SF3624 Summary

• Appropriates $20,000 in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the Owatonna Learn to Earn Coalition to conduct a comprehensive local needs assessment of workforce needs in the region.

• Appropriates $980,000 in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education for grants to develop educational learning spaces and student support services in high-demand career pathways.

• Allocates $306,000 to equip Owatonna High School's Industrial Technology classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment for high-skill, high-wage technical careers.

• Allocates $594,000 to equip Owatonna Riverland Community College Campus with instructional equipment for automation robotics engineering technology and information technology programs.

• Allocates $80,000 to create learn-to-earn opportunities by engaging employers to offer tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and flexible work-school schedules to employees pursuing continued education.