AI Generated Summary
Purpose
Provide funding to support and expand Urban League Twin Cities’ programs that help people gain work skills and build wealth, using one-time money from the Workforce Development Fund.
Main Provisions
- Creates a one-time appropriation of $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2027.
- The money goes from Minnesota’s Workforce Development Fund to the commissioner of Employment and Economic Development.
- The commissioner is to grant these funds to Urban League Twin Cities to support and expand its workforce solutions and wealth-building programs.
Funding Details and Administration
- Source of funds: Workforce Development Fund.
- Recipient: Urban League Twin Cities (via a grant from the commissioner of Employment and Economic Development).
- Period: Onetime appropriations (not ongoing funding beyond these two years).
Effects and Implications
- This bill aims to bolster workforce development efforts and programs that help individuals build wealth, through support provided to Urban League Twin Cities.
- It does not create new ongoing funding beyond the specified two-year, one-time amounts.
Relationship to Existing Law
- This is an appropriation measure that allocates specified funds to a designated grant recipient; it does not change existing laws or establish new programs beyond the approved funding.
Fiscal Summary
- Total new appropriations: $800,000 over two fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027).
- Timing: Funds allocated as onetime appropriations for the stated purpose.
Oversight and Evaluation (implied)
- The bill designates the grant and administering agency but does not specify detailed reporting or oversight requirements beyond standard grant administration (not spelled out in the text provided).
Relevant Terms - appropriation - grant - Urban League Twin Cities - Workforce Development Fund - commissioner of Employment and Economic Development - workforce solutions - wealth-building programs - onetime appropriations - fiscal year 2026 - fiscal year 2027
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Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2025 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| February 17, 2025 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Jobs and Economic Development | |
| Senate | Action | See |
Bill information comes from public records published by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. AI summaries are written by MinneSlate and are not official. MinneSlate is independent and is not affiliated with the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Legislature.