Purpose

• Provide targeted funding to supportNew American workforce training. The bill allocates resources to help immigrants/new Americans gain skills needed by industries with labor shortages, contributing to workforce development in Minnesota.

Main Provisions

• Section 1 appropriations: $550,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $550,000 in fiscal year 2027.
• Source of funds: from the workforce development fund.
• Recipient and mechanism: funds are appropriated to the commissioner of employment and economic development as a grant to the International Institute of Minnesota.
• Use of funds: grant funds must be used for workforce training for New Americans in industries in need of a trained workforce.
• Nature of funding: onetime appropriations (not ongoing).

Funding Details and Implementation

• Total amount over two years: $1,100,000.
• Schedule: allocated in two separate fiscal years (FY2026 and FY2027).
• Administration: managed as a grant by the commissioner of employment and economic development to the International Institute of Minnesota.

Significance and Changes to Law

• Creates a new, one-time appropriation focused on New American workforce training.
• No explicit changes to existing statutes are described beyond establishing this funding. The bill does not specify new programs beyond the grant to the International Institute of Minnesota.

Notes

• The bill centers on immigrant-serving efforts to strengthen workforce readiness in Minnesota.

Relevant Terms New Americans, workforce development fund, commissioner of employment and economic development, International Institute of Minnesota, grant, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, onetime appropriations, workforce training, industries in need of a trained workforce, immigrant-serving organization.