Bill > SF2301

This bill appropriates a total of $4 million ($2 million in fiscal year 2026 and $2 million in fiscal year 2027) from the state's general fund to the Minnesota commissioner of employment and economic development. The funding will be provided as a grant to Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), a nonprofit organization whose name translates to "Latin Communities United in Service". The grant is specifically designed to address employment, economic, and technology access disparities for low-income individuals who are either unemployed or underemployed. The funds will support several key initiatives, including providing short-term professional certifications, developing transferable skills in high-demand job fields, offering workforce readiness training, creating customized financial capability programs, and providing employment support services. An important requirement of the bill is that at least 50 percent of the grant money must be used for programming targeted at communities in greater Minnesota (areas outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area). These appropriations are designated as one-time funding, meaning they are not expected to be recurring annual allocations.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2301&ssn=0&y=2025