1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for the pathways to 
1.3 	prosperity career pathways grant program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CAREER PATHWAYS GRANT PROGRAM.
 1.6 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for the pathways to prosperity career pathways 
1.8 	competitive grant program. Of this amount, up to five percent is for administration and 
1.9 	monitoring of the program. The commissioner may develop a process to allow for simpler 
1.10 	awarding of grants to previous grantees contingent on the grantees' ability to demonstrate 
1.11 	employer demand and successful program results.