct research and
 analysis related to the child care industry.
 (p) $3,500,000 each year is for grants in equal
 amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative
 Foundations. This appropriation is available
 until June 30, 2027. The base for this
 appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026
 and each year thereafter. The Minnesota
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  Initiative Foundations must use grant money
  under this section to:
  (1) facilitate planning processes for rural
  communities resulting in a community solution
  action plan that guides decision making to
  sustain and increase the supply of quality child
  care in the region to support economic
  development;
  (2) engage the private sector to invest local
 resources to support the community solution
 action plan and ensure quality child care is a
 vital component of additional regional
 economic development planning processes;
 (3) provide locally based training and technical
 assistance to rural business owners
 individually or through a learning cohort.
 Access to financial and business development
 assistance must prepare child care businesses
 for quality engagement and improvement by
 stabilizing operations, leveraging funding from
 other sources, and fostering business acumen
 that allows child care businesses to plan for
 and afford the cost of providing quality child
 care; and
 (4) recruit child care programs to participate
 in quality rating and improvement
 measurement programs. The Minnesota
 Initiative Foundations must work with local
 partners to provide low-cost training,
 professional development opportunities, and
 continuing education curricula. The Minnesota
 Initiative Foundations must fund, through local
 partners, an enhanced level of coaching to
 rural child care providers to obtain a quality
 rating through measurement programs.
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  (q) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota
  job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the
  commissioner of employment and economic
  development may use up to three percent for
  administrative expenses. This appropriation
  is available until expended. Notwithstanding
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748, money
  appropriated for the job creation fund may be
 used for redevelopment under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at
 the discretion of the commissioner.
 (r) $12,370,000 each year is for the Minnesota
 investment fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.8731. Of this amount, the
 commissioner of employment and economic
 development may use up to three percent for
 administration and monitoring of the program.
 This appropriation is available until expended.
 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.8731, money appropriated to the
 commissioner for the Minnesota investment
 fund may be used for the redevelopment
 program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at the discretion of
 the commissioner. Grants under this paragraph
 are not subject to the grant amount limitation
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
 (s) $4,246,000 each year is for the
 redevelopment program under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761.
 The base for this appropriation is $2,246,000
 in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
 This appropriation is available until expended.
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  (t) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota
  emerging entrepreneur loan program under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Money
  available under this paragraph is for transfer
  into the emerging entrepreneur program
  special revenue fund account created under
  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are
  available until expended. Of this amount, up
  to four percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the program.
 (u) $325,000 the first year is for the Minnesota
 Film and TV Board. The appropriation is
 available only upon receipt by the board of $1
 in matching contributions of money or in-kind
 contributions from nonstate sources for every
 $3 provided by this appropriation, except that
 up to $50,000 is available on July 1 even if
 the required matching contribution has not
 been received by that date. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (v) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Upper Minnesota Film Office.
 (w) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 Minnesota Film and TV Board for the film
 production jobs program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation
 is available until June 30, 2027. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (x) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota
 job skills partnership program under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
 116L.17. If the appropriation for either year
 is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
 year is available. This appropriation is
 available until expended.
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  (y) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund is for jobs training grants
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.41.
  (z) $47,475,000 the first year and $50,475,000
  the second year are for the PROMISE grant
  program. This is a onetime appropriation and
  is available until June 30, 2027. Any
  unencumbered balance remaining at the end
  of the first year does not cancel but is available
 the second year. Of this amount:
 (1) $475,000 each year is for administration
 of the PROMISE grant program;
 (2) $7,500,000 each year is for grants in equal
 amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative
 Foundations to serve businesses in greater
 Minnesota. Of this amount, $600,000 each
 year is for grants to businesses with less than
 $100,000 in revenue in the prior year; and
 (3) $39,500,000 the first year and $42,500,000
 the second year are for grants to the
 Neighborhood Development Center. Of this
 amount, the following amounts are designated
 for the following areas:
 (i) $16,000,000 each year is for North
 Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or and
 other Northside neighborhoods. Of this
 amount, $1,000,000 each year is for grants to
 businesses with less than $100,000 in revenue
 in the prior year;
 (ii) $13,500,000 each year is $12,500,000 the
 first year and $13,500,000 the second year are
 for South Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and
 Chicago, Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside
 corridors. Of this amount, $750,000 each year
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  is for grants to businesses with less than
  $100,000 in revenue in the prior year;
  (iii) $10,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's
  University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other
  St. Paul neighborhoods. Of this amount,
  $750,000 each year is for grants to businesses
  with less than $100,000 in revenue in the prior
  year;
  (iv) $1,000,000 the first year is for South
 Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue Commercial
 corridor, South Hennepin Community
 corridor, and Uptown Special Service District;
 and
 (v) $3,000,000 the second year is for grants
 to businesses in the counties of Anoka, Carver,
 Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and
 Washington, excluding the cities of
 Minneapolis and St. Paul.
 (aa) $15,150,000 each year is for the
 PROMISE loan program. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027. Of this amount:
 (1) $150,000 each year is for administration
 of the PROMISE loan program;
 (2) $3,000,000 each year is for grants in equal
 amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative
 Foundations to serve businesses in greater
 Minnesota; and
 (3) $12,000,000 each year is for grants to the
 Metropolitan Economic Development
 Association (MEDA). Of this amount, the
 following amounts are designated for the
 following areas:
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  (i) $4,500,000 each year is for North
  Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or and
  other Northside neighborhoods;
  (ii) $4,500,000 each year is for South
  Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago,
  Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors;
  and
  (iii) $3,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's
  University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other
 St. Paul neighborhoods.
 (bb) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Metropolitan Consortium of Community
 Developers for the community wealth-building
 grant program pilot project. Of this amount,
 up to two percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the community wealth-building
 grant program pilot project. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (cc) $250,000 each year is for the publication,
 dissemination, and use of labor market
 information under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.401.
 (dd) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Bloomington Port Authority to provide
 funding for the Expo 2027 host organization.
 The Bloomington Port Authority must enter
 into an agreement with the host organization
 over the use of money, which may be used for
 activities, including but not limited to
 finalizing the community dossier and staffing
 the host organization and for infrastructure
 design and planning, financial modeling,
 development planning and coordination of
 both real estate and public private partnerships,
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  and reimbursement of costs the Bloomington
  Port Authority incurred. In selecting vendors
  and exhibitors for Expo 2027, the host
  organization shall prioritize outreach to,
  collaboration with, and inclusion of businesses
  that are majority owned by people of color,
  women, and people with disabilities. The host
  organization and Bloomington Port Authority
  may be reimbursed for expenses 90 days prior
 to encumbrance. This appropriation is
 contingent on approval of the project by the
 Bureau International des Expositions. If the
 project is not approved by the Bureau
 International des Expositions, the money shall
 transfer to the Minnesota investment fund
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
 Any unencumbered balance remaining at the
 end of the first year does not cancel but is
 available for the second year.
 (ee) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Neighborhood Development Center for
 small business programs, including training,
 lending, business services, and real estate
 programming; small business incubator
 development in the Twin Cities and outside
 the seven-county metropolitan area; and
 technical assistance activities for partners
 outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
 and for high-risk, character-based loan capital
 for nonrecourse loans. This is a onetime
 appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
 remaining at the end of the first year does not
 cancel but is available for the second year.
 (ff) $5,000,000 the first year is for transfer to
 the emerging developer fund account in the
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  special revenue fund. Of this amount, up to
  five percent is for administration and
  monitoring of the emerging developer fund
  program under Minnesota Statutes, section
  116J.9926, and the remainder is for a grant to
  the Local Initiatives Support Corporation -
  Twin Cities to serve as a partner organization
  under the program. This is a onetime
  appropriation.
 (gg) $5,000,000 the first year is for the
 Canadian border counties economic relief
 program under article 5. Of this amount, up
 to $1,000,000 is for Tribal economic
 development and $2,100,000 is for a grant to
 Lake of the Woods County for the forgivable
 loan program for remote recreational
 businesses. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2026.
 (hh) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 African Economic Development Solutions.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2026. Of this amount:
 (1) $500,000 each year is for a loan fund that
 must address pervasive economic inequities
 by supporting business ventures of
 entrepreneurs in the African immigrant
 community; and
 (2) $250,000 each year is for workforce
 development and technical assistance,
 including but not limited to business
 development, entrepreneur training, business
 technical assistance, loan packing, and
 community development services.
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  (ii) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the
  Latino Economic Development Center. This
  is a onetime appropriation and is available
  until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
  (1) $750,000 each year is to assist, support,
  finance, and launch microentrepreneurs by
  delivering training, workshops, and
  one-on-one consultations to businesses; and
  (2) $750,000 each year is to guide prospective
 entrepreneurs in their start-up process by
 introducing them to key business concepts,
 including business start-up readiness. Grant
 proceeds must be used to offer workshops on
 a variety of topics throughout the year,
 including finance, customer service,
 food-handler training, and food-safety
 certification. Grant proceeds may also be used
 to provide lending to business startups.
 (jj) $627,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Community and Economic Development
 Associates (CEDA) to provide funding for
 economic development technical assistance
 and economic development project grants to
 small communities across rural Minnesota and
 for CEDA to design, implement, market, and
 administer specific types of basic community
 and economic development programs tailored
 to individual community needs. Technical
 assistance grants shall be based on need and
 given to communities that are otherwise
 unable to afford these services. Of the amount
 appropriated, up to $270,000 may be used for
 economic development project implementation
 in conjunction with the technical assistance
 received. This is a onetime appropriation. Any
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  unencumbered balance remaining at the end
  of the first year does not cancel but is available
  the second year.
  (kk) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
  WomenVenture to:
  (1) support child care providers through
  business training and shared services programs
  and to create materials that could be used, free
  of charge, for start-up, expansion, and
 operation of child care businesses statewide,
 with the goal of helping new and existing child
 care businesses in underserved areas of the
 state become profitable and sustainable; and
 (2) support business expansion for women
 food entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota's
 food supply chain to help stabilize and
 strengthen their business operations, create
 distribution networks, offer technical
 assistance and support to beginning women
 food entrepreneurs, develop business plans,
 develop a workforce, research expansion
 strategies, and for other related activities.
 Eligible uses of the money include but are not
 limited to:
 (i) leasehold improvements;
 (ii) additions, alterations, remodeling, or
 renovations to rented space;
 (iii) inventory or supplies;
 (iv) machinery or equipment purchases;
 (v) working capital; and
 (vi) debt refinancing.
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  Money distributed to entrepreneurs may be
  loans, forgivable loans, and grants. Of this
  amount, up to five percent may be used for
  the WomenVenture's technical assistance and
  administrative costs. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2026.
  By December 15, 2026, WomenVenture must
  submit a report to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over agriculture
 and employment and economic development.
 The report must include a summary of the uses
 of the appropriation, including the amount of
 the appropriation used for administration. The
 report must also provide a breakdown of the
 amount of funding used for loans, forgivable
 loans, and grants; information about the terms
 of the loans issued; a discussion of how money
 from repaid loans will be used; the number of
 entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of
 how many entrepreneurs received assistance
 in each county.
 (ll) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 African Career, Education, and Resource, Inc.,
 for operational infrastructure and technical
 assistance to small businesses. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
 (mm) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant
 to the African Development Center to provide
 loans to purchase commercial real estate and
 to expand organizational infrastructure. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
 Of this amount:
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  (1) $2,800,000 is for loans to purchase
  commercial real estate targeted at African
  immigrant small business owners;
  (2) $364,000 is for loan loss reserves to
  support loan volume growth and attract
  additional capital;
  (3) $836,000 is for increasing organizational
  capacity;
  (4) $300,000 is for the safe 2 eat project of
 inclusive assistance with required restaurant
 licensing examinations; and
 (5) $700,000 is for a center for community
 resources for language and technology
 assistance for small businesses.
 (nn) $7,000,000 the first year is for grants to
 the Minnesota Initiative Foundations to
 capitalize their revolving loan funds, which
 address unmet financing needs of for-profit
 business start-ups, expansions, and ownership
 transitions; nonprofit organizations; and
 developers of housing to support the
 construction, rehabilitation, and conversion
 of housing units. Of the amount appropriated:
 (1) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southwest
 Initiative Foundation;
 (2) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the West
 Central Initiative Foundation;
 (3) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southern
 Minnesota Initiative Foundation;
 (4) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northwest
 Minnesota Foundation;
 (5) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the Initiative
 Foundation of which $1,000,000 is for
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  redevelopment of the St. Cloud Youth and
  Family Center; and
  (6) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northland
  Foundation.
  (oo) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
  Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., to reach and
  deliver talent, leadership, employee retention,
  continuous improvement, strategy, quality
  management systems, revenue growth, and
 manufacturing peer-to-peer advisory services
 to small manufacturing companies employing
 35 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
 This is a onetime appropriation. No later than
 February 1, 2025, and February 1, 2026,
 Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., must provide a
 report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over economic development that
 includes:
 (1) the grants awarded during the past 12
 months;
 (2) the estimated financial impact of the grants
 awarded to each company receiving services
 under the program;
 (3) the actual financial impact of grants
 awarded during the past 24 months; and
 (4) the total amount of federal funds leveraged
 from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
 at the United States Department of Commerce.
 (pp) $375,000 each year is for a grant to
 PFund Foundation to provide grants to
 LGBTQ+-owned small businesses and
 entrepreneurs. Of this amount, up to five
 percent may be used for PFund Foundation's
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  technical assistance and administrative costs.
  This is a onetime appropriation and is
  available until June 30, 2026. To the extent
  practicable, money must be distributed by
  PFund Foundation as follows:
  (1) at least 33.3 percent to businesses owned
  by members of racial minority communities;
  and
  (2) at least 33.3 percent to businesses outside
 of the seven-county metropolitan area as
 defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
 473.121, subdivision 2.
 (qq) $125,000 each year is for a grant to
 Quorum to provide business support, training,
 development, technical assistance, and related
 activities for LGBTQ+-owned small
 businesses that are recipients of a PFund
 Foundation grant. Of this amount, up to five
 percent may be used for Quorum's technical
 assistance and administrative costs. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026.
 (rr) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Metropolitan Economic Development
 Association (MEDA) for statewide business
 development and assistance services to
 minority-owned businesses. This is a onetime
 appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
 remaining at the end of the first year does not
 cancel but is available the second year. Of this
 amount:
 (1) $3,000,000 is for a revolving loan fund to
 provide additional minority-owned businesses
 with access to capital; and
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  (2) $2,000,000 is for operating support
  activities related to business development and
  assistance services for minority business
  enterprises.
  By February 1, 2025, MEDA shall report to
  the commissioner and the chairs and ranking
  minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over economic
  development policy and finance on the loans
 and operating support activities, including
 outcomes and expenditures, supported by the
 appropriation under this paragraph.
 (ss) $2,500,000 each year is for a grant to a
 Minnesota-based automotive component
 manufacturer and distributor specializing in
 electric vehicles and sensor technology that
 manufactures all of their parts onshore to
 expand their manufacturing. The grant
 recipient under this paragraph shall submit
 reports on the uses of the money appropriated,
 the number of jobs created due to the
 appropriation, wage information, and the city
 and state in which the additional
 manufacturing activity was located to the
 chairs and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 economic development. An initial report shall
 be submitted by December 15, 2023, and a
 final report is due by December 15, 2025. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (tt)(1) $125,000 each year is for grants to the
 Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota to
 support the growth and expansion of small
 businesses statewide. Funds may be used for
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  the cost of programming, outreach, staffing,
  and supplies. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (2) By January 15, 2026, the Latino Chamber
  of Commerce Minnesota must submit a report
  to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
  over economic development that details the
  use of grant funds and the grant's economic
  impact.
  (uu) $175,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the city of South St. Paul to study options for
 repurposing the 1927 American Legion
 Memorial Library after the property is no
 longer used as a library. This appropriation is
 available until the project is completed or
 abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.642.
 (vv) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to
 LatinoLEAD for organizational
 capacity-building.
 (ww) $80,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Neighborhood Development Center for
 small business competitive grants to software
 companies working to improve employee
 engagement and workplace culture and to
 reduce turnover.
 (xx)(1) $3,000,000 in the first year is for a
 grant to the Center for Economic Inclusion for
 strategic, data-informed investments in job
 creation strategies that respond to the needs
 of underserved populations statewide. This
 may include forgivable loans, revenue-based
 financing, and equity investments for
 entrepreneurs with barriers to growth. Of this
 amount, up to five percent may be used for
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  the center's technical assistance and
  administrative costs. This appropriation is
  available until June 30, 2025.
  (2) By January 15, 2026, the Center for
  Economic Inclusion shall submit a report on
  the use of grant funds, including any loans
  made, to the legislative committees with
  jurisdiction over economic development.
  (yy) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Asian Economic Development Association
 for asset building and financial empowerment
 for entrepreneurs and small business owners,
 small business development and technical
 assistance, and cultural placemaking. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
 (zz) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 Isuroon to support primarily African
 immigrant women with entrepreneurial
 training to start, manage, and grow
 self-sustaining microbusinesses, develop
 incubator space for these businesses, and
 provide support with financial and language
 literacy, systems navigation to eliminate
 capital access disparities, marketing, and other
 technical assistance. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023, except
 that the amendment in paragraph (z), clause (3), item (ii), is effective retroactively from
 July 1, 2024.
   Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:
 Subd. 3. Employment and Training Programs  112,038,000  104,499,000
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Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  91,036,000     83,497,000
  Workforce
  Development  21,002,000     21,002,000
  (a) $500,000 each year from the general fund
  and $500,000 each year from the workforce
  development fund are for rural career
  counseling coordinators in the workforce
 service areas and for the purposes specified
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667.
 (b) $25,000,000 each year is for the targeted
 population workforce grants under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116L.43. The department
 may use up to five percent of this
 appropriation for administration, monitoring,
 and oversight of the program. Of this amount:
 (1) $18,500,000 each year is for job and
 entrepreneurial skills training grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43,
 subdivision 2;
 (2) $1,500,000 each year is for diversity and
 inclusion training for small employers under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.43,
 subdivision 3; and
 (3) $5,000,000 each year is for capacity
 building grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116L.43, subdivision 4.
 The base for this appropriation is $1,275,000
 in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
 (c) $750,000 each year is for the women and
 high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs
 grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five
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  percent is for administration and monitoring
  of the program.
  (d) $10,000,000 each year is for the Drive for
  Five Initiative to conduct outreach and provide
  job skills training, career counseling, case
  management, and supportive services for
  careers in (1) technology, (2) labor, (3) the
  caring professions, (4) manufacturing, and (5)
  educational and professional services. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
 (e) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph
 (d), the commissioner must make $7,000,000
 each year available through a competitive
 request for proposal process. The grant awards
 must be used to provide education and training
 in the five industries identified in paragraph
 (d). Education and training may include:
 (1) student tutoring and testing support
 services;
 (2) training and employment placement in high
 wage and high growth employment;
 (3) assistance in obtaining industry-specific
 certifications;
 (4) remedial training leading to enrollment in
 employment training programs or services;
 (5) real-time work experience;
 (6) career and educational counseling;
 (7) work experience and internships; and
 (8) supportive services.
 (f) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
 (d), $2,000,000 each year must be awarded
 through competitive grants made to trade
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  associations or chambers of commerce for job
  placement services. Grant awards must be used
  to encourage workforce training efforts to
  ensure that efforts are aligned with employer
  demands and that graduates are connected with
  employers that are currently hiring. Trade
  associations or chambers must partner with
  employers with current or anticipated
  employment opportunities and nonprofit
 workforce training partners participating in
 this program. The trade associations or
 chambers must work closely with the industry
 sector training providers in the five industries
 identified in paragraph (d). Grant awards may
 be used for:
 (1) employer engagement strategies to align
 employment opportunities for individuals
 exiting workforce development training
 programs. These strategies may include
 business recruitment, job opening
 development, employee recruitment, and job
 matching. Trade associations must utilize the
 state's labor exchange system;
 (2) diversity, inclusion, and retention training
 of their members to increase the business'
 understanding of welcoming and retaining a
 diverse workforce; and
 (3) industry-specific training.
 (g) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph
 (d), $1,000,000 each year is to hire, train, and
 deploy business services representatives in
 local workforce development areas throughout
 the state. Business services representatives
 must work with an assigned local workforce
 development area to address the hiring needs
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  of Minnesota's businesses by connecting job
  seekers and program participants in the
  CareerForce system. Business services
  representatives serve in the classified service
  of the state and operate as part of the agency's
  Employment and Training Office. The
  commissioner shall develop and implement
  training materials and reporting and evaluation
  procedures for the activities of the business
 services representatives. The business services
 representatives must:
 (1) serve as the primary contact for businesses
 in that area;
 (2) actively engage employers by assisting
 with matching employers to job seekers by
 referring candidates, convening job fairs, and
 assisting with job announcements; and
 (3) work with the local area board and its
 partners to identify candidates for openings in
 small and midsize companies in the local area.
