1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for the East Side 
1.3 	Neighborhood Services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
 1.6 	(a) $600,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant 
1.8 	to East Side Neighborhood Services. These are onetime appropriations.
1.9 	(b) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph (a):
1.10 	(1) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year are for the senior community 
1.11 	service employment program, which provides work readiness training to low-income adults 
1.12 	55 and older, to provide ongoing support and mentoring needs to the program participants 
1.13 	as well as the transition period from subsidized wages to unsubsidized wages; and
1.14 	(2) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year are for the nursing assistant 
1.15 	plus program to serve the increased need for growth of medical talent pipelines through 
1.16 	expansion of the existing program and development of in-house training.