1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a statewide education
1.3 campaign to inform employers about the benefits of second-chance hiring.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; SECOND-CHANCE HIRING EDUCATION
1.6CAMPAIGN.
1.7 $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
1.8workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development
1.9for a statewide education campaign to inform employers about the benefits of second-chance
1.10hiring, including incentives available under state and federal law for employing people with
1.11a conviction record. This campaign must include creating an informational website and
1.12staffing a hotline service. This is a onetime appropriation.
1Section 1.
REVISOR SS/LJ 25-0372102/11/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1577
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION