1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for apprenticeship 
1.3 	preparation programming.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$400,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to 
1.8 	Building Strong Communities, Inc. for a statewide apprenticeship readiness program to 
1.9 	prepare women, BIPOC community members, and veterans to enter the building and 
1.10 	construction trades. These are onetime appropriations and are not added to the base for this 
1.11 	purpose.