Bill Text: MN SF2378 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Advocating Change Together (ACT) appropriation transfer
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - Referred to Health and Human Services [SF2378 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2378-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; transferring an appropriation for Advocating Change
1.3Together;amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section
1.43, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision
1.72, is amended to read:
1.15(a) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
1.16second year are from the remediation fund for
1.17contaminated site cleanup and development
1.18grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
1.19116J.554
. This appropriation is available
1.20until expended.
1.21(b) $1,022,000 the first year and $1,022,000
1.22the second year are from the general fund for
1.23contaminated site cleanup and development
1.24grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1116J.554
. The base funding for this program
2.2is $1,272,000 each year beginning in fiscal
2.3year 2014 and thereafter.
2.4(c) $150,000 the first year is from the general
2.5fund for a grant to WomenVenture for
2.6women's business development programs
2.7and for programs that encourage and assist
2.8women to enter nontraditional careers in the
2.9trades; manual and technical occupations;
2.10science, technology, engineering, and
2.11mathematics-related occupations; and green
2.12jobs. This appropriation may be matched
2.13dollar for dollar with any resources available
2.14from the federal government for these
2.15purposes with priority given to initiatives
2.16that have a goal of increasing by at least ten
2.17percent the number of women in occupations
2.18where women currently comprise less than
2.1925 percent of the workforce. This is a
2.20onetime appropriation.
2.21(d) $79,000 the first year is from the general
2.22fund and $50,000 the first year is from the
2.23workforce development fund for a grant to
2.24the Metropolitan Economic Development
2.25Association for continuing minority business
2.26development programs in the metropolitan
2.27area. This appropriation must be used for the
2.28sole purpose of providing free or reduced
2.29fee business consulting services to minority
2.30entrepreneurs and contractors. This is a
2.31onetime appropriation.
2.32(e)(1) $356,000 the first year is a onetime
2.33appropriation from the general fund for a
2.34grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
2.35for bioscience business development
3.1programs to promote and position the state
3.2as a global leader in bioscience business
3.3activities. These funds may be used to create,
3.4recruit, retain, and expand biobusiness
3.5activity in Minnesota; implement the
3.6destination 2025 statewide plan; update
3.7a statewide assessment of the bioscience
3.8industry and the competitive position of
3.9Minnesota-based bioscience businesses
3.10relative to other states and other nations;
3.11and develop and implement business and
3.12scenario-planning models to create, recruit,
3.13retain, and expand biobusiness activity in
3.14Minnesota.
3.15(2) The BioBusiness Alliance must report
3.16each year by February 15 to the committees
3.17of the house of representatives and the senate
3.18having jurisdiction over bioscience industry
3.19activity in Minnesota on the use of funds;
3.20the number of bioscience businesses and
3.21jobs created, recruited, retained, or expanded
3.22in the state since the last reporting period;
3.23the competitive position of the biobusiness
3.24industry; and utilization rates and results of
3.25the business and scenario-planning models
3.26and outcomes resulting from utilization of
3.27the business and scenario-planning models.
3.28(f) $37,000 the first year is from the general
3.29fund for a grant to the Minnesota Inventors
3.30Congress, of which at least $3,700 must be
3.31used for youth inventors. This is a onetime
3.32appropriation.
3.33(g)(1) $100,000 the first year is from the
3.34workforce development fund for a grant
3.35under Minnesota Statutes, section116J.421 ,
4.1to the Rural Policy and Development
4.2Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant
4.3shall be used for research and policy
4.4analysis on emerging economic and social
4.5issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a
4.6policy resource center for rural Minnesota
4.7communities, to encourage collaboration
4.8across higher education institutions, to
4.9provide interdisciplinary team approaches
4.10to research and problem-solving in rural
4.11communities, and to administer overall
4.12operations of the center. This is a onetime
4.13appropriation.
4.14(2) The grant shall be provided upon the
4.15condition that each state-appropriated
4.16dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar.
