Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development policy and supplemental appropriations

A bill for an act

relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic

development; canceling and modifying prior appropriations; requiring reports;

designating unemployment insurance judges and paid leave appeals judges as

judicial officials; transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025

Supplement, sections 480.40, subdivision 1; 480.50, subdivision 1.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS, APPROPRIATION MODIFICATIONS, AND

CANCELLATIONS

Section 1.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriations.

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The amounts specified in the following subdivisions

are appropriated from the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment

and economic development for the purposes specified in each subdivision. The appropriations

are in fiscal year 2027 and onetime. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.98,

subdivision 14, and 116J.035, subdivision 7, the commissioner may use up to three percent

of the amounts appropriated for administrative costs.

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Subd. 2.

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Wallin Educational Partners.

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$100,000 is for a grant to Wallin Education

Partners to support its career development program, which provides career exploration, skill

building, mentoring, direct talent pipeline development, and early employment readiness

for underresourced participants. Money may also be used to expand Wallin's construction

and health care pathways programs, which offer advising, hands-on learning, and work-based

experience to prepare participants for careers in construction and health care.

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New Pathways.

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$130,000 is for a grant to New Pathways in Cambridge to

support preemployment and job readiness programming for families with children

experiencing homelessness. Money may be used to provide individualized employment

preparation, resume and job application assistance, interview readiness, and connections to

local employers and training programs. This programming must help parents overcome

barriers to employment while working toward stable housing and self-sufficiency through

case management, family education, and partnerships with community resources.

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People Serving People.

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$250,000 is for a grant to People Serving People in

Minneapolis to provide preemployment and job readiness services for parents and adults

experiencing homelessness. Money may be used for resume and cover letter writing support,

job search and application assistance, mock interviews, interview and work clothing, uniform

and licensure fee assistance, technology access, financial fitness classes, and child care and

transportation support to help families overcome barriers to employment, achieve financial

stability, and build pathways to long-term self-sufficiency.

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Local News Talent Pipeline Program.

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$250,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota

News Media Institute for a local news talent pipeline program, a statewide initiative to

encourage Minnesotans to seek careers in journalism and local news operations and

strengthen the capacity of Minnesota news outlets. Grant money must be used by the

recipients to provide paid internships with Minnesota newspapers, television and radio

broadcasters, and digital news platforms for individuals to gain experience in reporting,

editing, media design, and other operational functions. To the extent practicable, Minnesota

News Media Institute should seek a balanced geographic distribution of grants and allocation

of grants across different news mediums. Minnesota News Media Institute must consult

with local Minnesota-based news organization associations, including the Minnesota

Broadcasters Association and Minnesota Newspaper Association, on the administration of

the grant program. Minnesota News Media Institute may retain up to five percent of funding

to cover administrative expenses of operating the grant program.

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Subd. 6.

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Appetite for Change.

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$150,000 is for a grant to Appetite For Change for the

Youth Training and Opportunities Program to provide workforce training for local youth

in urban agriculture, culinary arts, and leadership development.

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Subd. 7.

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180 Degrees.

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$250,000 is for a grant to 180 Degrees, serving teens in Hennepin,

Ramsey, Stearns, Carver, and Olmsted Counties and surrounding areas, to support youth

and young adult employment readiness and exposure to career opportunities. Money may

be used for career exploration, resume development, mock interviews, and work readiness

training that fosters hope, self-sufficiency, and positive career pathways for young people

at risk of or experiencing homelessness, helping them break cycles of poverty and avoid

exploitation or chronic instability.

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Subd. 8.

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The Cookie Cart.

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$300,000 is for a grant to The Cookie Cart for earn and learn

workforce training for youth ages 14 to 18 by providing life, leadership, and employment

skills through on-the-job and classroom experiences in a nonprofit bakery.

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Subd. 9.

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Hmong American Partnership.

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$500,000 is for a grant to the Hmong American

Partnership for job training and employment services.

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Subd. 10.

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Getting to Work Grant Program.

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$1,000,000 is for the getting to work grant

program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.545.

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APPROPRIATION; ENTERPRISE MINNESOTA, INC.
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. to

directly invest in Minnesota manufacturers under the Made in Minnesota program under

Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115, and for operations of Enterprise Minnesota. This is

a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.98, subdivision

14, and 116J.035, subdivision 7, the commissioner may use up to two percent of the amount

appropriated for administrative costs.

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APPROPRIATION; IGNITE BUSINESSWOMEN INVESTMENT GROUP

FOUNDATION.
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$100,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to Ignite Businesswomen Investment

Group Foundation to provide capacity building and business development support for women

entrepreneurs. Money appropriated under this section must be used to provide:

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(1) business planning, leadership development, financial literacy, technology training,

and marketing support; and

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(2) grants to community-based organizations specializing in women-focused

entrepreneurship support.

