| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Technology Association. |
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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. MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to the Minnesota Technology Association to support the SciTech internship program, a |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9program that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) internship |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10opportunities for two- and four-year college students and graduate students in their fields |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11of study. The internship opportunities must match students with paid internships within |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12STEM disciplines at small, for-profit companies located in Minnesota having fewer than |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13250 employees worldwide. The grant must provide selected hiring companies 50 percent |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14of the wages paid to the intern, capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must work toward |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15increasing the participation among women or other underserved populations. This is a |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16onetime appropriation. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REVISOR SS/AD 25-0386602/13/25 |
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| 19 | 19 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 21 | 21 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 22 | 22 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 23 | 23 | | H. F. No. 1957 |
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| 24 | 24 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | Authored by Elkins, Mueller, Tabke, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Lee, K., and others03/06/2025 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 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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