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This bill appropriates $600,000 total ($300,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027) from the workforce development fund to the Minnesota commissioner of employment and economic development, specifically to provide a grant to the Rural Cancer Institute. The grant will fund a pilot program designed to address the shortage of cancer care clinicians in rural areas. The program aims to expand the clinical workforce in oncology by creating a community-based model that will help train and recruit healthcare students to work in rural cancer care settings. The goal is to provide students with specialized skills needed to effectively provide cancer treatment in rural districts, ultimately increasing the number of oncology clinicians serving these underserved areas. The bill specifies that this is a one-time appropriation, indicating it is a time-limited initiative to address the current workforce shortage.

Labor and Employment

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