1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to cities; authorizing a home rule charter or statutory city to adopt a 
1.3 	program requiring certain hiring practices in city contracts; proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [471.347] CITY CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
1.7 	As a condition of performing work under a public works contract, service contract, 
1.8 	or subsidized project, a home rule charter or statutory city may by ordinance require the 
1.9 	entity that contracts with the city to hire a certain number or percentage of city residents 
1.10 	or low-income residents in the performance of the contract or project. The ordinance 
1.11 	must include the dollar amount of the contract or project to which the program applies, 
1.12 	a definition of "low income," whether the required number or percentage of workers is 
1.13 	defined by total work hours or total work force, and the extent to which the requirements 
1.14 	of the ordinance may be met by existing employees or new hires. All other terms and 
1.15 	conditions of the program must be defined by the ordinance.