1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for the East Side 
1.3 	Neighborhood Services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
 1.6 	(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to East Side 
1.8 	Neighborhood Services. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.9 	(b) Of the amount appropriated:
1.10 	(1) $500,000 is for the senior community service employment program, which provides 
1.11 	work readiness training to low-income adults 55 and older, to provide ongoing support and 
1.12 	mentoring needs to the program participants as well as the transition period from subsidized 
1.13 	wages to unsubsidized wages; and
1.14 	(2) $500,000 is for the nursing assistant plus program to serve the increased need for 
1.15 	growth of medical talent pipelines through expansion of the existing program and 
1.16 	development of in-house training.