1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; directing the commissioner of corrections to issue a grant 
1.3 	to a qualified nongovernmental organization to assist inmates in finding meaningful 
1.4 	employment after release from incarceration; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. POSTRELEASE EMPLOYMENT FOR INMATES; REQUEST FOR 
1.7 	PROPOSALS; GRANT.
 1.8 	(a) By September 1, 2022, the commissioner of corrections must issue a request for 
1.9 	proposals to identify a nongovernmental organization to provide curriculum and corporate 
1.10 	mentors to inmates and assist inmates in finding meaningful employment upon release from 
1.11 	a correctional facility.
1.12 	(b) An interested organization must submit an application to the commissioner on a form 
1.13 	prescribed by the commissioner.
1.14 	(c) By December 1, 2022, the commissioner shall award a $1,000,000 grant to the 
1.15 	applicant that is best qualified to provide the programming described in paragraph (a).

1.16 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; POSTRELEASE EMPLOYMENT FOR INMATES.
 1.17 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.18 	of corrections for the purpose of section 1.