1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the Center 
1.3 	for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND 
1.6 	REFUGEES ORGANIZATION.
 1.7 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
1.8 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Center for 
1.9 	African Immigrants and Refugees Organization to provide workforce training by enhancing 
1.10 	their youth programs that help students gain work experience, earn experience in 
1.11 	high-demand fields, and transition into family-sustaining careers. This appropriation is 
1.12 	onetime.