1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; expanding occupations for dual-training competency 
1.3 	grants to include next generation technology; appropriating money;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 175.45, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 175.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Duties; goal. The commissioner of labor and industry shall convene 
1.8 	industry representatives, identify occupational competency standards, and provide technical 
1.9 	assistance to develop dual-training programs. The competency standards shall be identified 
1.10 	for employment in occupations in advanced manufacturing, health care services, information 
1.11 	technology, and agriculture, and next generation technology. Competency standards are not 
1.12 	rules and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions in 
1.13 	section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply.

1.14 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY 
1.15 	STANDARDS.
 1.16 	$100,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the 
1.17 	general fund to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for transfer to the 
1.18 	commissioner of labor and industry to develop competency standards for occupations in 
1.19 	next generation technology for dual training under Minnesota Statutes, section 175.45.