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This is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.98,

subdivision 14, and 116J.035, subdivision 7, the commissioner may use up to two percent

of the amount appropriated for administrative costs.

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APPROPRIATION; AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT MANUFACTURER.
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$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to a Minnesota-based automotive

component manufacturer and distributor specializing in electric vehicles and sensor

technology that manufactures all of their parts onshore to expand their manufacturing. The

grant recipient under this section shall submit reports on the uses of the money appropriated,

the number of jobs created due to the appropriation, wage information, and the city and

state in which the additional manufacturing activity was located to the chairs and ranking

minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over economic development.

A final report is due by February 1, 2028. This is a onetime appropriation. Notwithstanding

Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.98, subdivision 14, and 116J.035, subdivision 7, the

commissioner may use up to two percent of the amount appropriated for administrative

costs.

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APPROPRIATION; PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF

AMERICA (PGA) CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.
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$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the director of

Explore Minnesota for a grant to the city of Chaska to attract, and for costs associated with

hosting, a package of future PGA of America championship-level events, which shall include

at least one men's PGA championship and one women's PGA championship. This

appropriation is onetime and is available until June 30, 2029. Notwithstanding Minnesota

Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the director may use up to two percent of the

amount appropriated for administrative costs.

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Sec. 6.
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RURAL CANCER INSTITUTE PILOT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION

MODIFICATION.
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(a) The appropriation for the Rural Cancer Institute pilot program in Laws 2025, First

Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (bbb), must prioritize

Minnesota clinicians and students. The Rural Cancer Institute may work with clinicians and

students from elsewhere in the United States if the clinician or student receives the

recommendation of a practicing Minnesota oncologist and all care is provided in Minnesota.

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(b) The appropriations in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the Rural Cancer Institute pilot

program in Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,

paragraph (bbb), are available until June 30, 2028.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 7.
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CANCELLATIONS.
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(a) The unobligated amount remaining from the appropriation in Laws 2021, First Special

Session chapter 14, article 11, section 42, is canceled.

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(b) $4,633,000 of the fiscal year 2024 Minnesota forward fund account appropriation

in Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 21, section 7, paragraph (c), is canceled.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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TRANSFER.
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$4,633,000 in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the Minnesota forward fund account

established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8752, subdivision 3, to the general fund.

This is a onetime transfer.

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ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 480.40, subdivision 1, is amended

to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section and section
480.45
, the

following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Judicial official" means:

(1) every Minnesota district court judge, senior judge, retired judge, and every judge of

the Minnesota Court of Appeals and every active, senior, recalled, or retired federal judge

who resides in Minnesota;

(2) a current or retired justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court;

(3) employees of the Minnesota judicial branch;

(4) judicial referees and magistrate judges; and

(5) current and retired judges and current employees of the Office of Administrative

Hearings,
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Department of Employment and Economic Development Unemployment Insurance

and Paid Leave Appeals Divisions,
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Department of Human Services Appeals Division,

Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, and Tax Court.

(c) "Personal information" does not include publicly available information. Personal

information means:

(1) a residential address of a judicial official;

(2) a residential address of the spouse, domestic partner, or children of a judicial official;

(3) a nonjudicial branch issued telephone number or email address of a judicial official;

(4) the name of any child of a judicial official; and

(5) the name of any child care facility or school that is attended by a child of a judicial

official if combined with an assertion that the named facility or school is attended by the

child of a judicial official.

(d) "Publicly available information" means information that is lawfully made available

through federal, state, or local government records or information that a business has a

reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public through widely

distributed media, by a judicial official, or by a person to whom the judicial official has

disclosed the information, unless the judicial official has restricted the information to a

specific audience.

(e) "Law enforcement support organizations" do not include charitable organizations.

(f) "Real property records" has the meaning given in section
480.50, subdivision 1
,

paragraph (f).

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 480.50, subdivision 1, is amended

to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have

the meanings given.

(b) "County recorder" has the meaning given in section
13.045, subdivision 1
, clause

(4).

(c) "Government entity" has the meaning given in section
13.02, subdivision 7a
.

(d) "Judicial official" has the meaning given in section
480.40, subdivision 1
, paragraph

(b), except that it does not include: (1) employees of the Minnesota judicial branch, the

Office of Administrative Hearings, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the

Tax Court;
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(2) judges or employees in the Department of Human Services Appeals

Division
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; or (3) judges or employees in the Department of Employment and Economic

Development Unemployment Insurance and Paid Leave Appeals Divisions
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.

(e) "Personal information" has the meaning given in section
480.40, subdivision 1
,

paragraph (c).

(f) "Real property records" means any of the following:

(1) real property records as defined in section
13.045, subdivision 1
, clause (5);

(2) Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax liens maintained by the Secretary of State;

and

(3) any other records maintained by a county recorder or other government entity

evidencing title to, or any lien, judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.

(g) "Responsible authority" has the meaning given in section
13.02, subdivision 16
.