1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; redefining the base appropriation for extended 
1.3 	employment services for persons with severe disabilities; appropriating money; 
1.4 	amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, 
1.5 	subdivision 4.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, subdivision 
1.8 	4, is amended to read:

1.9	Subd. 4. Workforce services
 		27,960,000
		28,160,000
	
1.10 	

1.11	 Summary by Fund 
	
1.12	General  
	  20,165,000
	20,165,000
	
1.13	Workforce  Development 
	 7,795,000 
	   7,995,000
	
1.14 	
1.15 	$4,864,000 the first year and  $4,864,000 the 
1.16 	second year are from the  general fund and 
1.17 	$7,420,000 the first  year and $7,420,000 
1.18 	the second year are  from the workforce 
1.19 	development fund for  extended employment 
1.20 	services for  persons with severe disabilities 
1.21 	or  related conditions under Minnesota  
1.22 	Statutes, section 268A.15.  Of the  amount 
2.1 	from the workforce development  fund, 
2.2 	$500,000 each year is onetime.
2.3 	
2.4 	$1,690,000 the first year and  $1,690,000 
2.5 	the second year are from the  general 
2.6 	fund for grants under Minnesota  Statutes, 
2.7 	section 268A.11, for the  eight centers for 
2.8 	independent living.  Money not expended the 
2.9 	first year is  available the second year.  
2.10 	
2.11 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000  the 
2.12 	second year are from the general  fund 
2.13 	and $175,000 the first year and  $175,000 
2.14 	the second year are from the  workforce 
2.15 	development fund for grants  under Minnesota 
2.16 	Statutes, section  268A.03, to Rise, Inc. 
2.17 	for the  Minnesota Employment Center for 
2.18 	People  Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.  
2.19 	Money  not expended the first year is  available 
2.20 	the second year.  Of the  amount from the 
2.21 	workforce development  fund, $150,000 each 
2.22 	year is onetime.  
2.23 	
2.24 	$1,000,000 the first year and  $1,000,000 
2.25 	the second year are from the  general fund 
2.26 	and $200,000 the first  year and $400,000 
2.27 	the second year are  from the workforce 
2.28 	development fund for  grants for programs 
2.29 	that provide  employment support services to 
2.30 	persons  with mental illness under Minnesota  
2.31 	Statutes, sections 268A.13 and  268A.14.  
2.32 	Up to $77,000 each year may  be used 
2.33 	for administrative and salary  expenses.  
2.34 	The appropriation from the  workforce 
2.35 	development fund is onetime. 
3.1 	
3.2 	$4,940,000 the first year and  $4,940,000 the 
3.3 	second year are from the  general fund for 
3.4 	state services for the  blind activities.  
3.5 	
3.6 	$7,521,000 the first year and  $7,521,000 the 
3.7 	second year are from the  general fund for the 
3.8 	state's vocational  rehabilitation program for 
3.9 	people with  significant disabilities to assist 
3.10 	with  employment, under Minnesota Statutes,  
3.11 	chapter 268A.  
3.12 	
3.13 	On or after July 1, 2005, the  commissioner 
3.14 	of finance shall cancel  the unencumbered 
3.15 	balance in the  contaminated site cleanup and  
3.16 	development account to the unrestricted  fund 
3.17 	balance in the general fund.  
3.18 	

3.19 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 3.20 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the commissioner 
3.21 	of the Department of Employment and Economic Development to fund special projects 
3.22 	focused on providing employment support to:
3.23 	(1) young people with mental illness who are transitioning from school to work; and 
3.24 	(2) people with a serious mental illness who are receiving services through a mental 
3.25 	health court. Projects must demonstrate interagency collaboration.