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HF4844 • 2026

Power of People Leadership Institute for the Girls Taking Action and Boys of Hope programs grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Power of People Leadership Institute for the Girls Taking Action and Boys of Hope programs grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Agbaje, Frazier
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 House

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

Official Summary Text

Power of People Leadership Institute for the Girls Taking Action and Boys of Hope programs grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Power of

People Leadership Institute for the Girls Taking Action and Boys of Hope programs.

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

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APPROPRIATIONS; POWER OF PEOPLE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
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(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the

commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to the Power of People

Leadership Institute to sustain the Girls Taking Action program to support mentoring,

academic support, health and wellness counseling, financial education, and career

development. The grant must be used to help students, especially girls of color, facing social,

demographic, racial, and economic barriers improve graduation rates, pursue postsecondary

education, and access workforce opportunities. Girls Taking Action must use a portion of

this appropriation to continue expansion of services outside the seven-county metropolitan

area. This is a onetime appropriation.

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(b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to the Power of People Leadership

Institute to sustain the five community-based Girls Taking Action programs in the

seven-county metropolitan area and one community chapter in St. Cloud. This is a onetime

appropriation.

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(c) $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to the Power of People Leadership

Institute to sustain and expand the Boys of Hope program to support boys in at least 14

schools in the seven-county metropolitan area and St. Cloud and increase academic

engagement while decreasing violence and behavior referrals. This is a onetime appropriation.

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