Bill > SF3612

This bill proposes several changes to Minnesota law, including a phased-in increase to the state's minimum wage, enhancements to child care assistance programs to cover all low-income workers, an increase to the working family tax credit, and the reestablishment of the Minnesota Emergency Employment Development (MEED) program. The minimum wage will gradually rise to $15 per hour by August 1, 2022, with subsequent adjustments for inflation, and different rates are established for large and small employers, as well as for employees under 18 and under 20. The child care assistance provisions aim to expand access and streamline services, including allowing tribes to operate these programs and ensuring families can maintain assistance when moving between counties. The working family tax credit, which is a tax credit for low-to-moderate income working individuals and families, will be increased by 120% of the eligible credit amount under federal law, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. Finally, the MEED program is reestablished with a $200 million appropriation to create temporary employment projects in government and nonprofit agencies and to support new permanent job creation in the private sector, with specific priorities for eligible job applicants and businesses.