 (h) $2,546,000 each year from the general fund
 and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the pathways to
 prosperity competitive grant program. Of this
 amount, up to five percent is for administration
 and monitoring of the program.
 (i) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
 development fund for current Minnesota
 affiliates of OIC of America, Inc. This
 appropriation shall be divided equally among
 the eligible centers.
 (j) $1,000,000 each year is for competitive
 grants to organizations providing services to
 relieve economic disparities in the Southeast
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  Asian community through workforce
  recruitment, development, job creation,
  assistance of smaller organizations to increase
  capacity, and outreach. Of this amount, up to
  five percent is for administration and
  monitoring of the program.
  (k) $1,000,000 each year is for a competitive
  grant program to provide grants to
  organizations that provide support services for
 individuals, such as job training, employment
 preparation, internships, job assistance to
 parents, financial literacy, academic and
 behavioral interventions for low-performing
 students, and youth intervention. Grants made
 under this section must focus on low-income
 communities, young adults from families with
 a history of intergenerational poverty, and
 communities of color. Of this amount, up to
 five percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the program.
 (l) $750,000 each year from the general fund
 and $6,698,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the youth-at-work
 competitive grant program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116L.562. Of this amount,
 up to five percent is for administration and
 monitoring of the youth workforce
 development competitive grant program. All
 grant awards shall be for two consecutive
 years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.
 The base for this appropriation is $750,000
 from the general fund and $3,348,000 from
 the workforce development fund beginning in
 fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
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  (m) $1,093,000 each year is from the general
  fund and $1,000,000 each year is from the
  workforce development fund for the
  youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes,
  sections 116L.361 to 116L.366. The base for
  this appropriation is $1,000,000 from the
  workforce development fund in fiscal year
  2026 and each year thereafter.
  (n) $4,511,000 each year from the general fund
 and $4,050,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund are for the Minnesota youth
 program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
 116L.56 and 116L.561. The base for this
 appropriation is $0 from the general fund and
 $4,050,000 from the workforce development
 fund in fiscal year 2026 and each year
 thereafter.
 (o) $750,000 each year is for the Office of
 New Americans under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 116J.4231.
 (p) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the
 Minnesota Technology Association to support
 the SciTech internship program, a program
 that supports science, technology, engineering,
 and math (STEM) internship opportunities for
 two- and four-year college students and
 graduate students in their fields of study. The
 internship opportunities must match students
 with paid internships within STEM disciplines
 at small, for-profit companies located in
 Minnesota having fewer than 250 employees
 worldwide. At least 325 students must be
 matched each year. No more than 15 percent
 of the hires may be graduate students. Selected
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  hiring companies shall receive from the grant
  50 percent of the wages paid to the intern,
  capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must
  work toward increasing the participation
  among women or other underserved
  populations. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (q) $750,000 each year is for grants to the
  Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's Teen
  Teamworks youth employment and training
 programs. This is a onetime appropriation and
 available until June 30, 2027. Any
 unencumbered balance remaining at the end
 of the first year does not cancel but is available
 in the second year.
 (r) $900,000 each year is for a grant to Avivo
 to provide low-income individuals with career
 education and job skills training that is fully
 integrated with chemical and mental health
 services. Of this amount, up to $250,000 each
 year is for a grant to Avivo to provide
 resources and support services to survivors of
 sex trafficking and domestic abuse in the
 greater St. Cloud area as they search for
 employment. Program resources include but
 are not limited to costs for day care,
 transportation, housing, legal advice, procuring
 documents required for employment, interview
 clothing, technology, and Internet access. The
 program shall also include public outreach and
 corporate training components to communicate
 to the public and potential employers about
 the specific struggles faced by survivors as
 they re-enter the workforce. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
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  (s) $1,000,000 each year is for the getting to
  work grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 116J.545. Of this amount, up to five
  percent is for administration and monitoring
  of the program. This is a onetime
  appropriation.
  (t) $400,000 each year is for a grant to the
  nonprofit 30,000 Feet to fund youth
  apprenticeship jobs, wraparound services,
 after-school programming, and summer
 learning loss prevention efforts targeted at
 African American youth. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (u) $463,000 the first year is for a grant to the
 Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota.
 This is a onetime appropriation. Of this
 amount:
 (1) $313,000 is to fund one year of free
 full-service programming for a new program
 in Waite Park that will employ part-time youth
 development staff and provide community
 volunteer opportunities for people of all ages.
 Career exploration and life skills programming
 will be a significant dimension of
 programming at this new site; and
 (2) $150,000 is for planning and design for a
 new multiuse facility for the Boys and Girls
 Club of Waite Park and other community
 partners, including the Waite Park Police
 Department and the Whitney Senior Center.
 (v) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
 to administer a statewide project of youth job
 skills and career development. This project,
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  which may have career guidance components
  including health and life skills, must be
  designed to encourage, train, and assist youth
  in early access to education and job-seeking
  skills, work-based learning experience,
  including career pathways in STEM learning,
  career exploration and matching, and first job
  placement through local community
  partnerships and on-site job opportunities. This
 grant requires a 25 percent match from
 nonstate resources. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (w) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce
 Foundation for the Learn and Earn Initiative
 to help the Owatonna and Steele County
 region grow and retain a talented workforce.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
 (1) $900,000 is to develop an advanced
 manufacturing career pathway program for
 youth and adult learners with shared learning
 spaces, state-of-the-art equipment, and
 instructional support to grow and retain talent
 in Owatonna; and
 (2) $100,000 is to create the Owatonna
 Opportunity scholarship model for the Learn
 and Earn Initiative for students and employers.
 (x) $250,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the White
 Bear Center for the Arts for establishing a paid
 internship program for high school students
 to learn professional development skills
 through an arts perspective. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
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  (y) $250,000 each year is for the Minnesota
  Family Resiliency Partnership under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.96. The
  commissioner, through the adult career
  pathways program, shall distribute the money
  to existing nonprofit and state displaced
  homemaker programs. This is a onetime
  appropriation.
  (z) $600,000 each year is for a grant to East
 Side Neighborhood Services. This is a onetime
 appropriation of which:
 (1) $300,000 each year is for the senior
 community service employment program,
 which provides work readiness training to
 low-income adults ages 55 and older to
 provide ongoing support and mentoring
 services to the program participants as well as
 the transition period from subsidized wages
 to unsubsidized wages; and
 (2) $300,000 each year is for the nursing
 assistant plus program to serve the increased
 need for growth of medical talent pipelines
 through expansion of the existing program and
 development of in-house training.
 The amounts specified in clauses (1) and (2)
 may also be used to enhance employment
 programming for youth and young adults, ages
 14 to 24, to introduce them to work culture,
 develop essential work readiness skills, and
 make career plans through paid internship
 experiences and work readiness training.
 (aa) $1,500,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Ujamaa
 Place to assist primarily African American
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  men with job training, employment
  preparation, internships, education, vocational
  housing, and organizational capacity building.
  This is a onetime appropriation.
  (bb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
  Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la
  Acción Latina (COPAL) for worker center
  programming that supports primarily
  low-income, migrant, and Latinx workers with
 career planning, workforce training and
 education, workers' rights advocacy, health
 resources and navigation, and wealth creation
 resources. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (cc) $2,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 Propel Nonprofits to provide capacity-building
 grants and related technical assistance to small,
 culturally specific organizations that primarily
 serve historically underserved cultural
 communities. Propel Nonprofits may only
 award grants to nonprofit organizations that
 have an annual organizational budget of less
 than $1,000,000. These grants may be used
 for:
 (1) organizational infrastructure
 improvements, including developing database
 management systems and financial systems,
 or other administrative needs that increase the
 organization's ability to access new funding
 sources;
 (2) organizational workforce development,
 including hiring culturally competent staff,
 training and skills development, and other
 methods of increasing staff capacity; or
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  (3) creating or expanding partnerships with
  existing organizations that have specialized
  expertise in order to increase capacity of the
  grantee organization to improve services to
  the community.
  Of this amount, up to five percent may be used
  by Propel Nonprofits for administrative costs.
  This is a onetime appropriation.
  (dd) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota and its
 partners. The grant must be used to continue
 the FATHER Project in Rochester, St. Cloud,
 St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the surrounding
 areas to assist fathers in overcoming barriers
 that prevent fathers from supporting their
 children economically and emotionally,
 including with community re-entry following
 confinement. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (ee) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to
 the ProStart and Hospitality Tourism
 Management Program for a well-established,
 proven, and successful education program that
 helps young people advance careers in the
 hospitality industry and addresses critical
 long-term workforce shortages in that industry.
 (ff) $450,000 each year is for grants to
 Minnesota Diversified Industries to provide
 inclusive employment opportunities and
 services for people with disabilities. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (gg) $1,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
 Minnesota Diversified Industries to assist
 individuals with disabilities through the
 unified work model by offering virtual and
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  in-person career skills classes augmented with
  virtual reality tools. Minnesota Diversified
  Industries shall submit a report on the number
  and demographics of individuals served, hours
  of career skills programming delivered,
  outreach to employers, and recommendations
  for future career skills delivery methods to the
  chairs and ranking minority members of the
  legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 labor and workforce development policy and
 finance by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2025.
 (hh) $1,264,000 each year is for a grant to
 Summit Academy OIC to expand employment
 placement, GED preparation and
 administration, and STEM programming in
 the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and Bemidji.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (ii) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 Minnesota Independence College and
 Community to provide employment
 preparation, job placement, job retention, and
 service coordination services to adults with
 autism and learning differences. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (jj) $1,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
 the second year are for a clean economy
 equitable workforce grant program. Money
 must be used for grants to support partnership
 development, planning, and implementation
 of workforce readiness programs aimed at
 workers who are Black, Indigenous, and
 People of Color. Programs must include
 workforce training, career development,
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  workers' rights training, employment
  placement, and culturally appropriate job
  readiness and must prepare workers for careers
  in the high-demand fields of construction,
  clean energy, and energy efficiency. Grants
  must be given to nonprofit organizations that
  serve historically disenfranchised
  communities, including new Americans, with
  preference for organizations that are new
 providers of workforce programming or which
 have partnership agreements with registered
 apprenticeship programs. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (kk) $350,000 the first year and $25,000 the
 second year are for a grant to the University
 of Minnesota Tourism Center for the creation
 and operation of an online hospitality training
 program in partnership with Explore
 Minnesota Tourism. This training program
 must be made available at no cost to
 Minnesota residents in an effort to address
 critical workforce shortages in the hospitality
 and tourism industries and assist in career
 development. The base for this appropriation
 is $25,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year
 thereafter for ongoing system maintenance,
 management, and content updates.
 (ll) $3,000,000 the first year is for competitive
 grants to support high school robotics teams
 and prepare youth for careers in STEM fields.
 Of this amount, $2,000,000 is for creating
 internships for high school students to work
 at private companies in STEM fields,
 including the payment of student stipends.
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  This is a onetime appropriation and is
  available until June 30, 2028.
  (mm) $750,000 each year is for grants to the
  nonprofit Sanneh Foundation to fund
  out-of-school and summer programs focused
  on mentoring and behavioral, social, and
  emotional learning interventions and
  enrichment activities directed toward
  low-income students of color. This is a
 onetime appropriation and available until June
 30, 2027.
 (nn) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Hmong American Partnership to expand job
 training and placement programs primarily
 serving the Southeast Asian community. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (oo) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
 (CLUES) to address employment, economic,
 and technology access disparities for
 low-income unemployed or underemployed
 individuals. Grant money must support
 short-term certifications and transferable skills
 in high-demand fields, workforce readiness,
 customized financial capability, and
 employment supports. At least 50 percent of
 this amount must be used for programming
 targeted at greater Minnesota. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (pp) $300,000 each year is for a grant to All
 Square. The grant must be used to support the
 operations of All Square's Fellowship and
 Prison to Law Pipeline programs which
 operate in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
 surrounding correctional facilities to assist
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  incarcerated and formerly incarcerated
  Minnesotans in overcoming employment
  barriers that prevent economic and emotional
  freedom. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (qq) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the
  Redemption Project to provide employment
  services to adults leaving incarceration,
  including recruiting, educating, training, and
  retaining employment mentors and partners.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (rr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 Greater Twin Cities United Way to make
 grants to partner organizations to provide
 workforce training using the career pathways
 model that helps students gain work
 experience, earn experience in high-demand
 fields, and transition into family-sustaining
 careers. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (ss) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 Community Action Partnership of Hennepin
 County. This is a onetime appropriation. Of
 this amount:
 (1) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to 21
 Days of Peace for social equity building and
 community engagement activities; and
 (2) $1,500,000 each year is for grants to A
 Mother's Love for community outreach,
 empowerment training, and employment and
 career exploration services.
 (tt) $750,000 each year is for a grant to Mind
 the G.A.P.P. (Gaining Assistance to Prosperity
 Program) to improve the quality of life of
 unemployed and underemployed individuals
 by improving their employment outcomes and
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  developing individual earnings potential. This
  is a onetime appropriation. Any unencumbered
  balance remaining at the end of the first year
  does not cancel but is available in the second
  year.
  (uu) $550,000 each year is for a grant to the
  International Institute of Minnesota. Grant
  money must be used for workforce training
  for new Americans in industries in need of a
 trained workforce. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (vv) $400,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to Hired to
 expand their career pathway job training and
 placement program that connects lower-skilled
 job seekers to entry-level and gateway jobs in
 high-growth sectors. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ww) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the
 American Indian Opportunities and
 Industrialization Center for workforce
 development programming, including reducing
 academic disparities for American Indian
 students and adults. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (xx) $500,000 each year from the workforce
 development fund is for a grant to the Hmong
 Chamber of Commerce to train ethnically
 Southeast Asian business owners and
 operators in better business practices. Of this
 amount, up to $5,000 may be used for
 administrative costs. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
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  (yy) $275,000 each year is for a grant to
  Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development
  Area 8 and Workforce Development, Inc., to
  provide career planning, career pathway
  training and education, wraparound support
  services, and job skills advancement in
  high-demand careers to individuals with
  barriers to employment in Steele County, and
  to help families build secure pathways out of
 poverty and address worker shortages in the
 Owatonna and Steele County area, as well as
 supporting Employer Outreach Services that
 provide solutions to workforce challenges and
 direct connections to workforce programming.
 Money may be used for program expenses,
 including but not limited to hiring instructors
 and navigators; space rental; and supportive
 services to help participants attend classes,
 including assistance with course fees, child
 care, transportation, and safe and stable
 housing. Up to five percent of grant money
 may be used for Workforce Development,
 Inc.'s administrative costs. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 (zz) $589,000 the first year and $588,000 the
 second year are for grants to the Black
 Women's Wealth Alliance to provide
 low-income individuals with job skills
 training, career counseling, and job placement
 assistance. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (aaa) $250,000 each year is for a grant to
 Abijahs on the Backside to provide equine
 experiential mental health therapy to first
 responders suffering from job-related trauma
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  and post-traumatic stress disorder. For
  purposes of this paragraph, a "first responder"
  is a peace officer as defined in Minnesota
  Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
  paragraph (c); a full-time firefighter as defined
  in Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03,
  subdivision 5; or a volunteer firefighter as
  defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
  299N.03, subdivision 7.
 Abijahs on the Backside must report to the
 commissioner of employment and economic
 development and the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over employment
 and economic development policy and finance
 on the equine experiential mental health
 therapy provided to first responders under this
 paragraph. The report must include an
 overview of the program's budget, a detailed
 explanation of program expenditures, the
 number of first responders served by the
 program, and a list and explanation of the
 services provided to and benefits received by
 program participants. An initial report is due
 by January 15, 2024, and a final report is due
 by January 15, 2026. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (bbb) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 Ramsey County to provide job training and
 workforce development for underserved
 communities. Grant money may be subgranted
 to Milestone Community Development for the
 Milestone Tech program. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
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  (ccc) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
  Ramsey County for a technology training
  pathway program focused on intergenerational
  community tech work for residents who are
  at least 18 years old and no more than 24 years
  old and whose household income is at or
  below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
  Grant money may be used for program
  administration, training, training stipends,
 wages, and support services. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until December
 31, 2027.
 (ddd) $200,000 each year is for a grant to
 Project Restore Minnesota for the Social
 Kitchen project, a pathway program for careers
 in the culinary arts. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 (eee) $100,000 each year is for grants to the
 Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation
 for Carts to Careers, a statewide initiative to
 promote careers, conduct outreach, provide
 job skills training, and award scholarships for
 students pursuing careers in the food industry.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (fff) $1,200,000 each year is for a grant to
 Twin Cities R!SE. Of this amount, $700,000
 each year is for performance grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, to
 Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to
 individuals facing barriers to employment;
 and $500,000 each year is to increase the
 capacity of the Empowerment Institute through
 employer partnerships across Minnesota and
 expansion of the youth personal empowerment
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  curriculum. This is a onetime appropriation
  and available until June 30, 2026.
  (ggg) $750,000 each year is for a grant to
  Bridges to Healthcare to provide career
  education, wraparound support services, and
  job skills training in high-demand health care
  fields to low-income parents, nonnative
  speakers of English, and other hard-to-train
  individuals, helping families build secure
 pathways out of poverty while also addressing
 worker shortages in one of Minnesota's most
 innovative industries. Grants may be used for
 program expenses, including but not limited
 to hiring instructors and navigators; space
 rental; and supportive services to help
 participants attend classes, including assistance
 with course fees, child care, transportation,
 and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to
 five percent of grant money may be used for
 Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (hhh) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Big
 Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities
 to provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 21
 with job-seeking skills, connections to job
 training and education opportunities, and
 mentorship while exploring careers. The grant
 shall serve youth in the Big Brothers Big
 Sisters chapters in the Twin Cities, central
 Minnesota, and southern Minnesota. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (iii) $3,000,000 each year is for a grant to
 Youthprise to provide economic development
 services designed to enhance long-term
 economic self-sufficiency in communities with
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  concentrated African populations statewide.
  Of these amounts, 50 percent is for subgrants
  to Ka Joog and 50 percent is for competitive
  subgrants to community organizations by
  offering subgrants to community
  organizations. This is a onetime appropriation
  and money is available until June 30, 2026.
  (jjj) $350,000 each year is for a grant to the
  YWCA Minneapolis to provide training to
 eligible individuals, including job skills
 training, career counseling, and job placement
 assistance necessary to secure a child
 development associate credential and to have
 a career path in early education. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (kkk) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 Emerge Community Development to support
 and reinforce critical workforce training at the
 Emerge Career and Technical Center, Cedar
 Riverside Opportunity Center, and Emerge
 Second Chance programs in the city of
 Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (lll) $425,000 each year is for a grant to Better
 Futures Minnesota to provide job skills
 training to individuals who have been released
 from incarceration for a felony-level offense
 and are no more than 12 months from the date
 of release. This is a onetime appropriation.
 Better Futures Minnesota shall annually report
 to the commissioner on how the money was
 spent and what results were achieved. The
 report must include, at a minimum,
 information and data about the number of
 participants; participant homelessness,
 employment, recidivism, and child support
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  compliance; and job skills training provided
  to program participants.
  (mmm) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
  Pillsbury United Communities to provide job
  training and workforce development services
  for underserved communities. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (nnn) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
  Project for Pride in Living for job training and
 workforce development services for
 underserved communities. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ooo) $300,000 each year is for a grant to
 YMCA of the North to provide career
 exploration, job training, and workforce
 development services for underserved youth
 and young adults. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (ppp) $500,000 each year is for a grant to Al
 Maa'uun, formerly the North at Work program,
 for a strategic intervention program designed
 to target and connect program participants to
 meaningful, sustainable living wage
 employment. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (qqq) $500,000 each year is for a grant to
 CAIRO to provide workforce development
 services in health care, technology, and
 transportation (CDL) industries. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (rrr) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the
 Central Minnesota Community Empowerment
 Organization for providing services to relieve
 economic disparities in the African immigrant
 community through workforce recruitment,
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  development, job creation, assistance of
  smaller organizations to increase capacity, and
  outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent
  is for administration and monitoring of the
  program. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (sss) $270,000 each year is for a grant to the
  Stairstep Foundation for community-based
  workforce development efforts. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
 (ttt) $400,000 each year is for a grant to
 Building Strong Communities, Inc, for a
 statewide apprenticeship readiness program
 to prepare women, BIPOC community
 members, and veterans to enter the building
 and construction trades. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (uuu) $150,000 each year is for prevailing
 wage staff under Minnesota Statutes, section
 116J.871, subdivision 2.
 (vvv) $250,000 each year is for the purpose
 of awarding a grant to Minnesota Community
 of African People with Disabilities
 (MNCAPD), Roots Connect, and Fortune
 Relief and Youth Empowerment Organization
 (FRAYEO). This is a onetime appropriation.
