1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to workforce development; requiring a report; appropriating money for a
1.3 grant to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office for a child care pilot program to
1.4 assist with retention of law enforcement and first responders.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; WOMENVENTURE.
1.7 (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the workforce development fund
1.8to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Hennepin
1.9County Sheriff's Office for a pilot program with WomenVenture to recruit a cohort of child
1.10care providers to provide services for the minor children of law enforcement and other first
1.11responders that will accommodate shift work and abnormal work hours and enhance
1.12employee recruitment and retention. Grant money may be used to provide technical support,
1.13loan accessibility, business plan development, geographic needs assessment, and start-up
1.14and training cost subsidies to cohort providers, as well as to fund scholarships for
1.15participating families. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
1.16 (b) By December 1, 2027, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office must submit a report
1.17to the chairs and raking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
1.18over child care, public safety, and employment and economic development. The report must
1.19include a summary of the uses of the appropriation and recommendations to implement
1.20future child care programs to enhance recruitment and retention for law enforcement and
1.21other first responders.
1Section 1.
25-05164 as introduced03/21/25 REVISOR SS/ES
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3198NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: PHA)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading04/01/2025
Referred to Jobs and Economic Development