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HF3843 • 2026

Report to the legislature recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund required.

Report to the legislature recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund required.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Baker
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Motion to suspend rules
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    Motion to suspend rules

  2. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Report to the legislature recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund required.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to workforce development; requiring a report to the legislature

recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund; amending

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.665, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.665, is amended by adding a subdivision

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Subd. 9.

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Report to legislature.

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(a) The board must convene a subcommittee of its

members to review applications from nonprofit organizations and recommend to the

legislature which applicants should receive appropriations from the workforce development

fund.

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(b) The subcommittee must conduct outreach to make nonprofit organizations that

provide workforce development services aware of the opportunity to apply to receive the

board's recommendation for a legislative appropriation.

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(c) In reviewing applications, the subcommittee must consider, at a minimum:

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(1) whether the applicant is properly legally organized and in good standing with the

state;

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(2) whether the applicant has filed all required tax forms, financial disclosures, and other

reports;

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(3) past state funding received by the applicant;

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(4) the applicant's number of employees and executive compensation details; and

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(5) the applicant's past record of success at providing workforce development services.

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(d) After conducting this review, the subcommittee must submit a report to the board

that contains recommendations to the legislature for which applicants should receive

appropriations from the workforce development fund, along with the recommended amount

and purpose of each appropriation. These recommendations should be grouped by the type

of workforce development services that would be funded.

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(e) The board must consider the subcommittee's report under paragraph (d) and vote to

either approve it or return it to the subcommittee for further consideration.

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(f) By January 1 of every odd-numbered year, beginning in January 1, 2027, the board

must submit an approved version of the report under paragraph (d) to the chairs and ranking

minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce

development.

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