SF 5292

05/05/26  REVISOR  SS/HL  26-08558  as introduced
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 5292
  (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  05/14/2026    10599 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Jobs and Economic Development
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to workforce development; modifying disbursement of workforce
1.3development funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116L.05, by
1.4adding a subdivision; 116L.20, subdivision 2.
1.5      BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7      to read:
1.8Subd. 2a. Recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
1.9      and Universities. By ..... each year, the Jobs Skills Partnership Board must make
1.10     recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
1.11     regarding workforce development programmatic needs. In making the recommendations,
1.12     the Jobs Skills Partnership Board must first consider ways programming could be operated
1.13     through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system or through existing employers.
1.14     If the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities agrees with the
1.15     Jobs Skills Partnership Board that there is a need for outside programming, due either to a
1.16     requirement in law or an emerging workforce need that cannot be accomplished through
1.17     the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, then workforce development funds
1.18     may be awarded by the Jobs Skills Partnership Board to non-Minnesota State Colleges and
1.19     Universities entities.
1.20Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.21Subd. 2. Disbursement of special assessment funds. (a) The money collected under
1.22     this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the workforce development
Sec. 2.  1
 05/05/26  REVISOR  SS/HL  26-08558  as introduced
2.1  fund to provide for employment and training programs. The workforce development fund
2.2  is created as a special account in the state treasury.
2.3      (b) All money in the fund not otherwise appropriated or transferred is appropriated to
2.4  the Job Skills Partnership Board for the purposes of section 116L.17 and as provided for in
2.5  paragraph (d). The board must act as the fiscal agent for the money and must disburse that
2.6  money for the purposes of section 116L.17, not allowing the money to be used for any other
2.7  obligation of the state Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
2.8  to provide workforce development programming, including employment and training
2.9  programs, to produce a highly skilled and adaptable workforce that meets Minnesota's
2.10 opportunities and needs. All money in the workforce development fund shall be deposited,
2.11 administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and
2.12 requirements as are provided by law for the other special accounts in the state treasury,
2.13 except that all interest or net income resulting from the investment or deposit of money in
2.14 the fund shall accrue to the fund for the purposes of the fund.
2.15     (c) Reimbursement for costs related to collection of the special assessment shall be in
2.16 an amount negotiated between the commissioner and the United States Department of Labor.
2.17     (d) The board must disburse money for the purposes of section 116L.17. If the board
2.18 determines that the conditions of section 116L.05, subdivision 5, have been met, the board
2.19 may use funds for the purposes outlined in section 116L.04, or to provide incumbent worker
2.20 training services under section 116L.18.
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