| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to labor and industry; appropriating money for the Minnesota Helmets to |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Hardhats program. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; HELMETS TO HARDHATS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 $238,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $238,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for a grant to Building |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Strong Communities for the Minnesota Helmets to Hardhats program. These funds must |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9be used to facilitate participation of National Guard, reserve, and active duty military |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10members and veterans in apprenticeship programs registered with the Department of Labor |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11and Industry and connect these members and veterans to career training and employment |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12in the building and construction industries. Program recruitment, selection, employment, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13and training must not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, receipt of public assistance, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15or age. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REVISOR SS/ES 25-0312402/03/25 |
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| 18 | 18 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 20 | 20 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 22 | 22 | | H. F. No. 1004 |
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| 23 | 23 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | Authored by Sexton, Norris, Allen, Berg and Igo02/17/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
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