1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants to Milestone 
1.3 	Community Development and Minnesota STEM Project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA STEM PROJECT.
 1.6 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development 
1.8 	for a grant to Minnesota STEM Project. This is a onetime appropriation. In each year, 30 
1.9 	percent of the money granted under this section must be awarded as subgrants to nonprofits 
1.10 	located within the city of St. Paul. Subgrants must be awarded through at least two requests 
1.11 	for proposal.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.13 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; MILESTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
 1.14 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
1.15 	workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development 
1.16 	for a grant to Milestone Community Development for the Milestone Tech Program. This 
1.17 	is a onetime appropriation. In each year, 30 percent of the money granted under this section 
1.18 	must be awarded as subgrants to nonprofits located within the city of St. Paul. Subgrants 
1.19 	must be awarded through at least two requests for proposal.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.