1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for the YWCA 
1.3 	of Minneapolis.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$375,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated to the 
1.7 	commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the YWCA of 
1.8 	Minneapolis to provide economically challenged individuals the job skills training, career 
1.9 	counseling, and job placement assistance necessary to secure a child development associate 
1.10 	credential and to have a career path in early childhood education. These amounts are added 
1.11 	to the base for this purpose.