4.17Acceptable matching funds are nonstate
4.18contributions that the center has received and
4.19have not been used to match previous state
4.20grants. Any funds not spent the first year are
4.21available the second year.
4.22(h) $189,000 the first year is from
4.23the workforce development fund for
4.24entrepreneur and small business development
4.25direct professional business assistance in
4.26Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur,
4.27Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan, and
4.28Waseca Counties. These services must
4.29include, but are not limited to, preventure
4.30assistance for individuals considering
4.31starting a business. Funds must be awarded
4.32to an organization or organizations that can
4.33demonstrate leverage of at least an equal
4.34amount of federal funds. Any balance in the
4.35first year does not cancel but is available in
4.36the second year. The grant recipient must
5.1report to the commissioner by February 1
5.2of each year that the organization receives
5.3a grant with the number of customers
5.4served; the amount of direct consulting hours
5.5delivered; the number of new businesses
5.6started; the amount of capital accessed for
5.7business start-up or expansion; and the
5.8number of jobs created and retained in each
5.9county. The commissioner must report to
5.10the house of representatives and senate
5.11committees with jurisdiction over economic
5.12development finance on the effectiveness
5.13of these programs for assisting in the
5.14development of entrepreneurs and small
5.15businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.16(i)$757,000 $622,000 the second year is from
5.17the general fund and $339,000 the second
5.18year is from the workforce development fund
5.19for the business development competitive
5.20grant pilot program.
5.21(1) The commissioner shall develop and
5.22implement a competitive grant program
5.23for business development assistance
5.24and services including, but not limited
5.25to: minority business development,
5.26women's business development, rural
5.27business development, bioscience business
5.28development, entrepreneur development,
5.29and services to inventors. Of this amount,
5.30up to five percent is for administration and
5.31monitoring of the business development
5.32competitive grant program.
5.33(2) The commissioner must report to the
5.34legislative committees having jurisdiction
5.35over economic development issues by
6.1January 10 each year on the following:
6.2methodologies and processes for soliciting
6.3and evaluating grant proposals; criteria and
6.4methodology for selecting grant recipients;
6.5methods and procedures for monitoring the
6.6use of grant awards including expenditures
6.7for administrative expenses by grant
6.8recipients; and methods for measuring
6.9outcomes and accomplishments of grant
6.10recipients including but not limited to the
6.11total number of new jobs created by each
6.12grant recipient, average wage of new jobs
6.13created, amount of private funds leveraged,
6.14number of new businesses created and the
6.15number of new jobs per business, return
6.16on investment to the state, and ongoing
6.17solicitation and feedback from interested
6.18parties regarding ongoing improvement
6.19and enhancement to the competitive grant
6.20program. The commissioner must also report
6.21on department expenditures related to the
6.22administration and monitoring of grants
6.23under this subdivision.
6.24(j) $1,492,000 each year is from the general
6.25fund for the Minnesota Trade Office.
6.26(k) $3,000,000 the first year is from the
6.27general fund for the Minnesota investment
6.28fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.29116J.8731
. This is a onetime appropriation
6.30and is available until spent.
6.31(l) $2,000,000 the first year is from the
6.32general fund for grants under Minnesota
6.33Statutes, section116J.571 , for the
6.34redevelopment program. This is a onetime
6.35appropriation and is available until spent.
7.1(m) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
7.2the second year is from the general fund for
7.3a grant to Advocating Change Together for
7.4training, technical assistance, and resource
7.5materials for persons with developmental
7.6and mental illness disabilities.This is a
7.7onetime appropriation The appropriation
7.8in the second year is for transfer to the
7.9commissioner of human services and is
7.10added to the Department of Human Services'
7.11base budget beginning in fiscal year 2014 and
7.12each year thereafter. The base budget of the
7.13Department of Employment and Economic
7.14Development is reduced by $135,000 each
7.15year beginning in fiscal year 2014.