 MNCAPD, Roots Connect, and FRAYEO
 must use grant proceeds to provide funding
 for workforce development activities for
 at-risk youth from low-income families and
 unengaged young adults experiencing
 disabilities, including:
 (1) job readiness training for at-risk youth,
 including resume building, interview skills,
 and job search strategies;
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  (2) on-the-job training opportunities with local
  businesses;
  (3) support services such as transportation
  assistance and child care to help youth attend
  job training programs; and
  (4) mentorship and networking opportunities
  to connect youth with professionals in the
  youth's desired fields.
  (www)(1) $250,000 each year is for a grant
 to Greater Rochester Advocates for
 Universities and Colleges (GRAUC), a
 collaborative organization representing health
 care, business, workforce development, and
 higher education institutions, for expenses
 relating to starting up a state-of-the-art
 simulation center for training health care
 workers in southeast Minnesota. Once
 established, this center must be self-sustaining
 through user fees. Eligible expenses include
 leasing costs, developing and providing
 training, and operational costs. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (2) By January 15, 2025, GRAUC must submit
 a report, including an independent financial
 audit of the use of grant money, to the chairs
 and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees having jurisdiction over
 higher education and economic development.
 This report must include details on the training
 provided at the simulation center, including
 the names of all organizations that use the
 center for training, the number of individuals
 each organization trained, and the type of
 training provided.
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  (xxx)(1) $350,000 each year is for a grant to
  the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  for a pilot program supporting black
  undergraduate students pursuing admission to
  law school. This is a onetime appropriation.
  (2) The program must:
  (i) enroll an initial cohort of ten to 20 black
  Minnesota resident students attending a
  baccalaureate degree-granting postsecondary
 institution in Minnesota full time;
 (ii) support each of the program's students with
 an academic scholarship in the amount of
 $4,000 per academic year;
 (iii) organize events and programming,
 including but not limited to one-on-one
 mentoring, to familiarize enrolled students
 with law school and legal careers; and
 (iv) provide the program's students free test
 preparation materials, academic support, and
 registration for the Law School Admission
 Test (LSAT) examination.
 (3) The Minnesota Association of Black
 Lawyers may use grant funds under clause (1)
 for costs related to:
 (i) student scholarships;
 (ii) academic events and programming,
 including food and transportation costs for
 students;
 (iii) LSAT preparation materials, courses, and
 registrations; and
 (iv) hiring staff for the program.
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  (4) By January 30, 2024, and again by January
  30, 2025, the Minnesota Association of Black
  Lawyers must submit a report to the
  commissioner and to the chairs and ranking
  minority members of legislative committees
  with jurisdiction over workforce development
  finance and policy and higher education
  finance and policy. The report must include
  an accurate and detailed account of the pilot
 program, its outcomes, and its revenues and
 expenses, including the use of all state funds
 appropriated in clause (1).
 (yyy) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant
 to the Power of People Leadership Institute
 (POPLI) to expand pre- and post-release
 personal development and leadership training
 and community reintegration services, to
 reduce recidivism, and increase access to
 employment. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2025.
 (zzz) $500,000 the first year is to the
 Legislative Coordinating Commission for the
 Working Group on Youth Interventions. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 7, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter
 120, article 1, section 12, and Laws 2024, chapter 125, article 8, section 9, is amended to
 read:
   Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS.
     (a) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund
 account to the commissioner of employment and economic development for providing
 businesses with matching funds required by federal programs. Money awarded under this
 program is made retroactive to February 1, 2023, for applications and projects. The
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  commissioner may use up to two percent of this appropriation for administration. This is a
  onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027 2030. Any funds that remain
  unspent are canceled to the general fund.
      (b) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund
  account to the commissioner of employment and economic development to match existing
  federal funds made available in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-328.
  This appropriation must be used to (1) construct and operate a bioindustrial manufacturing
  pilot innovation facility, biorefinery, or commercial campus utilizing agricultural feedstocks
  or (2) for a Minnesota aerospace center for research, development, and testing, or both (1)
 and (2). This appropriation is not subject to the grant limit requirements of Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivisions 4, paragraph (b), and 5. Notwithstanding Minnesota
 Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), this appropriation may include
 land acquisition as an eligible use to construct a bioindustrial manufacturing pilot innovation
 facility, a biorefinery, and an aerospace center for research, development, and testing. The
 commissioner may use up to two percent of this appropriation for administration. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027 2030. Any funds that remain
 unspent are canceled to the general fund.
     (c) $240,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the Minnesota forward fund
 account to the commissioner of employment and economic development to match federal
 funds made available in the Chips and Science Act, Public Law 117-167. Money awarded
 under this program is made retroactive to February 1, 2023, for applications and projects.
 This appropriation is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 5.
 The commissioner may use up two percent for administration. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2027 2030. Any funds that remain unspent are canceled to
 the general fund.
     (d) The commissioner may use the appropriation under paragraph (c) to allocate up to
 15 percent of the total project cost with a maximum of $75,000,000 per project for the
 purpose of constructing, modernizing, or expanding commercial facilities on the front- and
 back-end fabrication of leading-edge, current-generation, and mature-node semiconductors;
 funding semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment facilities; and for research
 and development facilities.
     (e) The commissioner may use the appropriation under paragraph (c) to award:
     (1) grants to institutions of higher education for developing and deploying training
 programs and to build pipelines to serve the needs of industry; and
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      (2) grants to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to serve industrial
  requirements for research and development that coincide with current and future requirements
  of projects eligible under this section. Grant money may be used to construct and equip
  facilities that serve the purpose of the industry. The maximum grant award per institution
  of higher education under this section is $5,000,000 and may not represent more than 50
  percent of the total project funding from other sources. Use of this funding must be supported
  by businesses receiving funds under clause (1).
      (f) Money appropriated in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) may be transferred between
  appropriations within the Minnesota forward fund account by the commissioner of
 employment and economic development with approval of the commissioner of management
 and budget. The commissioner must notify the Legislative Advisory Commission at least
 15 days prior to changing appropriations under this paragraph.
   Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 15, section 30, is amended to read:
   Sec. 30. APPROPRIATION; CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; GRANT.
     (a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the
 commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the city of
 Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation. The grant must be paid by July 15, 2023. The
 city of Minneapolis may use up to one percent of the grant for administrative costs. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
     (b) Of the amount granted to the city of Minneapolis under paragraph (a), $8,000,000
 must be used for a grant to a foundation that provides business advising, branding and
 marketing support, and real estate consulting to businesses located on Lake Street in
 Minneapolis, between 30th Avenue South and Nicollet Avenue. The organization must use
 the funds for direct business support or direct corridor support, including assistance with
 marketing, placemaking, and public relations services.
     (c) Of the amount granted to the city of Minneapolis under paragraph (a), $2,000,000
 must be used for property acquisition in the city of Minneapolis at 1860 28th Street East
 and 2717 Longfellow Avenue.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 5. Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
  Subd. 3. Employment and Training Programs  $        -0- $     12,207,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  -0-        50,000
  Workforce
  Development  -0-    12,157,000
  (a) $400,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund for a grant to
 Sabathani Community Center for specialized
 community outreach and engagement, a
 marketing and communication plan, program
 evaluation, personal empowerment training
 for men, empowerment and truancy
 curriculum for youth, wellness training for
 seniors, a workforce strategies mentorship and
 jobs training program, a 15-passenger van,
 and service kiosks for the Sabathani
 Community Center, including a onetime paid
 internship to support these programs. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
 (b) $700,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to the
 Shakopee Chamber Foundation for the
 Shakopee area workforce development
 scholarship pilot program. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027. The commissioner of employment and
 economic development may enter into an
 interagency agreement with the Office of
 Higher Education, including agreements to
 transfer funds and to administer the program.
 (c) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to
 Inspire Change Clinic for their health care
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  fellowship program designed to create
  pathways to medicine for high school and
  college students interested in pursuing a career
  in the health care workforce. The health care
  fellowship program is intended to remove
  barriers for minority students, foster
  inclusivity and diversity in the health care
  sector, and provide valuable opportunities for
  students, including mentorship programs,
 access to renowned health institutions in the
 state of Minnesota, and hands-on work
 experience. In addition to the reporting
 requirements in section 14, the commissioner
 must include the number of participants served
 by the grant and provide information about
 program outcomes. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (d) $250,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to
 Bolder Options Youth Mentoring Program to
 provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 22
 with intensive one-to-one wellness,
 goal-setting, and academic-focused
 mentorship; programming that teaches life and
 job-seeking skills; career and college
 achievement coaches; and connections to
 employment, job training, and education
 opportunities. The grant must serve youth in
 the Bolder Options program in the Twin Cities
 and the city of Rochester. In addition to the
 reporting requirements in section 14, the
 commissioner must include the number of
 participants served by the grant. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
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  (e) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund for a grant to
  Change Starts With Community for a violence
  prevention program. Grant money must be
  used to establish a comprehensive workforce
  development initiative, specifically tailored
  for at-risk youth and adults, located on site at
  Shiloh Cares Food Shelf in the city of
  Minneapolis. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (f) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to
 InspireMSP to develop programming to assist
 middle school-aged children in Minneapolis
 and St. Paul to develop an interest in and
 connect with the creative industry in
 Minnesota. Money must be used for program
 development and career exploration in the
 creative industry for historically excluded
 youth by providing access to essential
 resources, networks, and hands-on experience.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (g) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to
 Lake County Ambulance Service to establish
 a training program for Cook County and Lake
 County high school students interested in
 pursuing careers as emergency medical
 technicians. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (h) $350,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to the
 city of Austin to develop and implement
 training programs for water operators and
 wastewater operators. Riverland Community
 College must offer the training programs. This
 is a onetime appropriation and is available
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  until June 30, 2027. Of this amount, the city
  of Austin may use up to five percent for
  administration of the program. The
  commissioner must provide an annual report
  by January 5 of each year until January 5,
  2028, regarding the use of grant funds under
  this paragraph to the chairs and ranking
  minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over economic
 development and higher education. The report
 must include the number of students enrolled
 and number of students who have completed
 courses funded by this appropriation.
 (i) $250,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to the
 Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches for
 a STEM training and career preparation
 program targeted at the needs of BIPOC youth.
 The program shall serve youth who are at least
 11 years of age and less than 24 years of age
 and shall provide career training, job skills
 development, mentorship, and employment
 opportunities. This is a onetime appropriation
 and is available until June 30, 2027.
 (j) $200,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to the Jobs Foundation for direct training,
 support services, safety enhancements, and
 economic support for formerly incarcerated
 individuals participating in the Repowered
 work readiness program. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (k) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to the
 North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center, also
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  known as Mypitbullisfamilycom.Inc,
  Community Animal Medicine Professionals
  (CAMP) program to provide training,
  professional development workshops,
  mentorship and leadership programs, and
  develop recruitment and retention strategies.
  This is a onetime appropriation.
  (l) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to African Immigrants Community Services
 for workforce development for new
 Americans. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (m) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to WomenVenture for supporting child care
 providers by providing business training,
 mentorship, services, and educational
 materials, by facilitating shared administrative
 staff and pooled management of services such
 as banking and payroll, by providing child
 care management software and software
 training, and by distributing subgrants and
 loans, which may be forgivable at
 WomenVenture's discretion. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 (n) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to the Black Chamber of Commerce for
 technical support to Black-owned small
 businesses, for implementing initiatives to
 address barriers facing the Black business
 community, and for networking, mentorship,
 and training programs. This is a onetime
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  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2027.
  (o) $250,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
  to the Karen Organization of Minnesota for
  job training and financial support and
  incentives for job training participants. This
  is a onetime appropriation.
  (p) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Indigenous Roots for soft skills training and
 career readiness training for youth. This is a
 onetime appropriation.
 (q) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Ramsey County for a subgrant with People
 in Action to provide workforce development
 programming. This amount is available until
 June 30, 2026, and 40 percent of the amount
 must be expended within the city of St. Paul.
 Grants provided by People in Action must be
 awarded through at least two requests for
 proposals. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (r) $500,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to the Metro Youth Diversion Center to
 support its Youth-Care Assessment and
 Readiness Education program to enhance
 workforce development opportunities for
 youth with a focus on underrepresented East
 African students. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (s) $174,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
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  to Independent School District No. 709,
  Duluth, for a software subscription to facilitate
  the career planning of students. This is a
  onetime appropriation.
  (t) $171,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
  to Independent School District No. 704,
  Proctor, to develop a regional career and
  technical education program to serve
 Independent School District No. 704, Proctor,
 Independent School District No. 700,
 Hermantown, and Independent School District
 No. 99, Esko. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (u) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to the city of Brooklyn Park for the Brooklyn
 Park Small Business Center and for the city
 to expand the workforce development
 programming of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn
 Center through workforce development
 programs serving primarily underrepresented
 populations, including such programs as
 Brooklynk, Career Pathways, Youth
 Entrepreneurship, and Community Partnership.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (v) $500,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Riverside Plaza Tenant Association to
 address employment, economic, and
 technology access disparities for low-income
 unemployed or underemployed individuals
 through training in health care, technology,
 and construction or skilled trades industries.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
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  (w) $300,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
  to African Career, Education, and Resources,
  Inc., to develop a program for health care
  skills training and computer skills training in
  collaboration with the Organization of
  Liberians in Minnesota. This is a onetime
  appropriation.
  (x) $75,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Equitable Development Action for it to fund
 programs and provide technical assistance to
 underserved businesses. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (y) $50,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to HIRPHA International for use on youth
 apprenticeships, entrepreneurship training,
 computer skills, and work readiness training.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 (z) $200,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to YWCA St. Paul for a strategic intervention
 program designed to target and connect
 program participants to meaningful,
 sustainable living wage employment. This is
 a onetime appropriation.
 (aa) $50,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to United Senior Lao American Association
 to provide job and skills training for an
 underserved population. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
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  (bb) $100,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
  to Hmong American Farmers Association for
  workforce readiness, employment exploration,
  and skills development. This is a onetime
  appropriation.
  (cc) $240,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund and is for a grant
  to MN Zej Zog for workforce readiness,
 employment exploration, and skills
 development. This is a onetime appropriation.
 (dd) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Ramsey County for a Justice Impact
 Navigator to support Ramsey County residents
 who have a justice impact or who are
 reentering the community after incarceration
 to connect to resources with a focus on
 employment and training supports. Funds must
 be used for a navigator pilot and other
 administrative expenses such as outreach,
 marketing, and resources for residents. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (ee) $100,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund and is for a grant
 to Ramsey County for a Digital Equity
 Specialist to support Ramsey County residents
 with digital literacy resources and skills to
 connect to employment and training supports.
 Funds must be used for a digital navigator
 pilot serving in Ramsey County Career Labs
 and community-based locations and other
 administrative expenses, such as outreach,
 marketing, and resources for residents. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
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  (ff) $100,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund for a grant to
  Film North to attract a film festival. This is a
  onetime appropriation. The commissioner of
  employment and economic development may
  enter into an interagency agreement with
  Explore Minnesota, including agreements to
  transfer funds and administer the grant.
  (gg) $400,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to the
 Twin Cities Urban League for support,
 capacity building, and expansion of the Work
 Readiness Program. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (hh) $500,000 the second year is from the
 workforce development fund for a grant to
 Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
 for the purposes of expanding workforce
 development opportunities in the region. This
 is a onetime appropriation. a revolving fund
 for acquiring and rehabilitating tax-forfeited
 properties for owner-occupied workforce
 housing. Housing funded with this grant must
 be affordable to the local workforce. By
 January 15 each year through 2028, the
 commissioner must report to the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over economic
 and workforce development and housing
 regarding the use of grant money, including
 the number of people employed to carry out
 the purposes of the grant, the wage and benefit
 information for those employed, the number
 of homes acquired, the number of homes
 rehabilitated, and the number of homes sold
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  to owner occupants. As a condition of
  receiving this grant, the Arrowhead Economic
  Opportunity Agency must provide the
  commissioner any information necessary to
  complete the required reports. This is a
  onetime appropriation and is available until
  June 30, 2027.
  (ii) $597,000 the second year is from the
  workforce development fund for a grant to the
 Minneapolis Downtown Council for
 infrastructure and associated costs for the
 Taste of Minnesota event, including but not
 limited to buildout, permits, garbage services,
 staffing, security, equipment rentals, signage,
 and insurance. This is a onetime appropriation.
 The commissioner of employment and
 economic development may enter into an
 interagency agreement with Explore
 Minnesota, including agreements to transfer
 funds and administer the grant.
 (jj) $50,000 the second year is from the
 general fund for a grant to Block Builders
 Foundation. This appropriation must be used
 for programming targeted toward at-risk youth
 coaching, financial literacy education, juvenile
 offender diversion programming, and
 community outreach. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 6. Laws 2024, chapter 120, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:
 Sec. 4. EXPLORE MINNESOTA  $  -0- $   4,475,000
 (a) $825,000 the second year is for Explore
 Minnesota Film. This appropriation is added
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  to the Explore MN base in fiscal year 2026
  and each year thereafter.
  (b) $400,000 the second year is for a grant to
  Ka Joog the Minnesota Humanities Center for
  Somali community and cultural festivals and
  events, including festivals and events in
  greater Minnesota. This is a onetime
  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2026.
 (c) $2,000,000 the second year is for a grant
 to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games to
 expend on providing food and housing to 2026
 Special Olympics USA Games athletes. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (d) $1,250,000 the second year is for a grant
 to the Minneapolis Downtown Council for
 infrastructure and associated costs for the
 Taste of Minnesota event, including but not
 limited to buildout, permits, garbage services,
 staffing, security, equipment rentals, signage,
 and insurance. This is a onetime appropriation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. The section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 7. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO APPROPRIATION.
     The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph
 (ee), is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.98.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
ARTICLE 4
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.431, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Eligible projects. (a) An economic development project for which a county or
 city may be eligible to receive a grant under this section includes:
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      (1) manufacturing;
      (2) technology;
      (3) warehousing and distribution;
      (4) research and development;
      (5) agricultural processing, defined as transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading
  livestock or livestock products or plants and plant-based products into goods that are used
  for intermediate or final consumption, including goods for nonfood use; or
      (6) industrial park development that would be used by any other business listed in this
  subdivision even if no business has committed to locate in the industrial park at the time
 the grant application is made.
     (b) Up to 15 percent of the development of a project may be for a purpose that is not
 included under this subdivision as an eligible project. A city or county must provide notice
 to the commissioner for the commissioner's approval of the proposed project.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.659, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Loans to businesses. (a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans made
 by nonprofit corporations under the program.
     (b) Loans must be used to support a new cannabis microbusiness in the legal cannabis
 industry. Priority must be given to loans to businesses owned by individuals who are eligible
 to be social equity applicants and businesses located in communities where long-term
 residents are eligible to be social equity applicants.
     (c) Loans must be made to cannabis microbusinesses that are not likely to undertake the
 project for which loans are sought without assistance from the program.
     (d) The minimum state contribution to a loan is $2,500 and the maximum is either:
     (1) $50,000 $75,000; or
     (2) $150,000 $200,000, if state contributions are matched by an equal or greater amount
 of new private investment.
     (e) Loan applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation must be
 forwarded to the commissioner for approval. The commissioner must give final approval
 for each loan made by the nonprofit corporation under the program make approval decisions
 within 30 days of receiving a loan application. If the application contains insufficient
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  information to make an approval decision, the nonprofit corporation must be notified within
  14 days with all information that needs to be provided.
      (f) A cannabis microbusiness that receives a loan may apply to renew the for a subsequent
  loan. Renewal applications must be made on an annual basis and A cannabis microbusiness
  may receive loans for up to six consecutive years have a maximum of two program loans.
  A nonprofit corporation may renew originate a loan to a cannabis microbusiness that is no
  longer a new business provided the business would otherwise qualify for an initial loan and
  is in good standing with the nonprofit corporation and the commissioner. A nonprofit
  corporation may adjust the amount of a renewed loan, or not renew a loan, decline to originate
 a subsequent loan if the nonprofit corporation determines that the cannabis microbusiness
 is financially stable and is substantially likely to continue the project for which the loan
 renewal is sought. Refinancing of existing debt is prohibited.
     (g) If a borrower has met lender criteria, including being current with all payments for
 a minimum of three years, the commissioner may approve either full or partial forgiveness
 of interest or principal amounts.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.659, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Revolving loan account administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish
 a minimum interest rate for loans or guarantees to ensure that necessary loan administration
 costs are covered. The interest rate or fee equivalent charged by a nonprofit corporation for
 a loan under this section must not exceed the Wall Street Journal prime rate. For a loan
 under this section, the nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or
 less than one percent of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount
 of the origination fee.
     (b) Loan repayment of principal must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in the
 CanStartup revolving loan account. Loan interest payments must be deposited in a revolving
 loan account created by the nonprofit corporation originating the loan being repaid for
 further distribution or use, consistent with the criteria of this section may be retained by the
 nonprofit corporation originating the loan to help cover expenses for loan servicing and
 origination.
