1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Bolder Options for 
1.3 	youth programming.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BOLDER OPTIONS YOUTH MENTORING; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the workforce development fund to 
1.7 	the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Bolder Options 
1.8 	Youth Mentoring Program to provide disadvantaged youth ages 12 to 22 with intensive 
1.9 	one-to-one wellness, goal-setting, and academic-focused mentorship; programming that 
1.10 	teaches life and job-seeking skills; career and college achievement coaches; and connections 
1.11 	to employment, job training, and education opportunities. The grant must serve youth in 
1.12 	the Bolder Options program in the Twin Cities and Rochester, Minnesota. This is a onetime 
1.13 	appropriation.