On March 6, the MN House Workforce Development Finance and Policy will hear HF3999.

Short description: STEM training and career preparation program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Bill as introduced:

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant for a STEM
training and career preparation program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. STEM TRAINING; APPROPRIATION.

$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of employment and economic development for a grant to the Greater Minneapolis Council
of Churches for a STEM training and career preparation program targeted at the needs of
BIPOC youth. The program shall serve youth who are at least 11 years of age and less than
24 years old and shall provide career training, job skills development, mentorship, and
employment opportunities. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.