1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; creating a mobile manufacturing lab program; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section 
1.7 	are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal 
1.8 	year designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Western Minnesota mobile manufacturing lab. For a transfer to the 
1.10 	Pine to Prairie Cooperative Center:

1.11		$
	900,000
	.....
	2017
	
1.12 	The funds in this subdivision must be used to establish a western Minnesota mobile 
1.13 	labs program, including manufacturing and welding labs to create interest in these careers 
1.14 	for secondary students. The program must be operated by Pine to Prairie Cooperative 
1.15 	Center in collaboration with Northland Community and Technical College, Lakes Country 
1.16 	Service Cooperative, and Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
1.17 	The base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0.