| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to workforce development; appropriating money for Bridges to Healthcare. |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; BRIDGES TO HEALTHCARE. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 $750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7for a grant to Bridges to Healthcare to provide career education, wraparound support services, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8and job skills training in high-demand health care fields to low-income parents, nonnative |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9speakers of English, and other hard-to-train individuals, helping families build secure |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10pathways out of poverty while also addressing worker shortages in one of Minnesota's most |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11innovative industries. Grant proceeds may be used for program expenses, including but not |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12limited to hiring instructors and navigators; space rental; and supportive services to help |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13participants attend classes, including assistance with course fees, child care, transportation, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to five percent of grant proceeds may be used |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15for Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REVISOR SS/KR 25-0137412/27/24 |
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| 18 | 18 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 20 | 20 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 22 | 22 | | H. F. No. 661 |
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| 23 | 23 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | Authored by Hicks and Smith02/13/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 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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