     (c) Administrative expenses of the nonprofit corporations with whom the commissioner
 enters into agreements, including expenses incurred by a nonprofit corporation in providing
 technology, insurance, legal, audit and accounting, reporting, financial, technical, managerial,
 and marketing assistance to a business receiving a loan under this section, are eligible
 program expenses the commissioner may agree to pay under the grant agreement.
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      (d) Average interest rates charged by the nonprofit corporations must be reported
  biannually and publicly published by both the agency and the nonprofit corporation.
    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.8733, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Revolving loan fund Minnesota expanding opportunity account. (a) The
  commissioner shall establish a revolving loan fund to make loans to nonprofit corporations,
  Tribal economic development entities, and community development financial institutions
  for the purpose of increasing nonprofit corporation, Tribal economic development entity,
  and community development financial institution capital and lending activities with
  Minnesota small businesses. A Minnesota expanding opportunity account is created in the
 special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money in the account is appropriated to the
 commissioner for revolving loans to nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development
 entities, and community development financial institutions for the purpose of increasing
 nonprofit corporation capital and lending activities with Minnesota small businesses.
     (b) Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community
 development financial institutions that receive loans from the commissioner under the
 program must establish appropriate accounting practices for the purpose of tracking eligible
 loans.
     (c) All loan repayments must be paid into the Minnesota expanding opportunity account
 created in this section to fund additional loans.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116J.8752, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Purpose. The Minnesota forward fund account is created to increase the state's
 competitiveness by providing the state the authority and flexibility to facilitate private
 investment. The fund serves as a closing fund to allow the authority and flexibility to
 negotiate incentives to better compete with other states for business retention, expansion
 and attraction of projects in existing and new industries, and develop properties for business
 use, and leverage to meet matching requirements of federal funding for resiliency in economic
 security and economic enhancement opportunities that provide the public high-quality
 employment opportunities.
   Sec. 6. [116J.9921] OFFICE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this
 subdivision have the meanings given.
     (b) "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
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      (c) "Office" means the Office of Public Service established under this section.
      (d) "Public service opportunity" means a public service position, including but not limited
  to those in the ServeMinnesota Innovation Act, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45; the Domestic
  and Volunteer Service Act of 1973, United States Code, title 42, section 4950, as amended;
  and the National and Community Service Act of 1990, United States Code, title 42, section
  12501, as amended.
      (e) "ServeMinnesota" means the Minnesota Commission on National and Community
  Service as established in section 124D.385.
      Subd. 2. Office established; purpose. (a) An Office of Public Service is established
 within the Department of Employment and Economic Development. The department may
 employ a director and staff necessary to carry out the office's duties under subdivision 4.
     (b) The purpose of the office is to promote and expand existing public service
 opportunities, ensure state public service goals and strategy align with the state's workforce
 development strategy, identify available service opportunities across the state, identify areas
 for expansion of service programs, and create and strengthen career pathways aligned with
 public service opportunities.
     Subd. 3. Organization. The office shall consist of a director and staff necessary to carry
 out the office's duties under subdivision 4.
     Subd. 4. Duties. The office shall have the power and duty to:
     (1) coordinate with state agencies including but not limited to Minnesota Management
 and Budget and the Department of Education, and with state and federal public service
 organizations such as ServeMinnesota to develop, recommend, and implement solutions to
 promote and expand existing public service opportunities;
     (2) administer the Service to Success Opportunity grant program and other appropriations
 to the department for this purpose;
     (3) identify state and federal public service opportunities;
     (4) develop career pathways aligned with public service opportunities;
     (5) provide an annual report, as required by subdivision 5; and
     (6) perform any other activities consistent with the office's purpose.
     Subd. 5. Reporting. (a) Beginning January 15, 2027, and every two years thereafter,
 the Office of Public Service shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
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  the Department of Employment and Economic Development on the office's activities during
  the previous year.
(b) The report shall contain, at a minimum:
(1) a summary of the office's activities;
(2) an update of any grants administered by the office, including the number of grants,
  grant recipients, average grant amount, and outcomes of those grants;
(3) a summary of the office's activities; and
(4) any other information requested by the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
  the Department of Employment and Economic Development, or that the office deems
 necessary.
(c) The report may be submitted electronically and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision
 1.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Appointment. The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board consists of: seven
 members appointed by the governor, the commissioner of employment and economic
 development or the commissioner's designee, the chancellor, or the chancellor's designee,
 of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the president, or the president's designee,
 of the University of Minnesota, and two nonlegislator members, one appointed by the
 Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules and Administration and
 one appointed by the speaker of the house. If the chancellor or the president of the university
 makes a designation under this subdivision, the designee must have experience in technical
 education. Four of the appointed members must be members of the governor's Workforce
 Development Board, of whom two must represent organized labor and two must represent
 business and industry. One of the appointed members must be a representative of a nonprofit
 organization that provides workforce development or job training services.
   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Partnership program. (a) The partnership program may provide
 grants-in-aid to educational or other nonprofit educational institutions using the following
 guidelines:
(1) the educational or other nonprofit educational institution is a provider of training
 within the state in either the public or private sector;
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      (2) the program involves skills training that is an area of employment need; and
      (3) preference will be given to educational or other nonprofit training institutions which
  serve economically disadvantaged people, minorities, or those who are victims of economic
  dislocation and to businesses located in rural areas.
      (b) A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000 $500,000. A portion
  of a grant may be used for preemployment training.
      (c) Each institution must provide for the dissemination of summary results of a
  grant-funded project, including, but not limited to, information about curriculum and all
  supporting materials developed in conjunction with the grant. Results of projects developed
 by any Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system institution must be disseminated
 throughout the system.
     (d) At the discretion of the board, higher education institutions may charge up to a
 30-percent increase on the direct project costs, not including equipment costs.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 1a. Pathways program. (a) The pathways program may provide grants-in-aid
 for developing programs which assist in the transition of persons from welfare to work and
 assist individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The program
 is to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and coordinate with program
 administrators at the Department of Employment and Economic Development to design
 and provide services for temporary assistance for needy families recipients.
     (b) Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or other nonprofit training
 institutions or to workforce development intermediaries for education and training programs
 and services supporting education and training programs that serve eligible recipients.
     Preference shall be given to projects that:
     (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;
     (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths for trainees;
     (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that can be used on a continuing
 basis for transitioning persons from welfare to work; and
     (4) demonstrate the active participation of Department of Employment and Economic
 Development workforce centers, Minnesota State College and University institutions and
 other educational institutions, and local welfare agencies.
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      (c) Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement and financial commitment
  of a participating business. Pathways projects must be matched with cash or in-kind
  contributions on at least a one-half-to-one ratio by a participating business.
      (d) A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000 $500,000. A portion
  of a grant may be used for preemployment training.
      (e) At the discretion of the board, higher education institutions may charge up to a
  30-percent increase on the direct project costs, not including equipment costs.
    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Use of workforce development funds. After March 1 of any fiscal year, the
 board may use workforce development funds for the purposes outlined in sections 116L.02
 and 116L.04, or to provide incumbent worker training services under section 116L.18 if
 the following conditions have been met:
     (1) the board examines relevant economic indicators, including the projected number
 of layoffs for the remainder of the fiscal year and the next fiscal year, evidence of declining
 and expanding industries, the number of initial applications for and the number of exhaustions
 of unemployment benefits, job vacancy data, county labor force participation rates, and any
 additional relevant information brought to the board's attention;
     (2) the board accounts for all allocations made in section 116L.17, subdivision 2;
     (3) based on the past expenditures and projected revenue, the board estimates future
 funding needs for services under section 116L.17 for the remainder of the current fiscal
 year and the next fiscal year;
     (4) the board determines there will be unspent funds after meeting the needs of dislocated
 workers in the current fiscal year and there will be sufficient revenue to meet the needs of
 dislocated workers in the next fiscal year; and
     (5) the board reports its findings in clauses (1) to (4) to the chairs of legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over the workforce development fund, to the commissioners
 of revenue and management and budget, and to the public.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.562, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall award grants to eligible
 organizations for the purpose of providing workforce development and training opportunities
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  or preemployment services and mentorship opportunities to economically disadvantaged
  or at-risk youth ages 14 to 24.
    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.562, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Competitive grant awards. (a) In awarding competitive grants, priority shall
  be given to programs that:
(1) provide students with information about education and training requirements for
  careers in high-growth, in-demand occupations;
(2) serve youth from communities of color who are underrepresented in the workforce;
  or
(3) serve youth with disabilities.
(b) Eligible organizations must have demonstrated effectiveness in administering youth
 workforce programs and must leverage nonstate or private sector funds.
(c) New eligible applicants must be youth-serving organizations with significant capacity
 and demonstrable youth development experience and outcomes to operate a youth workforce
 development an eligible project.
(d) If a program is not operated by a local unit of government or a workforce development
 board, the grant recipient must coordinate the program with the local workforce development
 board.
   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Membership. (a) The governor's Workforce Development Board is composed
 of members appointed by the governor. In selecting the representatives of the board, the
 governor shall ensure that a majority of the members come from the private sector, pursuant
 to United States Code, title 29, section 3111. For the public members, membership terms,
 compensation of members, and removal of members are governed by section 15.059,
 subdivisions 2, 3, and 4. To the extent practicable, the membership should be balanced as
 to gender and ethnic diversity.
(b) No person shall serve as a member of more than one category described in paragraph
 (c).
(c) Voting members shall consist of the following:
(1) the governor or the governor's designee;
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      (2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
  house and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
      (3) two members of the senate, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one
  appointed by the senate minority leader;
      (4) a majority of the members must be representatives of businesses in the state appointed
  by the governor who:
      (i) are owners of businesses, chief executives, or operating officers of businesses, or
  other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority
  and who, in addition, may be members of a local board under United States Code, title 29,
 section 3122(b)(2)(A)(i);
     (ii) represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing
 businesses that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality,
 work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in
 the state; and
     (iii) are appointed from individuals nominated by state business organizations and
 business trade associations;
     (5) six representatives of labor organizations appointed by the governor, including:
     (i) representatives of labor organizations who have been nominated by state labor
 federations; and
     (ii) a member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor organization;
     (6) commissioners of the state agencies with primary responsibility for core programs
 identified within the state plan including:
     (i) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;
     (ii) the Department of Education; and
     (iii) the Department of Human Services; and
     (iv) the Department of Children, Youth, and Families;
     (7) two chief elected officials, appointed by the governor, collectively representing cities
 and counties;
     (8) two representatives who are people of color or people with disabilities, appointed
 by the governor, of community-based organizations, appointed by the governor, that have
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  demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education
  needs of individuals with barriers to employment; and
      (9) four officials responsible for education programs in the state, appointed by the
  governor, including chief executive officers of community colleges and other institutions
  of higher education, including:
      (i) the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
      (ii) the president of the University of Minnesota;
      (iii) a president from a private postsecondary school; and
      (iv) a representative of career and technical education; and
     (10) the chair or executive director of the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards.
     (d) The nonvoting members of the board shall be appointed by the governor and consist
 of one of each of the following:
     (1) a representative of Adult Basic Education;
     (2) a representative of public libraries;
     (3) (2) a person with expertise in women's economic security;
     (4) the chair or executive director of the Minnesota Workforce Council Association;
     (5) (3) the commissioner of labor and industry;
     (6) (4) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education;
     (7) (5) the commissioner of corrections;
     (8) (6) the commissioner of management and budget;
     (9) (7) two representatives of community-based organizations who are people of color
 or people with disabilities who have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing
 the employment, training, and education needs of individuals with barriers to employment;
     (10) a representative of secondary, postsecondary, or career-technical education;
     (11) (8) a representative of school-based service learning;
     (12) (9) a representative of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
     (13) (10) a representative of the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;
     (14) (11) a representative of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;
     (15) (12) a representative of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
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      (16) (13) a representative of the Minnesota State Council on Disability; and
      (17) (14) a representative of the Office on the Economic Status of Women; and
      (15) the commissioner of human services.
      (e) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years from the first day of January
  or July immediately following their appointment. Elected officials shall forfeit their
  appointment if they cease to serve in elected office.
    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.90, is amended to read:
      116L.90 CANNABIS INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS.
      Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of employment and economic
 development shall establish CanTrain, a program to award grants to (1) eligible organizations
 to train people for work in the legal cannabis industry, and (2) eligible individuals to acquire
 such training.
     Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
 meanings given.
     (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
     (c) "Eligible organization" means any organization capable of providing training relevant
 to the legal cannabis industry, particularly for individuals facing barriers to education or
 employment, and may include educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, private
 businesses, community groups, units of local government, labor organizations that represent
 cannabis workers in the state, or partnerships between different types of organizations.
     (d) "Eligible individual" means a Minnesota resident who is 21 years old or older.
     (e) (d) "Industry" means the legal cannabis industry in Minnesota.
     (f) (e) "Program" means the CanTrain grant program.
     (g) (f) "Social equity applicant" means a person who meets the qualification requirements
 in section 342.17.
     Subd. 3. Grants to organizations. (a) Grant money awarded to eligible organizations
 may be used for both developing a training program relevant to the legal cannabis industry
 and for providing such training to individuals.
     (b) The commissioner must award grants to eligible organizations through a competitive
 grant process.
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      (c) To receive grant money, an eligible organization must submit a written application
  to the commissioner, using a form developed by the commissioner, explaining the
  organization's ability to train individuals for successful careers in the legal cannabis industry,
  particularly individuals facing barriers to education or employment.
      (d) An eligible organization's grant application must also include:
      (1) a description of the proposed training;
      (2) an analysis of the degree of demand in the legal cannabis industry for the skills gained
  through the proposed training;
      (3) any evidence of the organization's past success in training individuals for successful
 careers, particularly in new or emerging industries;
     (4) an estimate of the cost of providing the proposed training;
     (5) the sources and amounts of any nonstate funds or in-kind contributions that will
 supplement grant money, including any amounts that individuals will be charged to
 participate in the training; and
     (6) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
     (e) In awarding grants under this subdivision, the commissioner shall give weight to
 applications from organizations that demonstrate a history of successful career training,
 particularly for individuals facing barriers to education or employment. The commissioner
 shall also give weight to applications where the proposed training will:
     (1) result in an industry-relevant credential; or
     (2) include opportunities for hands-on or on-site experience in the industry.
 The commissioner shall fund training for a broad range of careers in the legal cannabis
 industry, including both potential business owners and employees and for work in the
 growing, processing, and retail sectors of the legal cannabis industry.
     Subd. 4. Grants to individuals. (a) The commissioner shall award grants of up to
 $20,000 to eligible individuals to pursue a training program relevant to a career in the legal
 cannabis industry.
     (b) To receive grant money, an eligible individual must submit a written application to
 the commissioner, using a form developed by the commissioner, identifying a training
 program relevant to the legal cannabis industry and the estimated cost of completing that
 training. The application must also indicate whether:
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      (1) the applicant is eligible to be a social equity applicant;
      (2) the proposed training program results in an industry-relevant credential; and
      (3) the proposed training program includes opportunities for hands-on or on-site
  experience in the industry.
  The commissioner shall attempt to make the application process simple for individuals to
  complete, such as by publishing lists of industry-relevant training programs along with the
  training program's estimated cost of completing the training programs and whether the
  training programs will result in an industry-relevant credential or include opportunities for
  hands-on or on-site experience in the legal cannabis industry.
     (c) The commissioner must award grants to eligible individuals through a lottery process.
 Applicants who have filed complete applications by the deadline set by the commissioner
 shall receive one entry in the lottery, plus one additional entry for each of the following:
     (1) being eligible to be a social equity applicant;
     (2) seeking to enroll in a training program that results in an industry-relevant credential;
 and
     (3) seeking to enroll in a training program that includes opportunities for hands-on or
 on-site experience in the industry.
     (d) Grant money awarded to eligible individuals shall be used to pay the costs of enrolling
 in a training program relevant to the legal cannabis industry, including tuition, fees, and
 materials costs. Grant money may also be used to remove external barriers to attending such
 a training program, such as the cost of child care, transportation, or other expenses approved
 by the commissioner.
     Subd. 5. Program outreach. The commissioner shall make extensive efforts to publicize
 these grants, including through partnerships with community organizations, particularly
 those organizations located in areas where long-term residents are eligible to be social equity
 applicants.
     Subd. 6. Reports to the legislature. By January 15, 2024, and each January 15 thereafter,
 the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
 committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over workforce
 development that describes awards given through the CanTrain program and the use of
 grant money, including any measures of success toward training people for successful
 careers in the legal cannabis industry.
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    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.98, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
  subdivision have the meanings given.
      (b) "Credential" means postsecondary degrees, diplomas, licenses, and certificates
  awarded in recognition of an individual's attainment of measurable technical or occupational
  skills necessary to obtain employment or advance with an occupation. This definition does
  not include certificates awarded by workforce investment boards or work-readiness
  certificates.
      (c) "Exit" means to have not received service under a workforce program for 90
 consecutive calendar days. The exit date is the last date of service.
     (d) "Net impact" means the use of matched control groups and regression analysis to
 estimate the impacts attributable to program participation net of other factors, including
 observable personal characteristics and economic conditions.
     (e) (d) "Pre-enrollment" means the period of time before an individual was enrolled in
 a workforce program.
   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner. (a) By December
 31 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having
 jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance the following
 information separately for each of the previous two fiscal or calendar years year, for each
 program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:
     (1) the total number of participants enrolled;
     (2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second through
 the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment excluding those
 with zero income;
     (3) the total number of participants with zero income in the second through fifth calendar
 quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;
     (4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;
     (5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;
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      (6) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average enrollment
  duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;
      (7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;
      (8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;
      (9) the total number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
  immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;
      (10) the median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
  immediately following the quarter of exit;
      (11) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
 immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;
     (12) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
 immediately following the quarter of exit;
     (13) the total cost of the program;
     (14) the total cost of the program per participant;
     (15) the cost per credential received by a participant; and
     (16) the administrative cost of the program.
     (b) In addition to meeting any reporting requirements included in the grant agreement,
 each program grant recipient and any individually specified grantee named in an appropriation
 to be administered by or through the commissioner is subject to this section and must provide
 the following information to the commissioner:
     (1) a summary of the purpose of the grant;
     (2) the amount of the grant awarded to the grantee;
     (3) the amount of previous grants issued by or through the commissioner of employment
 and economic development to the grantee for the previous four years;
     (4) to the extent that participant geographic data is available, if a grantee uses grant
 money to provide services to persons who reside outside of Minnesota, the grantee must
 list the states where non-Minnesotan participants reside and an explanation of why grant
 money was used to provide services to non-Minnesota residents; and
     (5) the organization's charitable giving ratio if available on the grantee's Internal Revenue
 Service Form 990.
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  The commissioner must provide the information required in this paragraph for each grantee
  separately in the report required under paragraph (a). A grantee must provide updated
  information required to complete the report under paragraph (a) to the commissioner annually
  by October 1 until October 1 in the year when all of the grant funds have been spent or
  canceled.
      (c) The report to the legislature must contain participant information by education level,
  race and ethnicity, gender, and geography, and a comparison of exited participants who
  completed training and those who did not.
      (c) (d) The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the
 commissioner or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department.
     (e) As a condition of receiving a grant from the department, a grantee must agree to
 provide the commissioner any information necessary to complete the report required by
 this section.
   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.98, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Limitations on future appropriations. (a) A program, program grantee, or
 direct appropriation grant recipient that is a recipient of public funds and subject to the
 requirements of this section as of May 1, 2014 2025, is not eligible for additional state
 appropriations for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2015 2026, and the commissioner
 may withhold grant disbursements from a grantee, unless all of the reporting requirements
 under subdivision subdivisions 3 and 4 have been satisfied.
     (b) A program, program grantee, or direct appropriation grant recipient with an initial
 request for funds on or after July 1, 2014 2025, may be considered for receipt of public
 funds for the first two fiscal years only if a plan that demonstrates how the data collection
 and reporting requirements under subdivision subdivisions 3 and 4 will be met has been
 submitted and approved by the commissioner. Any subsequent request for funds after an
 initial request is subject to the requirements of paragraph (a).
   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116M.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Revolving loan fund Minnesota emerging entrepreneur program account. (a)
 The department shall establish a revolving loan fund A Minnesota emerging entrepreneur
 program account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money in the
 account is appropriated to the commissioner for revolving loans to make grants to nonprofit
 corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community development financial
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  institutions for the purpose of making loans to businesses owned by minority or low-income
  persons, women, veterans, or people with disabilities, and to support minority business
  enterprises and job creation for minority and low-income persons.
      (b) Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities, and community
  development financial institutions that receive grants from the department under the program
  must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan fund for the purpose of making
  eligible loans.
      (c) Eligible business enterprises include, but are not limited to, technologically innovative
  industries, value-added manufacturing, and information industries.
     (d) Loan applications given preliminary approval by the nonprofit corporation, Tribal
 economic development entity, or community development financial institution must be
 forwarded to the department. Nonprofit corporations, Tribal economic development entities,
 and community development financial institutions designated as preferred partners do not
 need final approval by the commissioner. All other loans must be approved by the
 commissioner and the commissioner must make approval decisions within 20 days of
 receiving a loan application unless the application contains insufficient information to make
 an approval decision. The amount of the state funds contributed to any loan may not exceed
 50 percent of each loan. The commissioner must develop the criteria necessary to receive
 loan forgiveness.
   Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.05, is amended to read:
     116U.05 EXPLORE MINNESOTA; ESTABLISHMENT.
     Explore Minnesota is an office in the executive branch with a director appointed by the
 governor. The director is under the supervision of the commissioner of employment and
 economic development and oversees Explore Minnesota Tourism and, Explore Minnesota
 for Business, and Explore Minnesota Film divisions. The director serves in the unclassified
 service and must be qualified by experience and training in related fields.
   Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.06, is amended to read:
     116U.06 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM.
     Explore Minnesota Tourism is a division of Explore Minnesota and exists to support
 Minnesota's economy through promotion and facilitation of travel to and within the state
 of Minnesota.
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    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.15, is amended to read:
      116U.15 MISSION.
      (a) The mission of Explore Minnesota is to promote and facilitate increased travel to
  and within the state of Minnesota, promote overall livability, and promote workforce and
  economic opportunity in Minnesota support the growth of Minnesota's economy through
  the management of the state's tourism, livability and economic opportunity, outdoor
  recreation, film, and other statewide promotion efforts as directed. To further the mission
  of Explore Minnesota, the office is advised by various advisory councils focused on tourism
  and talent attraction and business marketing. Its goals are to:
     (1) expand public and private partnerships through increased interagency efforts and
 increased tourism and business industry participation;
     (2) increase productivity through enhanced flexibility and options; and
     (3) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources
 and operate the office as efficiently as possible.
     (b) The director shall report to the legislature on the performance of the office's operations
 and the accomplishment of its goals in the office's biennial budget according to section
 16A.10, subdivision 1.
   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.30, is amended to read:
     116U.30 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
     (a) The director shall:
     (1) publish, disseminate, and distribute informational and promotional materials;
     (2) promote and encourage the coordination of Explore Minnesota travel, tourism, overall
 livability, and workforce and economic opportunity promotion efforts with other state
 agencies and develop multiagency marketing strategies when appropriate;
     (3) promote and encourage the expansion and development of international tourism,
 trade, and Minnesota livability marketing programs that support the mission of the office;
     (4) advertise and disseminate information about Minnesota travel, tourism, and workforce
 and economic development opportunities Explore Minnesota and its activities that support
 the mission of the office;
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      (5) aid various provide local communities a reasonable level of support to improve their
  travel, tourism, and overall livability marketing programs as they relate to the mission of
  the office;
      (6) coordinate and implement comprehensive state travel, tourism, workforce and
  economic development, and overall livability mission-driven marketing programs that take
  into consideration public and private businesses and attractions;
      (7) contract, in accordance with section 16C.08, for professional services if the work or
  services cannot be satisfactorily performed by employees of the agency or by any other
  state agency;
     (8) provide local, regional, and statewide organizations with information, technical
 assistance educational opportunities, training, and advice on using state tourism and livability
 information and promotional programs related to the office's mission; and
     (9) generally gather, compile, and make available statistical information relating to
 Minnesota travel, tourism, workforce and economic development, overall livability, and
 related areas in this state the office's mission. The director has the authority to call upon
 other state agencies for statistical data and results obtained by them and to arrange and
 compile that statistical information.
     (b) The director may:
     (1) apply for, receive, and spend money for travel, tourism, workforce and economic
 development, and overall livability development and marketing, as it relates to the mission
 of the office, from other agencies, organizations, and businesses;
     (2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids for tourism development and
 marketing from the federal government and other sources;
     (3) enter into joint powers or cooperative agreements with agencies of the federal
 government, local governmental units, regional development commissions, other state
 agencies, the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions, other states,
 Canadian provinces, and local, statewide, and regional organizations as necessary to perform
 the director's duties;
     (4) enter into interagency agreements and agree to share net revenues with the contributing
 agencies;
     (5) make grants;
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      (6) conduct market research and analysis to improve marketing techniques in the area
  of travel, tourism, workforce and economic development, and overall livability;
      (7) monitor and study trends in the related industries and provide resources and training
  to address change;
      (8) annually convene conferences of Minnesota providers for the purposes of exchanging
  information on tourism development, coordinating marketing activities, and formulating
  tourism, overall livability, and workforce and economic opportunity mission-related
  promotion development strategies; and
      (9) enter into promotion contracts or other agreements with private persons and public
 entities, including agreements to establish and maintain offices and other types of
 representation in foreign countries to promote international travel and to implement this
 chapter.
     (c) Contracts for goods and nonprofessional services and professional technical services
 made under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (9), are not subject to the provisions of sections
 16C.03, subdivision 3, and 16C.06 concerning competitive bidding and section 16C.055
 concerning barter arrangements. Professional technical service contracts that promote
 Minnesota as a tourism travel destination or a talent attraction may be negotiated and are
 not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C relating to competitive bidding.
   Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.35, is amended to read:
     116U.35 PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES.
     To promote travel, tourism, workforce and economic development, and overall livability
 of the state programs that align with Explore Minnesota's mission, the director may expend
 money appropriated by the legislature for these purposes in the same manner as private
 persons, firms, corporations, and associations make expenditures for these purposes. Policies
 on promotional expenses must be approved by the commissioner of administration. A policy
 for expenditures on food, lodging, and travel must be approved by the commissioner of
 management and budget. No money may be expended for the appearance in radio or
 television broadcasts by an elected public official.
   Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 248.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7. Blind, vending stands and machines facilities on governmental property;
 liability limited. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the rehabilitation of blind persons
 the commissioner shall have exclusive authority to establish and to operate vending stands
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  and vending machines facilities in all buildings and properties owned or rented exclusively
  by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities at a state university, a community college,
  a consolidated community technical college, or a technical college served by the
  commissioner before January 1, 1996, or by any department or agency of the state of
  Minnesota except the Department of Natural Resources properties operated directly by the
  Division of State Parks and not subject to private leasing. Vending stands and machines
  facilities authorized under this subdivision may dispense nonalcoholic beverages, food,
  candies, tobacco, souvenirs, notions, and related items and must be operated on the same
  basis as other vending stands facilities for the blind established and supervised by the
 commissioner under federal law. The commissioner shall waive this authority to displace
 any present private individual concessionaire in any state-owned or rented building or
 property who is operating under a contract with a specific renewal or termination date, until
 the renewal or termination date. With the consent of the governing body of a governmental
 subdivision of the state, the commissioner may establish and supervise vending stands and
 vending machines facilities for the blind in any building or property exclusively owned or
 rented by the governmental subdivision.
     (b) The Department of Employment and Economic Development is not liable under
 chapter 176 for any injury sustained by a blind vendor's employee or agent. The Department
 of Employment and Economic Development, its officers, and its agents are not liable for
 the acts or omissions of a blind vendor or of a blind vendor's employee or agent that may
 result in the blind vendor's liability to third parties. The Department of Employment and
 Economic Development, its officers, and its agents are not liable for negligence based on
 any theory of liability for claims arising from the relationship created under this subdivision
 with the blind vendor.
   Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 248.07, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Use of revolving fund, licenses for operation of vending stands facilities. (a)
 The revolving fund created by Laws 1947, chapter 535, section 5, is continued as provided
 in this subdivision and shall be known as the revolving fund for vocational rehabilitation
 of the blind. It shall be used for the purchase of equipment and supplies for establishing and
 operating of vending stands facilities by blind persons. All income, receipts, earnings, and
 federal vending machine facility income due to the operation of vending stands facilities
 operated under this subdivision shall also be paid into the fund. All interest earned on money
 accrued in the fund must be credited to the fund by the commissioner of management and
 budget. All equipment, supplies, and expenses for setting up these stands facilities shall be
 paid for from the fund.
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      (b) The commissioner is authorized to use the money available in the revolving fund
  that originated as operational charges to individuals licensed under this subdivision for the
  establishment, operation, and supervision of vending stands facilities by blind persons for
  the following purposes:
      (1) purchase, upkeep and replacement of equipment;
      (2) expenses incidental to the setting up of new stands facilities and improvement of old
  stands facilities;
      (3) reimbursement under section 15.059 to individual blind vending operators for
  reasonable expenses incurred in attending supervisory meetings as called by the commissioner
 and other expenditures for management services consistent with federal law; and
     (4) purchase of fringe benefits for blind vending operators and their employees such as
 group health insurance, retirement program, vacation or sick leave assistance provided that
 the purchase of any fringe benefit is approved by a majority vote of blind vending operators
 licensed pursuant to this subdivision after the commissioner provides to each blind vending
 operator information on all matters relevant to the fringe benefits. "Majority vote" means
 a majority of blind vending operators voting. Fringe benefits shall be paid only from
 assessments of operators for specific benefits, gifts to the fund for fringe benefit purposes,
 and vending income which is not assignable to an individual stand facility.
     (c) Money originally deposited as merchandise and supplies repayments by individuals
 licensed under this subdivision may be expended for initial and replacement stocks of
 supplies and merchandise. Money originally deposited from vending income on federal
 property must be spent consistent with federal law.
     (d) All other deposits may be used for the purchase of general liability insurance or any
 other expense related to the operation and supervision of vending stands facilities.
     (e) The commissioner shall issue each license for the operation of a vending stand facility
 or vending machine for an indefinite period but may terminate any license in the manner
 provided. In granting licenses for new or vacated stands facilities preference on the basis
 of seniority of experience in operating stands facilities under the control of the commissioner
 shall be given to capable operators who are deemed competent to handle the enterprise
 under consideration. Application of this preference shall not prohibit the commissioner from
 selecting an operator from the community in which the stand facility is located.
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    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Misrepresentation; administrative penalties. (a) The commissioner
  must penalize an employer if that employer or any employee, officer, or agent of that
  employer made a false statement or representation without a good faith belief as to correctness
  of the statement or representation or knowingly failed to disclose a material fact in order
  to:
(1) assist an applicant to receive unemployment benefits to which the applicant is not
  entitled;
(2) prevent or reduce the payment of unemployment benefits to an applicant; or
(3) avoid or reduce any payment required from an employer under this chapter or section
 116L.20.
 The penalty is the greater of $500 or 50 100 percent of the following resulting from the
 employer's action:
(i) the amount of any overpaid unemployment benefits to an applicant;
(ii) the amount of unemployment benefits not paid to an applicant that would otherwise
 have been paid; or
(iii) the amount of any payment required from the employer under this chapter or section
 116L.20 that was not paid.
(b) The commissioner must penalize an employer if that employer failed or refused to
 honor a subpoena issued under section 268.188. The penalty is $500 and any costs of
 enforcing the subpoena, including attorney fees.
(c) Penalties under this subdivision and under section 268.047, subdivision 4, paragraph
 (b), are in addition to any other penalties and subject to the same collection procedures that
 apply to past due taxes. Penalties must be paid within 30 calendar days of issuance of the
 determination of penalty and credited to the trust fund.
(d) The determination of penalty is final unless the employer files an appeal within 45
 calendar days after the sending of the determination of penalty to the employer by mail or
 electronic transmission. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in accordance with section
 268.105.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for penalties imposed on or after October
 1, 2025.
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    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.14, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 7. Premium rate adjustments. The commissioner may adjust the annual premium
  rates pursuant to this section prior to January 1, 2026. By July 31, 2026, and then by July
  31 of each year thereafter, the commissioner must adjust the annual premium rates for the
  following calendar year based on program historical experience and sound actuarial principles
  and so that the projected fund balance as a percentage of total program expenditure does
  not fall below 25 percent. The commissioner shall contract with a qualified independent
  actuarial consultant to conduct an actuarial study for this purpose no less than every year.
  A copy of all actuarial studies, and any revisions or other documents received that relate to
 an actuarial study, must be provided promptly to the chairs and ranking minority members
 of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over this chapter. All actuarial studies, and
 any revisions or other documents received that relate to an actuarial study, must also be
 filed with the Legislative Reference Library in compliance with section 3.195. A qualified
 independent actuarial consultant is one who is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
 and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and who has experience
 directly relevant to the analysis required. In no year shall the annual premium rate exceed
 1.2 1.1 percent of taxable wages paid to each employee.
   Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 469.54, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Credit for parking revenue. (a) By March 1 of the year following the year in
 which the parking facilities or structures are constructed within the district, the city must
 certify to the commissioner:
     (1) the total amount of revenue generated by the parking facilities and structures in the
 preceding year; and
     (2) the total amount necessary for operational and maintenance expenses of the facilities
 or structures in the current preceding year.
     (b) By July 1 of each year thereafter, for a period of 25 years, the commissioner must
 confirm or revise the amounts as reported. An amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of
 revenue received by the city by the parking structures and facilities in the previous preceding
 year that is greater than the amount necessary for operational and maintenance expenses of
 the facilities or structures in the current preceding year must be paid by the city to the
 commissioner of employment and economic development by September 1 for deposit into
 the general fund.
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    Sec. 29. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 15, section 33, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 120, article 9, section 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Loans to community businesses. (a) A partner organization that receives a
  grant under subdivision 3 shall establish a plan for making low-interest loans to community
  businesses. The plan requires approval by the commissioner.
      (b) Under the plan:
      (1) the state contribution to each loan shall be no less than $50,000 $10,000 and no more
  than $500,000;
      (2) loans shall be made for projects that are unlikely to be undertaken unless a loan is
 received under the program;
     (3) priority shall be given to loans to businesses in the lowest income areas;
     (4) the fee or interest rate on a loan shall not be higher than the Wall Street Journal prime
 rate plus two percent, with a maximum of ten percent;
     (5) 50 percent of all repayments of principal on a loan under the program shall be used
 to fund additional related lending. The partner organization may retain the remainder of
 loan repayments to service loans and provide further technical assistance;
     (6) the partner organization may charge a loan origination fee of no more than one
 percent of the loan value and may retain that origination fee;
     (7) a partner organization may not make a loan to a project in which it has an ownership
 interest; and
     (8) up to 15 percent of a loan's principal amount may be forgiven by the partner
 organization if the borrower has met all lending criteria developed by the partner organization
 and the commissioner, including creating or retaining jobs and being current with all loan
 payments, for at least two years.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 30. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 18, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Business" means both for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that earn
 revenue in ways similar to businesses.
     (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
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(d) "Partner organization" or "partner" means the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and
  nonprofit corporations receiving grants to provide grants to businesses under this section.
(e) "Prior taxable year" means the most recently completed tax year to the calendar year
  that an application is submitted.
(f) "Program" means the PROMISE grant program under this section.
(g) "Taxpayer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 290.01, subdivision
  6.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 31. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 18, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Grants to businesses. (a) Partners shall make grants to businesses using criteria,
 forms, applications, and reporting requirements developed by the partner organization and
 approved by the commissioner.
(b) To be eligible for a grant under this subdivision, a business must:
(1) have primary business operations located in the state of Minnesota;
(2) be located in a community that has been adversely affected by structural racial
 discrimination, civil unrest, lack of access to capital, a loss of population or an aging
 population, or a lack of regional economic diversification; and
(3) have a gross annual revenue of $750,000 or less based on 2021 taxes the prior taxable
 year.
(c) In addition to the requirements under paragraph (a), if a taxpayer's business meets
 the requirements of paragraph (b), clause (2), and the business location is the taxpayer's
 residence, the taxpayer must have claimed and been allowed the deduction under section
 280A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, in the prior taxable year.
(c) (d) Preference shall be given to businesses that did not receive previous assistance
 of more than $10,000 cumulatively from the state under:
(1) the governor's Executive Order No. 20-15;
(2) Laws 2020, First Special Session chapter 1, section 4;
(3) Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 2, article 4 or 5; or
(4) Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 22.
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      (d) (e) Preference shall be given to businesses that are able to demonstrate financial
  hardship.
      (e) (f) Preference shall be given to businesses that were in operation in 2021 and had
  revenue of $750,000 or less based on the prior year tax documentation submitted under
  paragraph (b), clause (3).
      (g) Grants under this subdivision must not exceed:
      (1) $10,000 for businesses with a gross revenue in the prior year of $100,000 or less;
      (2) $25,000 for businesses with a gross revenue in the prior year of more than $100,000
  but no more than $350,000; and
     (3) $50,000 for businesses with a gross revenue in the prior year of more than $350,000
 but no more than $750,000.
     (f) (h) No business or individual may receive more than one grant under this section.
     (g) (i) Grant money may be used for working capital to support payroll expenses, rent
 or mortgage payments, utility bills, equipment, and other similar expenses that occur in the
 regular course of business.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 32. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 18, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Borrower" means an eligible recipient receiving a loan under this section.
     (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
     (d) "Eligible project" means the development, redevelopment, demolition, site preparation,
 predesign, design, engineering, repair, land acquisition, relocation, or renovation of real
 property or capital improvements. Eligible project includes but is not limited to construction
 of buildings, equipment purchases, infrastructure, related site amenities, landscaping, and
 street-scaping.
     (e) "Eligible recipient" means a:
     (1) business;
     (2) nonprofit organization; or
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      (3) developer that is seeking funding to complete an eligible project. Eligible recipient
  does not include a partner organization or a local unit of government.
  Eligible recipients must: (i) have primary operations located in the state of Minnesota; (ii)
  have gross annual revenue of less than $1,000,000 $1,500,000 based on 2021 taxes the prior
  taxable year; and (iii) be located in a community that has been adversely affected by structural
  racial discrimination, civil unrest, lack of access to capital, a loss of population or an aging
  population, or a lack of regional economic diversification.
      (f) "Partner organization" or "Partner" means the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and
  nonprofit corporations receiving grants to provide loans under this section.
     (g) "Program" means the PROMISE loan program under this section.
     (h) "Redevelopment" means the acquisition of real property; site preparation; predesign,
 design, engineering, repair, or renovation of facilities facade improvements, and construction
 of buildings, infrastructure, and related site amenities; landscaping; street-scaping;
 land-banking for future development or redevelopment; or financing any of these activities
 taken on by a private party pursuant to an agreement with the city. Redevelopment does not
 include project costs that have received compensation or assistance available through
 insurance policies or from other organizations or government agencies.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 33. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 18, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Loans to eligible recipients. (a) A partner organization may make loans to
 eligible recipients for eligible projects. A loan to an eligible recipient for an eligible project
 must:
     (1) be for no more than $1,000,000 $1,500,000;
     (2) be for a term of no more than ten 20 years; and
     (3) not charge an interest rate of more than three percent.
     (b) Loans must not be used for working capital or inventory; consolidating, or repaying,
 or refinancing debt; or speculation or investment in rental real estate.
     (c) All payments of interest on a loan under this section are the property of the partner
 organization and shall be used for its administrative and operating expenses under the
 program.
     (d) A partner organization may:
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      (1) charge a loan origination fee of no more than one percent per loan; and
      (2) charge a monthly fee in lieu of interest.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 34. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 18, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Revolving loan fund. Partner organizations that receive grants from the
  commissioner under the program must establish a commissioner-certified revolving loan
  fund for the purpose of making eligible loans. All loan payments shall be deposited in the
  partner organization's revolving loan fund. Funds repaid to the partner organization are not
  limited in their uses by the language in this section, except that funds repaid may not be
 used for loans for speculation or investment in rental real estate.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 35. IRON ORE MINING ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
 PROGRAM.
     Subdivision 1. Availability of additional benefits. Additional unemployment benefits
 are available from the Minnesota unemployment insurance trust fund to an applicant who
 was laid off due to lack of work on or after March 15, 2025, and before June 16, 2025, from:
     (1) an employer in the iron ore mining industry that laid off 40 percent or more of the
 employer's workforce on or after March 15, 2025, and before June 16, 2025; or
     (2) an employer that is in the explosive manufacturing industry providing goods or
 services to an employer in the iron ore mining industry if the applicant was laid off due to
 the cessation or substantial reduction in operations of an employer in the iron ore mining
 industry as described in clause (1).
     Subd. 2. Eligibility requirements. An applicant is eligible to receive additional
 unemployment benefits under this section for any week through the week ending June 20,
 2026, if:
     (1) the applicant established a benefit account under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.07,
 with 50 percent or greater of the wage credits from an employer as described in subdivision
 1, and has exhausted the maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits available on
 that benefit account; and
     (2) the applicant meets the same requirements that an applicant for regular unemployment
 benefits must meet under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.069, subdivision 1.
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      Subd. 3. Weekly and maximum amount of additional unemployment benefits. (a)
  The weekly benefit amount of additional unemployment benefits is the same as the weekly
  benefit amount of regular unemployment benefits on the benefit account established in
  subdivision 2, clause (1).
      (b) The maximum amount of additional unemployment benefits available to an applicant
  under this section is an amount equal to 26 weeks of payment at the applicant's weekly
  additional unemployment benefit amount.
      (c) If an applicant qualifies for a new regular benefit account that meets the requirements
  of subdivision 4, paragraph (b), before the applicant has been paid additional unemployment
 benefits, and the new regular benefit account meets the requirements of subdivision 2, clause
 (1), the applicant's weekly additional unemployment benefit amount is equal to the weekly
 unemployment benefit amount on the applicant's new regular benefit account.
     Subd. 4. Qualifying for a new regular benefit account. (a) If, after exhausting the
 maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits available as a result of the layoff under
 subdivision 1, an applicant qualifies for the new regular benefit account under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 268.07, the applicant must apply for and establish the new regular benefit
 account.
     (b) If the applicant's weekly benefit amount under the new regular benefit account is
 equal to or higher than the applicant's weekly additional unemployment benefit amount, the
 applicant must request unemployment benefits under the new regular benefit account. An
 applicant is ineligible for additional unemployment benefits under this section until the
 applicant has exhausted the maximum amount of unemployment benefits available on the
 new regular benefit account.
     (c) If the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount on the new regular benefit
 account is less than the applicant's weekly benefit amount of additional unemployment
 benefits, the applicant must request additional unemployment benefits. An applicant is
 ineligible for new regular unemployment benefits until the applicant has exhausted the
 maximum amount of additional unemployment benefits available under this section.
     Subd. 5. Eligibility for federal Trade Readjustment Allowance benefits. An applicant
 who has applied and been determined eligible for federal Trade Readjustment Allowance
 benefits is not eligible for additional unemployment benefits under this section.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from March 15, 2025.
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    Sec. 36. CHANGE STARTS WITH COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
  PROGRAM.
      Subdivision 1. Objectives. Change Starts With Community must:
      (1) develop and implement year-round job training programs for at-risk youth and adults
  and provide trusted adult mentorship for at-risk Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
  youth, providing them with the skills needed for gainful employment and career opportunities;
  and
      (2) create on-site job opportunities at Shiloh Cares Food Shelf - Northside Community
  Safety Resource Center, promoting community engagement and economic development.
     Subd. 2. Partnership. Change Starts With Community shall partner with the Cargill
 Foundation to support at-risk youth educational career exposure field trips and exposing
 participants to the Change Starts With Community Agrihood garden and preventing further
 trauma through field trips for youth.
     Subd. 3. At-risk youth and adult job program positions. Change Starts With
 Community must use grant proceeds to add positions to the program's complement, including
 but not limited to adult food service workers, youth food service workers, an executive
 director, operations director, program coordinator, and food shelf manager.
     Subd. 4. Report. Beginning in fiscal year 2026, Change Starts With Community shall
 report to the commissioner of employment and economic development outlining the use of
 grant money, program outcomes, and the impact on the targeted population. The report must
 be submitted no later than six months after the end of each fiscal year.
   Sec. 37. TASK FORCE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM REFORM.
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Task Force on Workforce Development System
 Reform is established to examine and improve how the state develops strategies, sets goals,
 and allocates money to meet Minnesota's workforce development needs. This examination
 must include a review of programs, funding mechanisms, and evaluation metrics.
     Subd. 2. Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:
     (1) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's
 designee;
     (2) two senators, with each of the two largest senate caucuses appointing one member;
     (3) two representatives, with each of the two largest house caucuses appointing one
 member; and
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      (4) four members of the governor's Workforce Development Board, appointed by the
  chair of the governor's Workforce Development Board, who represent local workforce
  development boards from communities across the state.
      (b) Appointments to the task force must be made within 30 days after the effective date
  of this section.
      (c) Member compensation and reimbursement for expenses are governed by Minnesota
  Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
      Subd. 3. Chairs; meetings. (a) The commissioner of employment and economic
  development must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than eight weeks after
 the effective date of this act. At the first meeting, members must elect two co-chairs from
 among the task force members.
     (b) The task force must meet a minimum of six times between the effective date of this
 section and January 15, 2027.
     (c) Task force meetings are subject to the Open Meeting Law under Minnesota Statutes,
 chapter 13D.
     Subd. 4. Administrative support. The commissioner of employment and economic
 development must provide administrative support and meeting space for the task force.
     Subd. 5. Duties. At a minimum, the task force must:
     (1) review existing workforce development programs in Minnesota, including those
 funded by the federal and state governments;
     (2) study the current system for funding workforce development efforts;
     (3) investigate potential metrics for evaluating workforce development program outcomes;
     (4) make recommendations for changes to practices, programs, funding, and laws related
 to state workforce development efforts; and
     (5) propose draft legislation to implement any of the task force's recommendations.
     Subd. 6. Community and stakeholder input. In pursuing its duties under subdivision
 5, the task force must seek input statewide, with an emphasis on (1) hearing from
 communities with unemployment rates significantly above the state average or workforce
 participation rates significantly below the state average and (2) consulting with other relevant
 stakeholders, including workforce development providers, the state's ethnic councils, and
 the state demographer.
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      Subd. 7. Report. No later than February 15, 2026, the task force must submit a
  preliminary written report and, no later than January 15, 2027, the task force must submit
  a final written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
  and divisions with jurisdiction over workforce development. Each report must outline a
  description of the task force's activities, how the task force addressed each duty described
  in subdivision 5, any recommendations made by the task force, and any proposed legislation
  recommended by the task force.
      Subd. 8. Expiration. The task force expires January 16, 2027.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 38. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
     The revisor of statutes shall change the term "small business growth acceleration program"
 to "Made in Minnesota program" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, section
 116O.115.
   Sec. 39. REPEALER.
     Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116L.35; and 116L.98, subdivision 7, are repealed.
ARTICLE 5
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.253, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Rest breaks. An employer must allow each employee adequate time
 from work a rest break of at least 15 minutes or enough time to utilize the nearest convenient
 restroom, whichever is longer, within each four consecutive hours of work to utilize the
 nearest convenient restroom.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.253, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 3. Remedies. If an employer does not allow an employee rest breaks as required
 by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the rest break
 time that should have been allowed at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus an additional
 equal amount as liquidated damages.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
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    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Meal break. An employer must permit allow each employee who is
  working for eight six or more consecutive hours sufficient time to eat a meal break of at
  least 30 minutes.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Payment not required. Except for subdivision 4, nothing in this section requires
  the employer to pay the employee during the meal break.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 4. Remedies. If an employer does not allow an employee meal breaks as required
 by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the meal break
 time that should have been allowed at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus an additional
 equal amount as liquidated damages.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.27, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Civil actions. The commissioner may bring an action in the district court where
 an employer resides or where the commissioner maintains an office to enforce or require
 compliance with orders issued under subdivision 4. In addition to any other remedy provided
 by law, the commissioner may also apply in the district court where an employer resides or
 where the commissioner maintains an office for an order enjoining and restraining violations
 of any statute or rule listed in subdivision 4.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.211, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7. Nursing home. "Nursing home" means a nursing home licensed under chapter
 144A and reimbursed under chapter 256R, or a boarding care home licensed under sections
 144.50 to 144.56 and reimbursed under chapter 256R.
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    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.211, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
      Subd. 8. Nursing home employer. "Nursing home employer" means an employer of
  nursing home workers in a licensed, Medicaid-certified facility that is reimbursed under
  chapter 256R nursing home as defined under subdivision 7.
    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.725, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 4b. Misclassification fraud impact report. (a) The commissioners of revenue,
  employment and economic development, and labor and industry must coordinate to conduct
  an analysis of the costs of misclassification to illustrate how misclassification impacts
 misclassified workers, government programs, and tax collections.
     (b) By January 15, 2027, and every six years thereafter, subject to available
 appropriations, the commissioner of labor and industry must report on the analysis performed
 under paragraph (a) to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
 with jurisdiction over taxes, workforce, and labor. The commissioner of labor and industry
 may contract with external experts or an independent third party to conduct a study, develop
 a report, and perform other functions.
     (c) At a minimum, the study and report must provide:
     (1) an estimate of the number of workers experiencing misclassification in Minnesota;
     (2) an estimate of the cost of misclassification to impacted workers;
     (3) an estimate of the prevalence of misclassification by industry; and
     (4) an estimate of the impact to:
     (i) the unemployment insurance trust fund;
     (ii) the family and medical benefit insurance account;
     (iii) state income tax collection;
     (iv) the workers' compensation fund; and
     (v) the workforce development fund.
     (d) Data and information relevant to the required report elements in paragraph (c) must
 be provided to the commissioner of labor and industry for purposes of the study and report,
 including but not limited to the following:
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      (1) from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, information and
  data relevant to:
      (i) the unemployment insurance trust fund;
      (ii) the family and medical benefit insurance account;
      (iii) unemployment insurance program audits and findings; and
      (iv) the workforce development fund;
      (2) from the Department of Revenue, information and data relevant to:
      (i) misclassification tax audits and findings;
      (ii) income tax collection; and
     (iii) 1099 filings; and
     (3) from the Department of Labor and Industry, information and data relevant to:
     (i) misclassification complaints, investigations, and findings; and
     (ii) the workers' compensation fund.
     (e) By January 15, 2031, and every six years thereafter, the commissioners of revenue,
 employment and economic development, and labor and industry must submit a budget
 request to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over labor outlining the cost to complete a follow-up report under paragraph
 (b).
   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9447, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Notice. An employer may require notice of the need for use of earned sick and
 safe time as provided in this paragraph. If the need for use is foreseeable, an employer may
 require advance notice of the intention to use earned sick and safe time but must not require
 more than seven days' advance notice. If the need is unforeseeable, an employer may require
 an employee to give notice of the need for earned sick and safe time as soon as practicable
 reasonably required by the employer. An employer that requires notice of the need to use
 earned sick and safe time in accordance with this subdivision shall have a written policy
 containing reasonable procedures for employees to provide notice of the need to use earned
 sick and safe time, and shall provide a written copy of such policy to employees. If a copy
 of the written policy has not been provided to an employee, an employer shall not deny the
 use of earned sick and safe time to the employee on that basis.
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    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9447, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
      Subd. 3. Documentation. (a) When an employee uses earned sick and safe time for
  more than three two consecutive scheduled work days, an employer may require reasonable
  documentation that the earned sick and safe time is covered by subdivision 1.
      (b) For earned sick and safe time under subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (5), and (6),
  reasonable documentation may include a signed statement by a health care professional
  indicating the need for use of earned sick and safe time. However, if the employee or
  employee's family member did not receive services from a health care professional, or if
  documentation cannot be obtained from a health care professional in a reasonable time or
 without added expense, then reasonable documentation for the purposes of this paragraph
 may include a written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using
 or used earned sick and safe time for a qualifying purpose covered by subdivision 1, clause
 (1), (2), (5), or (6).
     (c) For earned sick and safe time under subdivision 1, clause (3), an employer must
 accept a court record or documentation signed by a volunteer or employee of a victims
 services organization, an attorney, a police officer, or an antiviolence counselor as reasonable
 documentation. If documentation cannot be obtained in a reasonable time or without added
 expense, then reasonable documentation for the purposes of this paragraph may include a
 written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using or used earned
 sick and safe time for a qualifying purpose covered under subdivision 1, clause (3).
     (d) For earned sick and safe time to care for a family member under subdivision 1, clause
 (4), an employer must accept as reasonable documentation a written statement from the
 employee indicating that the employee is using or used earned sick and safe time for a
 qualifying purpose as reasonable documentation.
     (e) An employer must not require disclosure of details relating to domestic abuse, sexual
 assault, or stalking or the details of an employee's or an employee's family member's medical
 condition as related to an employee's request to use earned sick and safe time under this
 section.
     (f) Written statements by an employee may be written in the employee's first language
 and need not be notarized or in any particular format.
   Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9447, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Replacement worker. An employer may not require, as a condition of an
 employee using earned sick and safe time, that the employee seek or find a replacement
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  worker to cover the hours the employee uses as earned sick and safe time. This subdivision
  does not prohibit an employee from voluntarily seeking or trading shifts with a replacement
  worker to cover the hours the employee uses as earned sick and safe time.
    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9448, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Effect on more generous sick and safe time policies. (a) Nothing in
  sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting
  or retaining earned sick and safe time policies that meet or exceed, and do not otherwise
  conflict with, the minimum standards and requirements provided in sections 181.9445 to
  181.9448. All paid time off and other paid leave made available to an employee by an
 employer in excess of the minimum amount required in section 181.9446 for absences from
 work due to personal illness or injury, but not including short-term or long-term disability
 or other salary continuation benefits, must meet or exceed the minimum standards and
 requirements provided in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448, except for section 181.9446. For
 paid leave accrued prior to January 1, 2024, for absences from work due to personal illness
 or injury, an employer may require an employee who uses such leave to follow the written
 notice and documentation requirements in the employer's applicable policy or applicable
 collective bargaining agreement as of December 31, 2023, in lieu of the requirements of
 section 181.9447, subdivisions 2 and 3, provided that an employer does not require an
 employee to use leave accrued on or after January 1, 2024, before using leave accrued prior
 to that date.
     (b) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to limit the right of
 parties to a collective bargaining agreement to bargain and agree with respect to earned sick
 and safe time policies or to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any
 contract, collective bargaining agreement, or any employment benefit program or plan that
 meets or exceeds, and does not otherwise conflict with, the minimum standards and
 requirements provided in this section.
     (c) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed to preempt, limit, or
 otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or
 standard that provides for a greater amount, accrual, or use by employees of paid sick and
 safe time or that extends other protections to employees.
     (d) Nothing in sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 shall be construed or applied so as to
 create any power or duty in conflict with federal law.
     (e) Employers who provide earned sick and safe time to their employees under a paid
 time off policy or other paid leave policy that may be used for the same purposes and under
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  the same conditions as earned sick and safe time, and that meets or exceeds, and does not
  otherwise conflict with, the minimum standards and requirements provided in sections
  181.9445 to 181.9448 are not required to provide additional earned sick and safe time.
      (f) The provisions of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 may be waived by a collective
  bargaining agreement with a bona fide building and construction trades labor organization
  that has established itself as the collective bargaining representative for the affected building
  and construction industry employees, provided that for such waiver to be valid, it shall
  explicitly reference sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 and clearly and unambiguously waive
  application of those sections to such employees.
     (g) The requirements of section 181.9447, subdivision 3, may be waived for paid leave
 made available to an employee by an employer for absences from work in excess of the
 minimum amount required in section 181.9446 through a collective bargaining agreement
 with a labor organization that has established itself as the collective bargaining representative
 for the employees, provided that for such waiver to be valid, it shall explicitly reference
 section 181.9447, subdivision 3, and clearly and unambiguously waive application of that
 subdivision to such employees.
     (h) An individual provider, as defined in section 256B.0711, subdivision 1, paragraph
 (d), who provides services through a consumer support grant under section 256.476,
 consumer-directed community supports under section 256B.4911, or community first services
 and supports under section 256B.85, to a family member who is a participant, as defined
 in section 256B.0711, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), may individually waive the provisions
 of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 for the remainder of the participant's service plan year,
 provided that the funds are returned to the participant's budget. Once an individual provider
 has waived the provisions of sections 181.9445 to 181.9448, they may not accrue earned
 sick and safe time until the start of the participant's next service plan year.
     (i) Sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 do not prohibit an employer from establishing a policy
 whereby employees may donate unused accrued sick and safe time to another employee.
     (j) Sections 181.9445 to 181.9448 do not prohibit an employer from advancing sick and
 safe time to an employee before accrual by the employee. An employer is permitted to
 advance earned sick and safe time to an employee based on the number of hours the employee
 is anticipated to work for the remaining portion of an accrual year. If the advanced amount
 is less than the amount the employee would have accrued based on the actual hours worked,
 the employer must provide additional earned sick and safe time to make up the difference.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.
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    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.0981, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Internet continuing education. (a) The design and delivery of an Internet
  continuing education course must be approved by the International Distance Education
  Certification Center (IDECC) or the International Association Accreditors for Continuing
  Education and Training (IACET) before the course is submitted for the commissioner's
  approval. The approval must accompany the course submitted.
      (b) Paragraphs (a) and (d) do not apply to approval of an Internet continuing education
  course for manufactured home installers. An Internet continuing education course for
  manufactured home installers must be approved by the United States Department of Housing
 and Urban Development or by the commissioner of labor and industry. The approval must
 accompany the course completion certificate issued to each student by the course sponsor.
     (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to approval of an Internet continuing education course
 for elevator constructors. An Internet continuing education course for elevator constructors
 must be approved by the commissioner of labor and industry. The approval must accompany
 the course completion certificate issued to each student by the course sponsor.
     (d) An Internet continuing education course must:
     (1) specify the minimum computer system requirements;
     (2) provide encryption that ensures that all personal information, including the student's
 name, address, and credit card number, cannot be read as it passes across the Internet;
     (3) include technology to guarantee seat time;
     (4) include a high level of interactivity;
     (5) include graphics that reinforce the content;
     (6) include the ability for the student to contact an instructor or course sponsor within
 a reasonable amount of time;
     (7) include the ability for the student to get technical support within a reasonable amount
 of time;
     (8) include a statement that the student's information will not be sold or distributed to
 any third party without prior written consent of the student. Taking the course does not
 constitute consent;
     (9) be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding minimal downtime for
 updating and administration, except that this provision does not apply to live courses taught
 by an actual instructor and delivered over the Internet;
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      (10) provide viewing access to the online course at all times to the commissioner,
  excluding minimal downtime for updating and administration;
      (11) include a process to authenticate the student's identity;
      (12) inform the student and the commissioner how long after its purchase a course will
  be accessible;
      (13) inform the student that license education credit will not be awarded for taking the
  course after it loses its status as an approved course;
      (14) provide clear instructions on how to navigate through the course;
      (15) provide automatic bookmarking at any point in the course;
     (16) provide questions after each unit or chapter that must be answered before the student
 can proceed to the next unit or chapter;
     (17) include a reinforcement response when a quiz question is answered correctly;
     (18) include a response when a quiz question is answered incorrectly;
     (19) include a final examination in which the student must correctly answer 70 percent
 of the questions;
     (20) allow the student to go back and review any unit at any time, except during the final
 examination;
     (21) provide a course evaluation at the end of the course. At a minimum, the evaluation
 must ask the student to report any difficulties caused by the online education delivery
 method;
     (22) provide a completion certificate when the course and exam have been completed
 and the provider has verified the completion. Electronic certificates are sufficient and shall
 include the name of the provider, date and location of the course, educational program
 identification that was provided by the department, hours of instruction or continuing
 education hours, and licensee's or attendee's name and license, certification, or registration
 number or the last four digits of the licensee's or attendee's Social Security number; and
     (23) allow the commissioner the ability to electronically review the class to determine
 if credit can be approved.
     (e) The final examination must be either an encrypted online examination or a paper
 examination that is monitored by a proctor who certifies that the student took the examination.
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    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 4a. Closed construction. "Closed construction" means any building manufactured
  in such a manner that all portions cannot be readily inspected at the installation site without
  disassembly, damage to, or destruction thereof.
    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 8a. Industrialized or modular building. "Industrialized or modular building"
  means a building of closed construction, constructed so that concealed parts or processes
 of manufacture cannot be inspected at the site, without disassembly, damage, or destruction,
 and made or assembled in manufacturing facilities, off the building site, for installation, or
 assembly and installation, on the building site. Industrialized or modular building includes,
 but is not limited to, modular housing that is factory-built single-family and multifamily
 housing, including closed-wall-panelized housing, and other modular, nonresidential
 buildings. Industrialized or modular building does not include a structure subject to the
 requirements of the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act
 of 1974 or prefabricated buildings.
   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 8b. Manufactured home. "Manufactured home" has the meaning provided in
 Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.2.
   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 10a. Prefabricated building. "Prefabricated building" means any building or
 building module intended for use as an R-3, one- or two-family dwelling, or a U-1 accessory
 building, that is of closed construction and is constructed on or off the building site for
 installation, or on the building site for assembly and installation. Prefabricated building
 does not include relocatable contractors offices or storage buildings that are (1) 1,500 square
 feet or less in floor area, (2) designed for temporary use by a contractor at a construction
 site, (3) not to be used by the general public or as a sales office, and (4) to be removed prior
 to or upon completion of the construction project.
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    Sec. 19. [326B.154] INDUSTRIALIZED MODULAR OR PREFABRICATED
  BUILDINGS PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEES.
      Subdivision 1. Plan review fees. (a) The fees under this section relate to plan review
  and inspection of industrialized or modular buildings as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
  section 326B.103, subdivision 8a, and prefabricated buildings as defined in Minnesota
  Statutes, section 326B.103, subdivision 10a.
      (b) Fees for the review of quality-control manuals, systems manuals, and related
  documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 are $125 per hour.
      (c) Fees for the review of building plans, specifications, installation instructions, and
 related documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 include 65 percent of the fee
 as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (d), but not less than $135.
     (d) If the total cost of materials and labor for in-plant manufacture of the building is in
 the noted range, the fee is as shown:
     (1) $0 to $5,000, $135;
     (2) $5,001 to $25,000, $135 for the first $5,000, plus $16.55 for each additional $1,000
 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
     (3) $25,001 to $50,000, $464.15 for the first $25,000, plus $12 for each additional $1,000
 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
     (4) $50,001 to $100,000, $764.15 for the first $50,000, plus $8.45 for each additional
 $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
     (5) $100,001 to $500,000, $1,186.65 for the first $100,000, plus $6.75 for each additional
 $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
     (6) $500,001 to $1,000,000, $3,886.65 for the first $500,000, plus $5.50 for each
 additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and
     (7) $1,000,001 and over, $6,636.65 for the first $1,000,000, plus $4.50 for each additional
 $1,000 or fraction thereof.
     Subd. 2. Inspections and audit fees. Fees for the inspection and audit of approved
 quality-control manuals, systems manuals, building plans, specifications, and related
 documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 are $125 per hour.
     Subd. 3. Other inspections and fees. (a) Fees for the following are as stated:
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      (1) inspections outside of regular business hours, $188 per hour, minimum charge two
  hours;
      (2) reinspection fees during regular business hours, $125 per hour;
      (3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, minimum charge one hour,
  $125 per hour; and
      (4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved plans,
  quality-control manuals, and systems manuals, minimum charge one hour, $125 per hour.
      (b) For the purposes of this section, "regular business hours" means Monday to Friday,
  7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     Subd. 4. Surcharge. Surcharge fees are required for permits issued on all buildings
 including public buildings and state-licensed facilities as required by section 326B.148.
     Subd. 5. Fee distribution between state and municipalities. (a) The commissioner
 shall provide plan review and inspections services for all work occurring in the manufacturing
 facility; plan review of the composite modular construction; and plan review of the structural
 foundation, interconnection of the modules, attachments of modular systems to the building
 foundation, and integration of plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems.
     (b) For projects not defined as public buildings or state licensed facilities, the municipal
 building official shall provide plan review for all nonmodular on-site construction and shall
 provide inspections for the entire composite building. The municipality may charge a full
 plan review fee in accordance with the municipality's fee schedule for construction performed
 on site. The municipality shall issue construction permits and charge permit fees for all
 work occurring on site. The municipality shall issue a construction permit and charge permit
 fees for the valuation of work associated with building module placement, attachment, and
 associated utility connections to each module and overall building systems.
     (c) For projects defined as public buildings or state-licensed facilities, the commissioner
 shall provide plan review for all modular and nonmodular construction and shall provide
 inspections for the entire composite building. Municipalities with state delegation agreements
 must distribute work according to this paragraph.
   Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.184, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 1a. Department permit and inspection fees. (a) The department permit and
 inspection fees to construct, install, alter, repair, or remove an elevator are as follows:
     (1) the permit fee is $100;
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      (2) the inspection fee is 0.015 of the total cost of the permitted work for labor and
  materials, including related electrical and mechanical equipment. The inspection fee covers
  two inspections. The inspection fee for additional inspections is $80 per hour;
      (3) the fee for each separate remote virtual inspection of a stairway chairlift installation
  or other authorized devices at a private residence is $10;
      (3) (4) when inspections scheduled by the permit submitter are not able to be completed
  because the work is not complete, a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 must
  be paid by the permit submitter; and
      (4) (5) when the owner or permit holder requests inspections be performed outside of
 normal work hours or on weekends or holidays, an hourly rate of $120 in addition to the
 inspection fee must be paid.
     (b) The department fees for inspection of existing elevators when requested by the
 elevator owner or as a result of an accident resulting in personal injury are at an hourly rate
 of $80 during normal work hours or $120 outside of normal work hours or on weekends or
 holidays, with a one-hour minimum.
   Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.184, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Operating permits and fees; periodic inspections. (a) No person may operate
 an elevator without first obtaining an annual operating permit from the department or a
 municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to issue annual operating permits. A $100 $145
 annual operating permit fee must be paid to the department for each annual operating permit
 issued by the department, except that the original annual operating permit must be included
 in the permit fee for the initial installation of the elevator. Annual operating permits must
 be issued at 12-month intervals from the date of the initial annual operating permit. For
 each subsequent year, an owner must be granted an annual operating permit for the elevator
 upon the owner's or owner's agent's submission of a form prescribed by the commissioner
 and payment of the $100 $145 fee. Each form must include the location of the elevator, the
 results of any periodic test required by the code, and any other criteria established by rule.
 An annual operating permit may be revoked by the commissioner upon an audit of the
 periodic testing results submitted with the application or a failure to comply with elevator
 code requirements, inspections, or any other law related to elevators. Except for an initial
 operating permit fee, elevators in residential dwellings, hand-powered manlifts and electric
 endless belt manlifts, and vertical reciprocating conveyors are not subject to a subsequent
 operating permit fee.
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      (b) All elevators are subject to periodic inspections by the department or a municipality
  authorized by subdivision 4 to perform periodic inspections, except that hand-powered
  manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts are exempt from periodic inspections. Periodic
  inspections by the department shall be performed at the following intervals:
      (1) a special purpose personnel elevator is subject to inspection not more than once every
  five years;
      (2) an elevator located within a house of worship that does not have attached school
  facilities is subject to inspection not more than once every three years; and
      (3) all other elevators are subject to inspection not more than once each year.
   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.31, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
     Subd. 29. Technology circuits or systems. "Technology circuits or systems" means
 class 2 or, class 3, or class 4 circuits or systems for, but not limited to, remote control,
 signaling, control, alarm, and audio signal, including associated components as covered by
 the National Electrical Code, articles 640, 645, 650, 725, 760, 770, and 780, and which are
 isolated from circuits or systems other than class 2 or, class 3, or class 4 by a demarcation
 and are not process control circuits or systems; antenna and communication circuits or
 systems as covered by chapter 8 of the National Electrical Code; and circuitry and equipment
 for indoor lighting and outdoor landscape lighting systems that are supplied by the secondary
 circuit of an isolating power supply operating at 30 volts or less as for low-voltage lighting,
 limited to a class 2 or class 3 power supply covered by the Low-Voltage Lighting article in
 the National Electrical Code, article 411. The planning, laying out, installing, altering, and
 repairing of technology circuits or systems must be performed in accordance with the
 applicable requirements of the National Electrical Code pursuant to section 326B.35.
   Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
     Subd. 21. Exemptions from licensing. (a) An individual who is a maintenance electrician
 is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 if:
     (1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment,
 apparatus, and facilities that are owned or leased by the individual's employer and that are
 located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by
 the individual's employer;
     (2) the individual is supervised by:
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      (i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the
  individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or
      (ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical engineer,
  or, if the maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuits or systems work, a
  licensed power limited technician; and
      (3) the individual's employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate of
  responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the contractor, the licensed
  master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the electrical engineer, or the
  licensed power limited technician, and stating that the person signing the certificate is
 responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the employer's
 employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and the rules adopted under that act.
 The employer must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of responsible person with the
 commissioner. The certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In order to
 maintain a current certificate of responsible person, the employer must resubmit a certificate
 of responsible person, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date of the previous
 submittal.
     (b) Employees of a licensed electrical or technology systems contractor or other employer
 where provided with supervision by a master electrician in accordance with subdivision 1,
 or power limited technician in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (1), are
 not required to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 for the planning, laying
 out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or systems except planning,
 laying out, or installing:
     (1) in other than residential dwellings, class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that
 control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect
 these systems through communication, alarm, and security systems are exempted from this
 paragraph;
     (2) class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing
 physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or
     (3) class 4 circuits or systems; or
     (3) (4) technology circuits or systems in hazardous classified locations as covered by
 the National Electrical Code.
     (c) Companies and their employees that plan, lay out, install, alter, or repair class 2 and
 class 3 remote control wiring associated with plug or cord and plug connected appliances
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  other than security or fire alarm systems installed in a residential dwelling are not required
  to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399.
      (d) Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and their
  employees are not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399
  when performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration work as described
  in section 326B.38.
      (e) Employees of any electrical, communications, or railway utility, cable communications
  company as defined in section 238.02, or a telephone company as defined under section
  237.01 or its employees, or of any independent contractor performing work on behalf of
 any such utility, cable communications company, or telephone company, shall not be required
 to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399:
     (1) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are owned
 or leased, and operated and maintained by such utility, cable communications company, or
 telephone company in the exercise of its utility, antenna, or telephone function, and which:
     (i) are used exclusively for the generation, transformation, distribution, transmission, or
 metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the transmission of
 intelligence and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use of electric current
 or provided service by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable
 communications company, or telephone company; and
     (ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications
 company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction; and
     (iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for communication
 systems;
     (2) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are a part of
 the street lighting operations of such utility; or
     (3) while installing or performing work on outdoor area lights which are directly
 connected to a utility's distribution system and located upon the utility's distribution poles,
 and which are generally accessible only to employees of such utility or persons acting under
 its control or direction.
     (f) An individual who physically performs electrical work on a residential dwelling that
 is located on a property the individual owns and actually occupies as a residence or owns
 and will occupy as a residence upon completion of its construction is not required to hold
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  or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 if the residential dwelling has a
  separate electrical utility service not shared with any other residential dwelling.
      (g) Companies and their employees licensed under section 326B.164 shall not be required
  to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 while performing elevator
  work.
    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Schedule. State electrical inspection fees shall be calculated in accordance
  with subdivisions 2 1 to 14 18. The permit fee is $25.
    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Fee for each separate inspection. (a) The minimum fee for each separate
 on-site inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair is $35 $55. Except as
 otherwise provided in this section, the maximum number of separate inspections allowed
 without payment of an additional fee is the whole number resulting from dividing by 35 55
 the total fee calculated in accordance with this section. Where additional separate inspections
 are necessary, additional fees are required to result in a value equal to the total number of
 separate inspections multiplied by 35 55. The fee for any inspections needed after a "final
 inspection" is performed shall be calculated without consideration of any fee paid before
 the final inspection.
     (b) The fee for the first remote virtual inspection under a permit is $10. The fee for each
 subsequent remote virtual inspection under a permit is $35.
   Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Fee for circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary
 conductors. The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each
 circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary conductors, including the
 equipment served, is:
     (1) 0 ampere to and including 200 ampere capacity, $6 $12; and
     (2) ampere capacity above 200, $15.
     Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as
 part of the replacement of an existing disconnect, switchboard, motor control center, or
 panelboard, the inspection fee for each circuit or feeder is $2.
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    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Inspection fee for dwelling. (a) The inspection fee for a one-family dwelling
  and each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling is the following:
      (1) the fee for each service or other source of power as provided in subdivision 3;
      (2) $100 $165 for up to 30 feeders and circuits; and
      (3) for each additional feeder or circuit, the fee as provided in subdivision 4.
  This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and where 15 or more feeders
  or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to
  existing dwellings. Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent
 devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each
 reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number of separate inspections shall be
 determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or other
 installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. The installer may submit fees
 for additional inspections when filing the request for electrical inspection. The fee for each
 detached accessory structure directly associated with a dwelling unit shall be calculated in
 accordance with subdivisions 3 and 4. When included on the same request for electrical
 inspection form, inspection fees for detached accessory structures directly associated with
 the dwelling unit may be combined with the dwelling unit fees to determine the maximum
 number of separate inspections in accordance with subdivision 2.
     (b) The inspection fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three or
 more dwelling units is $70 $110 for a combination of up to 20 feeders and circuits and $6
 $12 for each additional feeder or circuit. This fee applies to each separate installation for
 each new dwelling unit and where ten or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended
 in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwelling units. Where
 existing feeders or circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the
 replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2.
 The maximum number of separate inspections for each dwelling unit shall be determined
 in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or for inspection of
 other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. These fees include only
 inspection of the wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit
 where the multifamily dwelling is provided with common service equipment and each
 dwelling unit is supplied by a separate feeder or feeders extended from common service or
 distribution equipment. The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other power source
 supplies and all other circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4.
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(c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling unit
  that is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are the
  one-family dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).
    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5. (a) The fee for the electrical supply
  for each manufactured home park lot is $35. This fee includes the service or feeder conductors
  up to and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. The fee for feeders and
  circuits that extend from the service or disconnecting means is that specified in subdivision
  4.
(b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $6 $12 for
 each circuit originating within the equipment. The fee for recreational vehicle park services,
 feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.
(c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard and each traffic
 signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic signal controller
 shall not be used when calculating the fee for each standard.
(d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $15 for transformers rated up
 to ten kilovolt-amperes and $30 for transformers rated in excess of ten kilovolt-amperes.
 The previous sentence does not apply to Class 1 transformers or power supplies for Class
 1 power-limited circuits or to Class 2 or Class 3 transformers or power supplies.
(e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and outline
 lighting is $5 per unit.
(f) The fee for technology circuits or systems, and circuits of less than 50 volts, is 75
 cents for each system device or apparatus.
(g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa,
 fountain, an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation
 is $35. Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before being concealed.
(h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $35 plus $5 for
 each electrical drive unit.
(i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per luminaire.
(j) When a separate inspection of a concrete-encased grounding electrode is performed,
 the fee is $35 $55.
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      (k) The fees required by subdivisions 3 and 4 are doubled for installations over 600
  volts.
      (l) The fee for a class 4 circuit or system transmitter, receiver, or utilization equipment
  is $0.50 for each system device or apparatus.
    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
      Subd. 8. Reinspection fee. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 5,
  when reinspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe conditions identified during a
  final inspection have been corrected and the conditions are not the subject of an appeal
  pending before the commissioner or any court, a reinspection fee of $35 fees shall be assessed
 as follows: (1) $55 for an on-site reinspection; and (2) $35 for a remote virtual reinspection.
 Reinspection fees shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.
   Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9. Supplemental fee. When inspections scheduled by the installer are preempted,
 obstructed, prevented, or otherwise not able to be completed as scheduled due to
 circumstances beyond the control of the inspector, a supplemental inspection fee of $35
 $55 shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.
   Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 18. Energy storage and battery systems. (a) The inspection fee for the installation
 of an energy storage or battery system is:
     (1) for zero watts to and including 5,000 watts, $60;
     (2) for 5,001 watts to and including 10,000 watts, $100;
     (3) for 10,001 watts to and including 20,000 watts, $150;
     (4) for 20,001 watts to and including 30,000 watts, $200;
     (5) for 30,001 watts to and including 40,000 watts, $250;
     (6) for 40,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $250, plus $8 for each additional
 10,000 watts over 40,000 watts;
     (7) for 1,000,000 watts to 5,000,000 watts, $1,518, plus $5 for each additional 10,000
 watts over 1,000,000 watts; or
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      (8) for 5,000,000 watts and larger, $3,518, plus $2 for each additional 10,000 watts over
  5,000,000 watts.
      (b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total of the estimated energy
  output, AC or DC, of the energy storage or battery system.
    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.43, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 2a. Agreement with Department of Health. By January 1, 2026, the commissioner
  must delegate plan and specification review and inspections authority to the commissioner
  of health for work performed by a well contractor or a limited well/boring contractor who
 is licensed and bonded under section 103I.525 or 103I.531 and who is performing the scope
 of work outlined in section 326B.46, subdivision 6, for the exclusive purposes of
 administering the Minnesota State Plumbing Code pertaining specifically to work associated
 with section 326B.46, subdivision 6. Any delegation entered into under this subdivision
 must require the commissioner of health to:
     (1) review plumbing plans and specifications, provide correction notices to applicants
 when construction documents do not comply with the Minnesota State Plumbing Code, and
 approve compliant submittals;
     (2) forward a plan approval letter to the commissioner when additional plumbing work
 is needed beyond the scope of the commissioner of health's review;
     (3) issue plan approvals and perform the required field inspections for plumbing work
 in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 1300.0215;
     (4) enforce the Minnesota Plumbing Code in its entirety with regards to the specified
 work;
     (5) ensure that there is no physical connection between water supply systems that are
 safe for domestic use and those that are unsafe for domestic use;
     (6) ensure that there is no apparatus through which unsafe water may be discharged or
 drawn into a safe water supply system;
     (7) ensure that the individuals who will conduct the inspections and the plumbing plan
 and specification reviews do not have any conflicts of interest in conducting the inspections
 and the plan and specification reviews;
     (8) ensure that individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews
 for the Department of Health are:
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      (i) licensed master plumbers;
      (ii) licensed professional engineers; or
      (iii) individuals who are working under the supervision of a licensed master plumber or
  licensed professional engineer and who are licensed master or journeyworker plumbers or
  hold a postsecondary degree in engineering;
      (9) ensure that individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews
  for the Department of Health have passed a competency assessment required by the
  commissioner to assess the individual's competency at reviewing plumbing plans and
  specifications;
     (10) ensure that individuals who will conduct the plumbing inspections for the Department
 of Health are licensed master or journeyworker plumbers or inspectors meeting the
 competency requirements established in Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1400;
     (11) ensure that persons, as defined in section 103I.005, subdivision 16, who are
 performing the work are licensed well contractors or limited licensed well contractors;
     (12) include in the licensing examination for well drillers and limited well drillers
 Minnesota Plumbing Code criteria pertaining to work associated with section 326B.46,
 subdivision 6;
     (13) require continuing education criteria for licensing well drillers and limited well
 drillers that includes Minnesota Plumbing Code criteria pertaining to work associated with
 section 326B.46, subdivision 6;
     (14) maintain official records of all documents received, including plans, specifications,
 surveys, and plot plans, and of all plan reviews, permits and certificates issued, reports of
 inspections, and notices issued in connection with plumbing inspections and the review of
 plumbing plans and specifications for four years;
     (15) include as a necessary term of any such delegation an agreement that if at any time
 during the delegation the commissioner determines that the Department of Health is not
 properly administering and enforcing the Minnesota State Plumbing Code or is otherwise
 not complying with the agreement:
     (i) the commissioner may, effective 28 days after the Department of Health's receipt of
 written notice, terminate the delegation;
     (ii) the Department of Health may challenge the termination in a contested case before
 the commissioner pursuant to chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act; and
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      (iii) while any challenge is pending under item (ii), the commissioner must perform plan
  and specification reviews covered by the challenged delegation agreement under Minnesota
  Rules, part 1300.0215, subpart 6;
      (16) include as a necessary term of any such delegation an agreement that the Department
  of Health may terminate the delegation with or without cause upon 90 days' written notice
  to the commissioner; and
      (17) include as a necessary term of any such delegation an agreement that the Department
  of Health must forward to the state for review all plumbing plans and specifications for the
  following types of projects that may otherwise have been subject to the delegation:
     (i) state-licensed facilities, as defined in section 326B.103, subdivision 13;
     (ii) public buildings, as defined in section 326B.103, subdivision 11; and
     (iii) projects of a special nature for which department review is requested by either the
 Department of Health or the state.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Fees for plan reviews and audits. Plumbing system plans and specifications
 that are submitted to the commissioner for review shall be accompanied by the appropriate
 plan examination fees. If the commissioner determines, upon review of the plans, that
 inadequate fees were paid, the necessary additional fees shall be paid prior to plan approval.
 The commissioner shall charge the following fees for plan reviews and audits of plumbing
 installations for public, commercial, and industrial buildings based upon the construction
 valuation of the plumbing work and in accordance with the table in clause (1), or based
 upon clause (2) or (3), as applicable:
     (1) systems with both water distribution and drain, waste, and vent systems and having:
     (i) 25 or fewer drainage fixture units, $150;
     (ii) 26 to 50 drainage fixture units, $250;
     (iii) 51 to 150 drainage fixture units, $350;
     (iv) 151 to 249 drainage fixture units, $500;
     (v) 250 or more drainage fixture units, $3 per drainage fixture unit to a maximum of
 $4,000; and
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      (vi) interceptors, separators, or catch basins, $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch
  basin design;
      (2) building sewer service only, $150;
      (3) building water service only, $150;
      (4) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 per supply fixture
  unit or $150, whichever is greater;
      (5) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $150 or:
      (i) $50 per drain opening, up to a maximum of $500; and
      (ii) $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch basin design;
     (1) the total valuation and fee schedule is:
     (i) $0 to $1,500, $135;
     (ii) $1,501 to $2,500, $135 for the first $1,500, plus $28 for each additional $500 or
 fraction thereof, to and including $2,500;
     (iii) $2,501 to $5,000, $191 for the first $2,500, plus $25 for each additional $500 or
 fraction thereof, to and including $5,000;
     (iv) $5,001 to $25,000, $316 for the first $5,000, plus $33 for each additional $1,000 or
 fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
     (v) $25,001 to $50,000, $976 for the first $25,000, plus $31 for each additional $1,000
 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
     (vi) $50,001 to $500,000, $1,751 for the first $50,000, plus $23 for each additional
 $10,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
     (vii) $500,001 to $3,000,000, $2,786 for the first $500,000, plus $41 for each additional
 $100,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $3,000,000; and
     (viii) $3,000,001 and over, $3,811 for the first $3,000,000, plus $33 for each additional
 $100,000 or fraction thereof;
     (2) manufactured home park or campground:
     (6) manufactured home park or campground, (i) one to 25 sites, $300;
     (7) manufactured home park or campground, (ii) 26 to 50 sites, $350;
     (8) manufactured home park or campground, (iii) 51 to 125 sites, $400;
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      (9) manufactured home park or campground, (iv) more than 125 sites, $500; and
      (v) other work shall be assessed per clause (1); and
      (10) revision (3) revisions to previously reviewed or incomplete plans:
      (i) review of plans for which the commissioner has issued two or more requests for
  additional information, per review, $100 or ten percent of the original fee, whichever is
  greater $125 per hour with a minimum of one hour;
      (ii) proposer-requested revision with no increase in project scope, $50 or ten percent of
  original fee, whichever is greater $125 per hour with a minimum of one hour; and
      (iii) proposer-requested revision with an increase in project scope, $50 plus the difference
 between the original project fee and the revised project fee the fee shall be based upon the
 absolute value of the change in work scope as if the change in scope is a new project.
   Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Permits; fees. (a) Before commencement of a plumbing installation to be
 inspected by the commissioner, the plumbing contractor or registered plumbing employer
 performing the plumbing work must submit to the commissioner an application for a permit
 and the permit and inspection fees in paragraphs (b) to (f). based upon the construction
 valuation of the plumbing work in accordance with clause (1), or based upon clause (2) or
 (3), as applicable:
     (b) The permit fee is $100.
     (c) The residential inspection fee is $50 for each inspection trip.
     (d) The public, commercial, and industrial inspection fees are as follows:
     (1) for systems with water distribution, drain, waste, and vent system connection:
     (i) $25 for each fixture, permanently connected appliance, floor drain, or other
 appurtenance;
     (ii) $25 for each water conditioning, water treatment, or water filtration system; and
     (iii) $25 for each interceptor, separator, catch basin, or manhole;
     (2) roof drains, $25 for each drain;
     (3) building sewer service only, $100;
     (4) building water service only, $100;
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      (5) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 for each fixture
  supplied;
      (6) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $25 for each drain opening, interceptor,
  separator, or catch basin;
      (1) the total valuation and fee schedule for plumbing permits is:
      (i) $0 to $1,500, $135;
      (ii) $1,501 to $2,500, $135 for the first $1,500, plus $43 for each additional $500 or
  fraction thereof, to and including $2,500;
      (iii) $2,501 to $5,000, $221 for the first $2,500, plus $28 for each additional $500 or
 fraction thereof, to and including $5,000;
     (iv) $5,001 to $25,000, $361 for the first $5,000, plus $53 for each additional $1,000 or
 fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
     (v) $25,001 to $50,000, $1,421 for the first $25,000, plus $51 for each additional $1,000
 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
     (vi) $50,001 to $500,000, $2,696 for the first $50,000, plus $47 for each additional
 $10,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
     (vii) $500,001 to $3,000,000, $4,811 for the first $500,000, plus $61 for each additional
 $50,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $3,000,000; or
     (viii) $3,000,001 and over, $7,861 for the first $3,000,000, plus $51 for each additional
 $100,000 or fraction thereof;
     (7) (2) manufactured home park or campground, $25 for each site, minimum charge
 $135; and
     (8) reinspection fee to verify corrections, regardless of the total fee submitted, $100 for
 each reinspection; and
     (9) each $100 in fees paid covers one inspection trip.
     (e) In addition to the fees in paragraph (d), the fee submitter must pay an hourly rate of
 $80 during regular business hours, or $120 when inspections are requested to be performed
 outside of normal work hours or on weekends and holidays, with a two-hour minimum
 where the fee submitter requests inspections of installations as systems are being installed.
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      (f) The fee submitter must pay a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 when
  inspections scheduled by the submitter are not able to be completed because the work is
  not complete.
      (3) other inspections and fees:
      (i) inspections outside of regular business hours, defined as Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m.
  to 5:00 p.m., $188 per hour, minimum charge two hours;
      (ii) reinspection fees, $125 per hour, minimum charge $135;
      (iii) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, $125 per hour, minimum
  one-half hour, minimum charge $135;
     (iv) changes or revisions to approved plans with no increase in work scope, $125 per
 hour, minimum charge one hour; and
     (v) changes to approved plans with a change in work scope, fees shall be assessed for
 change in valuation based upon the absolute value of the change work scope in accordance
 with the fee schedule as if the change in scope were a new project.
     (b) If the actual cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (a), clause (3), is greater than
 indicated by the schedule, the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision,
 overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.
   Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.986, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9. Boiler and pressure vessel registration fee. The annual registration fee for
 boilers and pressure vessels in use and required to be inspected per section 326B.958 shall
 be $10 $25 per boiler and pressure vessel.
   Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Manufactured home. "Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable
 in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width
 or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and
 which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without
 a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing,
 heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that the term
 includes any structure which meets all the requirements and with respect to which the
 manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary and complies with
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  the standards established under this chapter has the meaning provided in Code of Federal
  Regulations, title 24, section 3280.2.
    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
      Subd. 1a. Requirement; used manufactured homes. (a) No person shall sell or offer
  for sale in this state any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, or
  install for occupancy any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, unless
  the used manufactured home complies with the Notice of Compliance Form as provided in
  this subdivision. If manufactured after June 14, 1976, the home must bear a label or data
  plate as required by the secretary. The Notice of Compliance Form shall be signed by the
 seller and purchaser indicating which party is responsible for either making or paying for
 any necessary corrections prior to the sale and transferring ownership of the manufactured
 home.
     (b) No licensee, as defined in section 327B.01, subdivision 11a, shall sell in this state a
 used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, or install for occupancy a used
 manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, unless they have:
     (1) completed and submitted to the commissioner the Notice of Compliance Form for
 a used manufactured home as provided in this subdivision; and
     (2) paid the Notice of Compliance Form for a used manufactured home filing fee.
     (c) No person shall lease or sublease any used manufactured home located in a
 manufactured home park, as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, unless the used
 manufactured home complies with the Notice of Compliance Form as prescribed in this
 subdivision. It is the responsibility of the owner of the used manufactured home to cover
 the cost of necessary compliance work or complete necessary compliance work prior to
 occupancy. The owner of the used manufactured home shall complete a new Notice of
 Compliance Form every three years or prior to the owner of a used manufactured home
 signing a new lease agreement for occupancy of a used manufactured home. A copy of the
 fully executed Notice of Compliance Form shall be provided to the renter as part of the
 lease agreement prior to occupancy of the home.
 The Notice of Compliance Form shall be substantially in the following form, except that
 the commissioner, in consultation with industry stakeholders, shall make available a version
 of the following form with only necessary modifications so that it may be used for the
 purposes of this paragraph:
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"Notice of Compliance Form as required in Minnesota Statutes, section 327.32,
subdivision 1
  This notice must be completed and signed by the purchaser(s) and the seller(s) of the used
  manufactured home described in the purchase agreement and on the bottom of this notice
  before the parties transfer ownership of a used manufactured home constructed after June
  14, 1976.
  Electric ranges and clothes dryers must have required four-conductor cords and plugs. For
  the purpose of complying with the requirements of section 327B.06, a licensed retailer or
  limited retailer shall retain at least one copy of the form required under this subdivision.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........     Seller ..........
 Solid fuel-burning fireplaces or stoves must be listed for use in manufactured homes, Code
 of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g), and installed correctly in accordance
 with their listing or standards (i.e., chimney, doors, hearth, combustion, or intake, etc., Code
 of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g)).
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........     Seller ..........
 Gas water heaters and furnaces must be listed for manufactured home use, Code of Federal
 Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in
 accordance with their listing or standards.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........     Seller ..........
 Smoke alarms are required to be installed and operational in accordance with Code of
 Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.208.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........     Seller ..........
 Carbon monoxide alarms or CO detectors that are approved and operational are required to
 be installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........     Seller ..........
 Egress windows are required in every bedroom with at least one operable window with a
 net clear opening of 20 inches wide and 24 inches high, five square feet in area, with the
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  bottom of windows opening no more than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches, operating
  handles, tabs, or other operational devices shall not be located more than 54 inches above
  the finished floor.
  Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
  Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........  Seller ..........
  The furnace compartment of the home is required to have interior finish with a flame spread
  rating not exceeding 25, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of Housing and
  Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.
  Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........  Seller ..........
 The water heater enclosure in this home is required to have interior finish with a flame
 spread rating not exceeding 25, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of Housing
 and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........  Seller ..........
 The home complies with the snowload and heat zone requirements for the state of Minnesota
 as indicated by the data plate.
 Complies ..........  Correction required ..........
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........  Seller ..........
 The parties to this agreement have initialed all required sections and agree by their signature
 to complete any necessary corrections prior to the sale or transfer of ownership of the home
 described below as listed in the purchase agreement. The state of Minnesota or a local
 building official has the authority to inspect the home in the manner described in Minnesota
 Statutes, section 327.33, prior to or after the sale to ensure compliance was properly executed
 as provided under the Manufactured Home Building Code.
 Signature of Purchaser(s) of Home
 ..............................date..............................     ..............................date..............................
 ................................................................... ...................................................................
 Print name as appears on purchase agreement Print name as appears on purchase agreement
 Signature of Seller(s) of Home
 ..............................date..............................     ..............................date..............................
 ................................................................... ...................................................................
 Print name and license number, if applicable Print name and license number, if applicable
 (Street address of home at time of sale)
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  ..............................................................................................................................................
  (City/State/Zip) ....................................................................................................................
  Name of manufacturer of home ...........................................................................................
  Model and year ....................................................................................................................
  Serial number .................................................................................................................... "
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, except paragraph (b) is
  effective for sales executed on or after January 1, 2026, and paragraph (c) is effective January
  1, 2026.
    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
     Subd. 1e. Reinstallation requirements for used manufactured homes. (a) All used
 manufactured homes reinstalled less than 24 months from the date of installation by the
 first purchaser must be reinstalled in compliance with subdivision 1c. All used manufactured
 homes reinstalled more than 24 months from the date of installation by the first purchaser
 may be reinstalled without a frost-protected foundation if the home is reinstalled in
 compliance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1350, for above frost-line installations and the
 notice requirement of subdivision 1f is complied with by the seller and the purchaser of the
 used manufactured home.
     (b) The installer or licensed residential building contractor shall affix an installation seal
 issued by the department to the outside of the home as required by the Minnesota State
 Building Code. The certificate of installation issued by the installer of record shall clearly
 state that the home has been reinstalled with an above frost-line foundation. Fees for
 inspection of a reinstallation and for issuance of reinstallation seals shall follow the
 requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 and 327.33. Fees for review of plans,
 specifications, and on-site inspections shall be those as specified in section sections 326B.153,
 subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and 326B.154, subdivisions 2 and 3. Whenever an installation
 certificate for an above frost-line installation is issued to a used manufactured home being
 listed for sale, the purchase agreement must disclose that the home is installed on a
 nonfrost-protected foundation and recommend that the purchaser have the home inspected
 to determine the effects of frost on the home.
     (c) An installation seal may be issued to a residential building contractor licensed under
 section 326B.805 for use in the installation of used manufactured homes only after the
 qualifying person for the residential building contractor has completed a three-hour training
 course relating to the installation of manufactured homes that has been approved by either
 the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or by the commissioner.
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  The course completion certificate shall be submitted to the commissioner. For the purposes
  of this subdivision, "qualifying person" has the meaning given in section 326B.802,
  subdivision 10.
    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 7. Enforcement. All jurisdictions enforcing the State Building Code, in accordance
  with sections 326B.101 to 326B.151, shall undertake or provide for the administration and
  enforcement of the manufactured home installation rules promulgated by the commissioner.
  Municipalities which have adopted the State Building Code may provide installation
  inspection and plan review services in noncode areas of the state without local building
 code enforcement.
   Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Inspections. The commissioner shall, through the department's inspectors
 or through a designated recognized inspection service acting as authorized representative
 of the commissioner perform sufficient inspections of manufacturing premises and
 manufactured homes to ensure compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35. The commissioner
 shall have the exclusive right to conduct inspections, except for the inspections conducted
 or authorized by the secretary.
   Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2a. Construction seal fees. Replacement manufactured home or accessory structure
 construction seal fees, including certificates, are $30 $70 per seal.
   Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2b. Installation seal fees. Manufactured home installation seal fees, including
 anchoring and support and including certificates, are $80 $325.
   Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2c. Temporary installation certificate fees. A temporary certificate fee is $2
 $15 per certificate.
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    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 2f. Notice of Compliance Form for a used manufactured home filing fee. The
  Notice of Compliance Form for a used manufactured home filing fee is $100 for each form
  submitted to the commissioner either electronically or as a hard copy.
    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 2g. Installation plan review and inspection fee. The plan review and inspection
  fee for the commissioner's plan review and inspection of new or reinstalled manufactured
 homes and manufactured home accessory structures in areas of the state without local
 building code enforcement is $1,200.
   Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7a. Fees. (a) Fees for licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be calculated
 pursuant to section 326B.092. for two years and the following fees apply:
     (1) manufacturer's license and dealer's license, $180;
     (2) dealer's subagency license, $80; and
     (3) limited dealer's license, $100.
     (b) All initial limited dealer licenses shall be effective for more than one calendar year
 and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application is made.
     (c) For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, any license issued under
 this section is a business license, except that a subagency license is a master license. The
 commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any
 rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of limited dealer licenses from one year
 to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed limited dealer licenses shall be two-year licenses.
   Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.041, is amended to read:
     327B.041 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLERS.
     (a) Manufactured home installers are subject to all of the fees in section 326B.092 and
 the requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, except for the following:
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      (1) manufactured home installers are not subject to the continuing education requirements
  of sections 326B.0981, 326B.099, and 326B.821, but are subject to the continuing education
  requirements established in rules adopted under section 327B.10;
      (2) the examination requirement of section 326B.83, subdivision 3, for manufactured
  home installers shall be satisfied by successful completion of a written examination
  administered and developed specifically for the examination of manufactured home installers.
  The examination must be administered and developed by the commissioner. The
  commissioner and the state building official shall seek advice on the grading, monitoring,
  and updating of examinations from the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association
 Manufactured and Modular Home Association of Minnesota;
     (3) a local government unit may not place a surcharge on a license fee, and may not
 charge a separate fee to installers;
     (4) a dealer or distributor who does not install or repair manufactured homes is exempt
 from licensure under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885;
     (5) the exemption under section 326B.805, subdivision 6, clause (5), does not apply;
 and
     (6) manufactured home installers are not subject to the contractor recovery fund in
 section 326B.89.
     (b) The commissioner may waive all or part of the requirements for licensure as a
 manufactured home installer for any individual who holds an unexpired license or certificate
 issued by any other state or other United States jurisdiction if the licensing requirements of
 that jurisdiction meet or exceed the corresponding licensing requirements of the department
 and the individual complies with section 326B.092, subdivisions 1 and 3 to 7.
   Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Grounds. In addition to the grounds in section 326B.082, subdivision
 11, the commissioner may by order deny, suspend, limit, place conditions on, or revoke the
 application or license of any applicant or licensee or any of its directors, officers, limited
 or general partners, controlling shareholders, or affiliates for any of the following grounds:
     (a) (1) has violated any of the provisions of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 or any rule or
 order issued by the commissioner or any prior law providing for the licensing of manufactured
 home dealers or manufacturers;
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      (b) (2) has had a previous manufacturer or dealer license revoked in this or any other
  state;
      (c) (3) has engaged in acts or omissions which have been adjudicated or amount to a
  violation of any of the provisions of section 325D.44, 325F.67 or 325F.69;
      (d) (4) has sold or brokered the sale of a home containing a material violation of sections
  327.31 to 327.35 about which that the dealer knew of or which should have been obvious
  to a reasonably prudent dealer could have known of with the exercise of reasonable diligence;
      (e) (5) has failed to make or provide all listings, notices and reports required by the
  commissioner;
     (f) (6) has failed to pay a civil penalty assessed under subdivision 5 within ten days after
 the assessment becomes final;
     (g) (7) has failed to pay to the commissioner or other responsible government agency
 all taxes, fees and arrearages due;
     (h) (8) has failed to duly apply for license renewal;
     (i) (9) has violated any applicable manufactured home building or safety code;
     (j) (10) has failed or refused to honor any express or implied warranty as provided in
 section 327B.03;
     (k) (11) has failed to continuously occupy a permanent, established place of business
 licensed under section 327B.04;
     (l) (12) has, without first notifying the commissioner, sold a new and unused
 manufactured home other than the make of manufactured home described in a franchise or
 contract filed with the application for license or license renewal;
     (m) (13) has wrongfully failed to deliver a certificate of title to a person entitled to it;
     (n) (14) is insolvent or bankrupt;
     (o) (15) holds an impaired or canceled bond;
     (p) (16) has failed to notify the commissioner of bankruptcy proceedings within ten days
 after a petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against the dealer or manufacturer;
     (q) (17) has, within the previous ten years, been convicted of a crime that either related
 directly to the business of the dealer or manufacturer or involved fraud, misrepresentation
 or misuse of funds;
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     (r) (18) has suffered a judgment within the previous five years in a civil action involving
 fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds; or
     (s) (19) has failed to reasonably supervise any employee or agent of the dealer or
 manufacturer, resulting in injury or harm to the public.
     The commissioner may establish rules pursuant to section 327B.10 further specifying,
 defining or establishing standards of conduct for manufactured home dealers and
 manufacturers.
Article 5 Sec. 48.  189
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ARTICLE 1   APPROPRIATIONS; JOBS................................................................... Page.Ln 1.32
ARTICLE 2   APPROPRIATIONS; LABOR............................................................... Page.Ln 48.27
ARTICLE 3   APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS................................................. Page.Ln 58.17
ARTICLE 4   EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY...... Page.Ln 121.27
ARTICLE 5   DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY................... Page.Ln 154.16
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   116L.35 INVENTORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
     (a) By January 15, 2020, and by January 15 of each even-numbered year thereafter, the
commissioner of employment and economic development must submit a report to the chairs of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development that provides an inventory of
all economic development programs, including any workforce development programs, either
provided by or overseen by any agency of the state of Minnesota.
    (b) Programs related to economic development that must be included in the report include those
that:
   (1) receive federal funds or state funds;
   (2) provide assistance to either businesses or individuals; or
   (3) support internships, apprenticeships, career and technical education, or any form of
employment training.
    (c) For each economic development program, the report must include, at a minimum, the
following information:
   (1) details of program costs;
   (2) the number of staff, both within the department and any outside organization;
   (3) the number of program participants;
    (4) the demographic information including, but not limited to, race, age, gender, and income
of program participants;
   (5) a list of any and all subgrantees receiving funds from the program, as well as the amount of
funding received;
    (6) information about other sources of funding including other public or private funding or
in-kind donations;
   (7) evidence that:
   (i) the organization administering a program;
   (ii) a business receiving a loan for a new or expanded business from a program; or
    (iii) a subgrantee of a program is in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State and
the Minnesota Department of Revenue;
   (8) a short description of what each program does; and
   (9) to the extent practical, quantifiable measures of program success.
    (d) In addition to the information required under paragraph (c), a program related to economic
development under paragraph (b) that requests an increase in state funding over the previous
biennium must provide the following:
   (1) detailed information regarding the need for increased funds; and
   (2) the planned uses of the increased funds.
   116L.98 WORKFORCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.
    Subd. 7. Workforce program net impact analysis. (a) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner
must report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction
over economic development and workforce policy and finance on the results of the net impact pilot
project already underway as of the date of enactment of this section.
    (b) The commissioner shall contract with an independent entity to conduct an ongoing net impact
analysis of the programs included in the net impact pilot project under paragraph (a), career pathways
programs, and any other programs deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The net impact
methodology used by the independent entity under this paragraph must be based on the methodology
and evaluation design used in the net impact pilot project under paragraph (a).
   (c) By January 15, 2017, and every four years thereafter, the commissioner must report to the
committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over economic
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development and workforce policy and finance the following information for each program subject
to paragraph (b):
   (1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and public benefit
usage outcomes; and
    (2) a cost-benefit analysis for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce services from
the participant and taxpayer points of view.
    The report under this paragraph must be made available to the public in an electronic format
on the Department of Employment and Economic Development's website.
    (d) The department is authorized to create and maintain data-sharing agreements with other
departments, including corrections, human services, and any other department that are necessary
to complete the analysis. The department shall supply the information collected for use by the
independent entity conducting net impact analysis pursuant to the data practices requirements under
chapters 13, 13A, 13B, and 13C.
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Workforce and labor finance bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Dave Pinto (D) sponsors HF 15, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

History

HF 15 has taken 1 action since Jun 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 9, 2025
House
Introduction and first reading

Votes

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