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Chapter 116J — Employment And Economic Development
Section 116J.01 — Department Of Employment And Economic Development. - Subdivision 1. Appointment. The Department of Employment and Economic Development...
Section 116J.011 — Mission. - The mission of the Department of Employment and Economic Development...
Section 116J.0124 — Plain Language In Written Materials. - (a) To the extent reasonable and consistent with the goals...
Section 116J.0125 — Annual Report To Legislature. - The commissioner shall provide to the legislature no later than...
Section 116J.013 — Cost-of-living Study; Annual Report. - (a) The commissioner shall conduct an annual cost-of-living study in...
Section 116J.014 — Cooperation With Other State Agencies. - To effectively coordinate job training and placement services with future...
Section 116J.03 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms...
Section 116J.035 — Powers Of Commissioner; Rules. - Subdivision 1. Powers. (a) The commissioner may: (1) apply for,...
Section 116J.401 — Designation; Duties; Data. - Subdivision 1. State agency. The commissioner of employment and economic...
Section 116J.4011 — Labor Market Information Data Production Requirement. - (a) As part of the commissioner's obligation under section 116J.401,...
Section 116J.403 — Rules. - No money made available to the commissioner for the Small...
Section 116J.407 — Dairy Modernization. - Subdivision 1. Generally. The commissioner shall make funds available to...
Section 116J.39 — Office Of Broadband Development. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.391 — Coordination Of Broadband Infrastructure Development. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.394 — Definitions. - (a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.398, the...
Section 116J.395 — Border-to-border Broadband Development Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. A grant program is established under the...
Section 116J.3951 — Broadband Line Extension Program. - Subdivision 1. Program established. A broadband line extension grant program...
Section 116J.396 — Border-to-border Broadband Fund. - Subdivision 1. Account established. The border-to-border broadband fund account is...
Section 116J.397 — Updated Broadband Deployment Data And Maps. - (a) Beginning in 2016 and continuing each year thereafter, the...
Section 116J.398 — Broadband Prevailing Wage Exemption. - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, section 116J.871 does...
Section 116J.399 — Broadband Easements. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the...
Section 116J.411 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 116J.411 to...
Section 116J.412 — Account Allocation. - The commissioner shall allocate $6,000,000 from the rural rehabilitation account...
Section 116J.415 — Challenge Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Organization. The commissioner shall make challenge grants to...
Section 116J.417 — Greater Minnesota Child Care Facility Capital Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the greater Minnesota child...
Section 116J.421 — Rural Policy And Development Center. - Subdivision 1. Established. (a) The Rural Policy and Development Center...
Section 116J.4221 — Rural Policy And Development Center Fund. - (a) A rural policy and development center fund is established...
Section 116J.423 — Minnesota 21st Century Fund. - Subdivision 1. Created. The Minnesota 21st century fund is created...
Section 116J.424 — Iron Range Resources And Rehabilitation Contribution. - The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, after consultation...
Section 116J.431 — Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. (a) The commissioner shall...
Section 116J.435 — Innovative Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Creation of account. An innovative business development public...
Section 116J.436 — Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure Program. - Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. The transportation economic development...
Section 116J.437 — Coordinating Economic Development And Environmental Policy. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section,...
Section 116J.438 — Minnesota Green Enterprise Assistance. - (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation...
Section 116J.439 — Airport Infrastructure Renewal (air) Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Grant program established; purpose. (a) The commissioner shall...
Section 116J.548 — Host Community Economic Development Grants. - Subdivision 1. Creation of account. A host community economic development...
Section 116J.5491 — Energy Transition Office. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of sections 116J.5491 to...
Section 116J.5492 — Energy Transition Advisory Committee. - Subdivision 1. Creation; purpose. The Energy Transition Advisory Committee is...
Section 116J.5493 — Minnesota Energy Transition Plan. - (a) By July 1, 2022, the Energy Transition Advisory Committee...
Section 116J.55 — Community Energy Transition Grants. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "eligible...
Section 116J.571 — Creation Of Accounts. - Two redevelopment accounts are created, one in the general fund...
Section 116J.572 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope of application. For purposes of sections 116J.571...
Section 116J.574 — Grant Applications. - Subdivision 1. Application required. To obtain a redevelopment grant, a...
Section 116J.575 — Grants. - Subdivision 1. Commissioner discretion. The commissioner may make a grant...
Section 116J.5761 — Loans. - Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner may make loans to development...
Section 116J.5762 — Loan Applications. - Subdivision 1. Application required. To obtain a demolition loan, a...
Section 116J.5763 — Priorities. - Subdivision 1. Priorities. (a) If applications for loans exceed the...
Section 116J.5764 — Loan Terms And Conditions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. Loans to development authorities for demolition costs...
Section 116J.5765 — Nonliability. - The state shall have no responsibility or liability relating to...
Section 116J.578 — Bioscience Subsidy. - Any bioscience or biotechnology project financed in whole or in...
Section 116J.60 — Promotional Expenses. - In the promotion of trade and economic development of the...
Section 116J.617 — Tourism Loan Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish a tourism revolving...
Section 116J.63 — Sale Of Pamphlets And Publications; Fees; Advertising. - Subdivision 1. Sale. The commissioner may sell reports, publications, or...
Section 116J.64 — Loans To Indians. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this section the following...
Section 116J.658 — Minnesota Science And Technology Economic Development Project. - (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall lead...
Section 116J.871 — Financial Assistance Limitations; Prevailing Wage. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.872 — Economic Response Team. - (a) The department shall operate a fast-action economic response team...
Section 116J.8731 — Minnesota Investment Fund. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The Minnesota investment fund is created to...
Section 116J.8732 — Seed Capital Investment Credit; Commissioner's Responsibilities. - Subdivision 1. Scope. This section establishes rules that businesses must...
Section 116J.8737 — Small Business Investment Tax Credit. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.8738 — Qualified Expansions Of Greater Minnesota Businesses. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...
Section 116J.8745 — Microenterprise Entrepreneurial Assistance. - Subdivision 1. Technical assistance. The commissioner of employment and economic...
Section 116J.8747 — Job Training Program Grant. - Subdivision 1. Grant allowed. The commissioner may provide a grant...
Section 116J.8748 — Minnesota Job Creation Fund. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...
Section 116J.8749 — Main Street Economic Revitalization Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.551 — Creation Of Accounts. - Subdivision 1. Grant account. A contaminated site cleanup and development...
Section 116J.552 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope of application. For purposes of sections 116J.551...
Section 116J.553 — Grant Applications. - Subdivision 1. Application required. To obtain a contamination cleanup development...
Section 116J.554 — Grants. - Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner may make a grant...
Section 116J.555 — Priorities. - Subdivision 1. Priorities. (a) The legislature expects that applications for...
Section 116J.556 — Local Match Requirement. - In order to qualify for a grant under sections 116J.551...
Section 116J.557 — Cost Recovery Actions. - Subdivision 1. Cause of action. The attorney general or a...
Section 116J.558 — Effect Of Issuance Of Grants. - The issuance of a contamination cleanup grant under sections 116J.551...
Section 116J.559 — Loans. - The commissioner may provide loans and grants that meet the...
Section 116J.66 — Business Assistance. - The commissioner shall establish within the department a business assistance...
Section 116J.68 — Bureau Of Small Business. - Subdivision 1. Generally. The Bureau of Small Business within the...
Section 116J.69 — Uniform Business Licensing Policy. - Subdivision 1. Finding. The legislature finds that a uniform policy...
Section 116J.70 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. For the purposes of sections 116J.69 to...
Section 116J.71 — New Licenses. - Any new business license authorized by the legislature or established...
Section 116J.72 — Existing Licenses. - Nothing in sections 116J.69 to 116J.71 shall affect the validity...
Section 116J.73 — Bureau Of Business Licenses; Declaration Of Purpose. - It is the intent of the legislature that a program...
Section 116J.74 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 116J.73 to...
Section 116J.76 — General Functions; Powers And Duties. - The bureau, by and through the director or the director's...
Section 116J.77 — Assistance Of Other Agencies. - To effect the purposes of sections 116J.73 to 116J.86, and...
Section 116J.78 — Comprehensive License Information. - Subdivision 1. Reports by agencies. Not later than 90 days...
Section 116J.79 — Preapplication Conferences. - Subdivision 1. Requests for conference. The bureau, at the request...
Section 116J.80 — Master Application Procedure. - Subdivision 1. Development and implementation. The bureau shall develop and...
Section 116J.81 — License Coordination And Assistance To Applicants. - Subdivision 1. Authorization. Any applicant for licenses required for a...
