1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money for the 2026 Special 1.3 Olympics USA Games. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; 2026 SPECIAL OLYMPICS USA GAMES. 1.6 (a) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the director 1.7of Explore Minnesota for a grant to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. 1.8 (b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the workforce development fund 1.9to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the 2026 1.10Special Olympics USA Games to support activities as part of the games aimed at increasing 1.11employment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 1.12 (c) These appropriations are onetime. 1Section 1. REVISOR SS/EN 25-0409802/21/25 State of Minnesota This Document can be made available in alternative formats upon request HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. F. No. 2258 NINETY-FOURTH SESSION Authored by Johnson, W., and Frazier03/12/2025 The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy