Bill > SF1808

This bill appropriates $850,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development, specifically to provide job skills training to recently released inmates. The funding will go to Better Futures Minnesota, an organization that will offer training to individuals who have been released from incarceration for a felony-level offense within the past 12 months. As a key requirement, Better Futures Minnesota must submit an annual report to the commissioner detailing how the funds were used and the program's outcomes. The required report must include comprehensive information such as the number of program participants, data on participants' housing status, employment, recidivism rates, child support compliance, and specifics about the job skills training provided. This bill aims to support successful reintegration of recently released inmates into the workforce by providing targeted skills training and tracking program effectiveness.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1808&ssn=0&y=2025