1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; creating employment guidance for using bond 
1.3 	proceeds; requiring reports.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPLICABLE MINNESOTA STATUTES AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
1.6 	RULES.
 1.7 	Appropriations of bond proceeds shall, to the extent practicable, be subject to 
1.8 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, except that subdivision 12 does 
1.9 	not apply; 363A.36; and 363A.37; and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3535 and 5000.3600.

1.10 	Sec. 2. GUIDANCE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MINNESOTA STATUTES 
1.11 	AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
 1.12 	State agencies, local governments, and other entities receiving bond proceeds shall, 
1.13 	in the expenditure of these proceeds, require as part of any bid or proposal for a contract or 
1.14 	agreement from any business, a plan to:
1.15 	(1) recruit individuals to perform work who are unemployed, especially targeting 
1.16 	communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of unemployment including, but 
1.17 	not limited to, low-income, rural, and tribal communities and communities of color;
1.18 	(2) recruit individuals to perform work from available training providers, including, 
1.19 	but not limited to, opportunities industrialization centers, skilled trades labor unions, tribal 
1.20 	colleges or nonprofits working in tribal communities, community action partnerships, and 
1.21 	nonprofit organizations providing pertinent job training;
2.1 	(3) disseminate information about subcontract and employment opportunities 
2.2 	generated by bond proceeds to disadvantaged groups, including, but not limited to, 
2.3 	low-income, rural, and tribal communities and communities of color; and
2.4 	(4) for building construction, renewal, and renovation projects, demonstrate the total 
2.5 	calculated and document the actual calculated energy savings created by the project.

2.6 	Sec. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
 2.7 	State agencies, local governments, and other entities receiving bond proceeds shall 
2.8 	report to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over their 
2.9 	appropriation of bond proceeds a complete accounting of the following:
2.10 	(1) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, and every six months 
2.11 	thereafter until the completion of a project, the number of jobs created and retained by the 
2.12 	project, and the total number of hours worked by individuals from low-income, rural, and 
2.13 	tribal communities and communities of color;
2.14 	(2) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, and every six months 
2.15 	thereafter until the completion of a project, the number of workers recruited from available 
2.16 	apprentice and training programs, including the name and location of the program, total 
2.17 	number of hours worked, and length of job retention;
2.18 	(3) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, a detailed description of 
2.19 	contract and employment information dissemination efforts to disadvantaged groups;
2.20 	(4) within six months of the completion of building construction, renovation, and 
2.21 	renewal projects, the total calculated and actual energy savings for the project; and
2.22 	(5) within six months of the awarding of project contracts, and every six months 
2.23 	thereafter until the completion of a project, compliance with sections 16C.16, subdivisions 
2.24 	4 to 7; 363A.36; and 363A.37; and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3535 and 5000.3600.