1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Latino 
1.3 	Communities United in Service.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LATINO COMMUNITIES UNITED IN SERVICE 
1.6 	(CLUES).
 1.7 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Latino 
1.9 	Communities United in Service (CLUES) to expand culturally tailored programs that 
1.10 	address employment and education skill gaps for working parents and underserved 
1.11 	youth. The appropriation shall fund programs that provide new job skills training to 
1.12 	stimulate higher wages for low-income people, family support systems designed to reduce 
1.13 	generational poverty, and youth programming to promote educational advancement and 
1.14 	career pathways. At least $500,000 of the total appropriation must be used for programming 
1.15 	targeted at greater Minnesota. CLUES shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
1.16 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions of the senate and house of 
1.17 	representatives with primary jurisdiction over jobs with findings of program outcomes 
1.18 	by March 1, 2018. The report must include the type, duration, and attendance of each 
1.19 	program and quantifiable measures of success. This appropriation is available until spent.