7.16(n) $250,000 each year is from the general
7.17fund for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.,
7.18for the small business growth acceleration
7.19program under Minnesota Statutes, section
7.20116O.115
. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.3Together;amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section
1.43, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision
1.72, is amended to read:
| 1.8 1.9 |
Subd. 2.Business and Community Development |
13,281,000 |
8,281,000 |
||||
| 1.10 |
Appropriations by Fund |
||
| 1.11 |
General |
12,242,000 |
7,242,000 |
| 1.12 |
Remediation |
700,000 |
700,000 |
| 1.13 1.14 |
Workforce Development |
339,000 |
339,000 |
1.16second year are from the remediation fund for
1.17contaminated site cleanup and development
1.18grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
1.20until expended.
1.21(b) $1,022,000 the first year and $1,022,000
1.22the second year are from the general fund for
1.23contaminated site cleanup and development
1.24grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2is $1,272,000 each year beginning in fiscal
2.3year 2014 and thereafter.
2.4(c) $150,000 the first year is from the general
2.5fund for a grant to WomenVenture for
2.6women's business development programs
2.7and for programs that encourage and assist
2.8women to enter nontraditional careers in the
2.9trades; manual and technical occupations;
2.10science, technology, engineering, and
2.11mathematics-related occupations; and green
2.12jobs. This appropriation may be matched
2.13dollar for dollar with any resources available
2.14from the federal government for these
2.15purposes with priority given to initiatives
2.16that have a goal of increasing by at least ten
2.17percent the number of women in occupations
2.18where women currently comprise less than
2.1925 percent of the workforce. This is a
2.20onetime appropriation.
2.21(d) $79,000 the first year is from the general
2.22fund and $50,000 the first year is from the
2.23workforce development fund for a grant to
2.24the Metropolitan Economic Development
2.25Association for continuing minority business
2.26development programs in the metropolitan
2.27area. This appropriation must be used for the
2.28sole purpose of providing free or reduced
2.29fee business consulting services to minority
2.30entrepreneurs and contractors. This is a
2.31onetime appropriation.
2.32(e)(1) $356,000 the first year is a onetime
2.33appropriation from the general fund for a
2.34grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
2.35for bioscience business development
3.1programs to promote and position the state
3.2as a global leader in bioscience business
3.3activities. These funds may be used to create,
3.4recruit, retain, and expand biobusiness
3.5activity in Minnesota; implement the
3.6destination 2025 statewide plan; update
3.7a statewide assessment of the bioscience
3.8industry and the competitive position of
3.9Minnesota-based bioscience businesses
3.10relative to other states and other nations;
3.11and develop and implement business and
3.12scenario-planning models to create, recruit,
3.13retain, and expand biobusiness activity in
3.14Minnesota.
3.15(2) The BioBusiness Alliance must report
3.16each year by February 15 to the committees
3.17of the house of representatives and the senate
3.18having jurisdiction over bioscience industry
3.19activity in Minnesota on the use of funds;
3.20the number of bioscience businesses and
3.21jobs created, recruited, retained, or expanded
3.22in the state since the last reporting period;
3.23the competitive position of the biobusiness
3.24industry; and utilization rates and results of
3.25the business and scenario-planning models
3.26and outcomes resulting from utilization of
3.27the business and scenario-planning models.
3.28(f) $37,000 the first year is from the general
3.29fund for a grant to the Minnesota Inventors
3.30Congress, of which at least $3,700 must be
3.31used for youth inventors. This is a onetime
3.32appropriation.
3.33(g)(1) $100,000 the first year is from the
3.34workforce development fund for a grant
3.35under Minnesota Statutes, section
4.1to the Rural Policy and Development
4.2Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant
4.3shall be used for research and policy
4.4analysis on emerging economic and social
4.5issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a
4.6policy resource center for rural Minnesota
4.7communities, to encourage collaboration
4.8across higher education institutions, to
4.9provide interdisciplinary team approaches
4.10to research and problem-solving in rural
4.11communities, and to administer overall
4.12operations of the center. This is a onetime
4.13appropriation.
