1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to workforce development; appropriating money for New American 1.3 workforce training. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA. 1.6 $550,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $550,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the 1.7workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development 1.8for a grant to the International Institute of Minnesota. Grant funds must be used for workforce 1.9training for New Americans in industries in need of a trained workforce. These are onetime 1.10appropriations. 1Section 1. REVISOR SS/BM 25-0152802/04/25 State of Minnesota This Document can be made available in alternative formats upon request HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. F. No. 1639 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION Authored by Xiong; Pérez-Vega; Lee, F.; Gomez and Hussein02/27/2025 The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy