1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for Helmets to Hard Hats 
1.3 	Minnesota initiative.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; HELMETS TO HARD HATS.
 1.6 	$225,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	workforce development fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for grants to Building 
1.8 	Strong Communities for the Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative. Grant money must 
1.9 	be used to recruit, retain, assist, and support National Guard, reserve, and active duty military 
1.10 	members' and veterans' participation in apprenticeship programs registered with the 
1.11 	Department of Labor and Industry and connect them with career training and employment 
1.12 	in the building and construction industry. The recruitment, selection, employment, and 
1.13 	training must be without discrimination due to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, 
1.14 	sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, receipt of public 
1.15 	assistance, or age.