4.14(2) The grant shall be provided upon the
4.15condition that each state-appropriated
4.16dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar.
4.17Acceptable matching funds are nonstate
4.18contributions that the center has received and
4.19have not been used to match previous state
4.20grants. Any funds not spent the first year are
4.21available the second year.
4.22(h) $189,000 the first year is from
4.23the workforce development fund for
4.24entrepreneur and small business development
4.25direct professional business assistance in
4.26Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur,
4.27Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Watonwan, and
4.28Waseca Counties. These services must
4.29include, but are not limited to, preventure
4.30assistance for individuals considering
4.31starting a business. Funds must be awarded
4.32to an organization or organizations that can
4.33demonstrate leverage of at least an equal
4.34amount of federal funds. Any balance in the
4.35first year does not cancel but is available in
4.36the second year. The grant recipient must
5.1report to the commissioner by February 1
5.2of each year that the organization receives
5.3a grant with the number of customers
5.4served; the amount of direct consulting hours
5.5delivered; the number of new businesses
5.6started; the amount of capital accessed for
5.7business start-up or expansion; and the
5.8number of jobs created and retained in each
5.9county. The commissioner must report to
5.10the house of representatives and senate
5.11committees with jurisdiction over economic
5.12development finance on the effectiveness
5.13of these programs for assisting in the
5.14development of entrepreneurs and small
5.15businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.16(i)
5.17the general fund and $339,000 the second
5.18year is from the workforce development fund
5.19for the business development competitive
5.20grant pilot program.
5.21(1) The commissioner shall develop and
5.22implement a competitive grant program
5.23for business development assistance
5.24and services including, but not limited
5.25to: minority business development,
5.26women's business development, rural
5.27business development, bioscience business
5.28development, entrepreneur development,
5.29and services to inventors. Of this amount,
5.30up to five percent is for administration and
5.31monitoring of the business development
5.32competitive grant program.
5.33(2) The commissioner must report to the
5.34legislative committees having jurisdiction
5.35over economic development issues by
6.1January 10 each year on the following:
6.2methodologies and processes for soliciting
6.3and evaluating grant proposals; criteria and
6.4methodology for selecting grant recipients;
6.5methods and procedures for monitoring the
6.6use of grant awards including expenditures
6.7for administrative expenses by grant
6.8recipients; and methods for measuring
6.9outcomes and accomplishments of grant
6.10recipients including but not limited to the
6.11total number of new jobs created by each
6.12grant recipient, average wage of new jobs
6.13created, amount of private funds leveraged,
6.14number of new businesses created and the
6.15number of new jobs per business, return
6.16on investment to the state, and ongoing
6.17solicitation and feedback from interested
6.18parties regarding ongoing improvement
6.19and enhancement to the competitive grant
6.20program. The commissioner must also report
6.21on department expenditures related to the
6.22administration and monitoring of grants
6.23under this subdivision.
6.24(j) $1,492,000 each year is from the general
6.25fund for the Minnesota Trade Office.
6.26(k) $3,000,000 the first year is from the
6.27general fund for the Minnesota investment
6.28fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.30and is available until spent.
6.31(l) $2,000,000 the first year is from the
6.32general fund for grants under Minnesota
6.33Statutes, section
6.34redevelopment program. This is a onetime
6.35appropriation and is available until spent.
7.1(m) $135,000 the first year and $135,000
7.2the second year is from the general fund for
7.3a grant to Advocating Change Together for
7.4training, technical assistance, and resource
7.5materials for persons with developmental
7.6and mental illness disabilities.
7.7
7.8in the second year is for transfer to the
7.9commissioner of human services and is
7.10added to the Department of Human Services'
7.11base budget beginning in fiscal year 2014 and
7.12each year thereafter. The base budget of the
7.13Department of Employment and Economic
7.14Development is reduced by $135,000 each
7.15year beginning in fiscal year 2014.
7.16(n) $250,000 each year is from the general
7.17fund for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.,
7.18for the small business growth acceleration
7.19program under Minnesota Statutes, section
