1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota
1.3 Technology Association.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. MINNESOTA TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
1.6 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
1.7the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant
1.8to the Minnesota Technology Association to support the SciTech internship program, a
1.9program that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) internship
1.10opportunities for two- and four-year college students and graduate students in their fields
1.11of study. The internship opportunities must match students with paid internships within
1.12STEM disciplines at small, for-profit companies located in Minnesota having fewer than
1.13250 employees worldwide. The grant must provide selected hiring companies 50 percent
1.14of the wages paid to the intern, capped at $3,000 per intern. The program must work toward
1.15increasing the participation among women or other underserved populations. This is a
1.16onetime appropriation.
1Section 1.
REVISOR SS/AD 25-0386602/13/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1957
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Elkins, Mueller, Tabke, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Lee, K., and others03/06/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy