1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Latino 
1.3 	Communities United in Service (CLUES).
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LATINO COMMUNITIES UNITED IN SERVICE 
1.6 	(CLUES).
 1.7 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the workforce development 
1.8 	fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to 
1.9 	Latino Communities United in Service (CLUES) for programming for tailored workforce 
1.10 	training, job search and placement assistance, employment readiness, and connecting adult 
1.11 	English language learners to higher wage jobs. At least $250,000 of the total appropriation 
1.12 	must be used for programming targeted at greater Minnesota. This appropriation is 
1.13 	available until spent.