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This bill appropriates a specific amount of money from the workforce development fund for the fiscal year 2027 to establish a competitive grant program aimed at supporting maternity services in rural hospitals. The program, managed by the commissioner of employment and economic development, will provide grants to eligible rural hospitals and higher education institutions. These grants are intended to fund the development and implementation of cross-training initiatives designed to equip medical personnel with the necessary skills to operate maternity units in rural settings. An "eligible rural hospital" is defined as a nonfederal, general acute care hospital located in a community with fewer than 30,000 residents, as determined by U.S. Census Bureau statistics, and situated outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The commissioner is required to submit a report by January 15, 2028, to legislative committees overseeing workforce development and hospitals, detailing how the grant funds were used, including information on grant recipients, the number and types of staff trained, grantee feedback on the program's impact and potential improvements, and the number and value of unfunded grant requests. Grantees must cooperate by providing necessary information for this report, and this appropriation is a one-time allocation.

Labor and Employment

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