S.F. No. 3746 Summary

• Modifies definitions in Minnesota's youth skills training program, including clarification that "school district" encompasses charter schools and "local partnership" includes workforce development authorities, economic development authorities, nonprofit organizations, and labor unions.

• Establishes that "student learner" means a student enrolled in coursework for academic credit while employed under a written agreement to receive on-the-job skills training in approved youth skills training programs.

• Adds a new duty for the commissioner of labor and industry to ensure that student learners enrolled in home schools, charter schools, or nonpublic schools receive consideration for participation in youth skills training programs.

• Requires the commissioner to collaborate with stakeholders including secondary schools, career and technical education instructors, postsecondary institutions, businesses, and labor organizations to develop programs and identify competencies for youth skills training.