1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; appropriating money for a grant to a Southeast Asian 
1.3 	youth job skills development program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUTH COLLABORATIVE; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the work force development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic 
1.9 	development for a grant to the Southeast Asian Youth Collaborative to provide intensive 
1.10 	employment training to prepare Southeast Asian youth to enter the workforce. The 
1.11 	Southeast Asian Youth Collaborative must administer a statewide project of youth job 
1.12 	skills development for Southeast Asian youth. The four members of the collaborative 
1.13 	shall recruit, educate, train, and assist youth in job seeking skills, knowledge of careers, 
1.14 	and orientation to the workplace and job sites through mentoring and coaching. For 
1.15 	purposes of this section, "Southeast Asian Youth Collaborative" means a collaborative 
1.16 	based in Hennepin County with the following members: Lao Advancement of America, 
1.17 	formerly known as Lao PTA; the Southeast Asian Community Council (SEACC); United 
1.18 	Cambodian Association (UCAM); and Vietnamese Social Services. Lao Advancement of 
1.19 	America is the fiscal agent for the collaborative.