2019 DEED Legislative Session Update Governors Workforce Development Board June 12 2019 Darielle Dannen The 2019 Legislative session adjourned the regular session on May 20 without passing major budget bills a oneday special session was called for May 24 ID: 772540
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2019 DEED Legislative Session Update Governor’s Workforce Development Board June 12, 2019 Darielle Dannen
The 2019 Legislative session adjourned the regular session on May 20 without passing major budget bills; a one-day special session was called for May 24 th .All budget bills passed the legislature during the special session except a capital investment bill. The legislature is scheduled to reconvene on February 11, 2020. 2019 Legislative Session Overview
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Economic Development Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program $40 million for Border-to-Border Infrastructure Grant Program in FY20-21No policy changesTask Force renewed by Governor Walz
Economic Development Major Program Funding Minnesota Investment Fund - $23.94MJob Creation Fund - $16M Child Care Business Startups - $750,000Bus Dev Competitive Grants - $ 2.85M Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program - $2M Minnesota Job Skills Partnership - $8.39MJob Training Grants - $2.7M
Economic Development Angel Tax Credit Program $10 million in TY19$10 million TY 21 Lower investment Clawback provision Lower fines
Economic Development New Programs Launch Minnesota - $5 millionLeadership SBIR Grants Business Liquidity Grants Entrepreneur Benefits Organizational GrantsAirport Infrastructure Renewal (AIR) - $700k Business development on airports
Economic Development Direct Appropriations Direct Appropriations of $5.05 million White Earth Nation ($250k ) Hmong Chamber of Commerce ($ 125k) Rondo Community Land Trust ($ 250k) MEDA ($800,000) Rural Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation ($300k) Enterprise Minnesota ($ 900k) Neighborhood Development Center ($1.3m) Initiative Foundations ($750k – Child Care) Center for Rural Policy ($278k) FIRST Upper Midwest Robotics ($100k)
Economic Development Policy Changes Minnesota Investment FundPolicy change allows the DEED commissioner to transfer funding from MIF to the Redevelopment Grant Program. Allows one-time exception to restrictions on use of local MIF Angel Tax Credit ProgramLowers the investment threshold
Economic Development Program Cuts Cut of $1.06 million from the Minnesota Investment Fund
Workforce Development Opportunity Funding Competitive grant programs - $5.092M Pathways to Prosperity - $11.396 million Women in Nontraditional, High Wage Jobs Grant Program (WESA) - $1.5 millionSupport Services - $2 millionYouth at Work - $8.196 millionSoutheast Asian Economic Relief - $2 million
Workforce Development Opportunity Direct Appropriations Direct Appropriations - $14.176 million focused on closing the opportunity gap
Workforce Development Cuts Eliminated funding for DEED’s Capacity Building Grant program $ 815,000 cut for Pathways to Prosperity from the FY18-19 funding level
Programs Serving People with Disabilities New Investments Vocational rehabilitation services $7 Million in FY20-21 and base funding Employment support services $1.8 million in FY20-21 for grants to programs that provide employment support services to persons with mental illness. $ 4 million in FY20-21 for rate increases to providers of extended employment services.
Other Notable Appropriations Duluth Regional Medical Exchange District $98 million in funding5 specific infrastructure projects
2020 Legislative Session Traditional bonding year Possible policy changesQuestions?