Section 116J.82 — Consolidated Hearings. - Subdivision 1. Bureau may request. The bureau may request the...
Section 116J.83 — License Authority Retained. - Each agency having jurisdiction to approve or deny a license...
Section 116J.84 — Services Provided At No Charge. - Services rendered by the bureau shall be made available without...
Section 116J.85 — Federal And Local Government Participation. - Subdivision 1. Encouragement. Federal and local government license agencies shall...
Section 116J.86 — Compilation And Maintenance Of Statistical Data. - The bureau shall obtain and keep on an annual basis...
Section 116J.876 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of this section and...
Section 116J.8761 — Capital Access Program; Creation; Administration. - (a) A capital access program is created in the Department...
Section 116J.8762 — Commissioner; Duties. - Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner must: (1) with respect to...
Section 116J.8763 — Eligible Loans. - Subdivision 1. Loan types. Eligible loans may include: (1) loans...
Section 116J.8764 — Enrollment Of Loans In Program. - Subdivision 1. Filing requirements. (a) To enroll a loan under...
Section 116J.8765 — Reserve Fund; Premiums. - Subdivision 1. Creation. Upon execution of an agreement between the...
Section 116J.8766 — Claims By Lender To Reserve Fund. - Subdivision 1. Claim process. (a) If the lender charges off...
Section 116J.8767 — Subrogation Of Claims. - Subdivision 1. Limitation. The commissioner may exercise the right of...
Section 116J.8768 — Excess Reserve Funds. - Subdivision 1. Reports. The lender shall file quarterly reports with...
Section 116J.8769 — Termination. - The commissioner may terminate the obligation to a lender to...
Section 116J.8770 — Equity Investments. - The commissioner may invest funds from the capital access account...
Section 116J.8771 — Waiver. - The capital access program is exempt from section 16C.05, subdivision...
Section 116J.881 — Small Business Loan Guarantee Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...
Section 116J.955 — Rural Rehabilitation Revolving Account. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The rural rehabilitation account is in the...
Section 116J.966 — Commissioner's Trade Promotion Duties. - Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) The commissioner shall promote, develop, and...
Section 116J.976 — State Approval Of Government Procurement Agreements. - Any decision of the state to enter into government procurement...
Section 116J.978 — Minnesota Trade Offices In Foreign Markets. - (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall establish...
Section 116J.9781 — Invest Minnesota. - The commissioner shall establish the Invest Minnesota marketing initiative. This...
Section 116J.979 — Minnesota Step Grants. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of employment and economic development...
Section 116J.980 — Community Development. - Subdivision 1. Duties. The Department of Employment and Economic Development...
Section 116J.982 — Community Development Corporations. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the...
Section 116J.9922 — Central Minnesota Opportunity Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.9923 — Telecommuter Forward! Certification. - Subdivision 1. Definition. In this section, "political subdivision" means a...
Section 116J.9924 — Targeted Community Capital Project Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116J.993 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 116J.993 to...
Section 116J.994 — Regulating Local And State Business Subsidies. - Subdivision 1. Public purpose. A business subsidy must meet a...
Section 116J.995 — Economic Grants. - An appropriation rider in an appropriation to the Department of...
Section 116J.996 — Military Reservist Economic Injury And Veteran-owned Small Business Loans. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply...
Chapter 116L — Workforce Development
Section 116L.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 116L.01 to...
Section 116L.02 — Job Skills Partnership Program. - (a) The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership program is created to...
Section 116L.03 — Board. - Subdivision 1. Members. The partnership shall be governed by a...
Section 116L.04 — Partnership Power. - Subdivision 1. Partnership program. (a) The partnership program may provide...
Section 116L.05 — Funding. - Subdivision 1. Federal job training funds. The board may use...
Section 116L.146 — Expedited Grant Process. - (a) The board may authorize grants not to exceed $50,000...
Section 116L.17 — State Dislocated Worker Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,...
Section 116L.18 — Special Incumbent Worker Training Grants. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the special incumbent worker...
Section 116L.19 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...
Section 116L.191 — Workforce Center; Credential Assistance. - (a) The commissioner shall provide at local workforce centers services...
Section 116L.20 — Workforce Development Fund. - Subdivision 1. Determination and collection of special assessment. (a) In...
Section 116L.35 — Inventory Of Economic Development Programs. - (a) By January 15, 2020, and by January 15 of...
Section 116L.361 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 116L.361 to...
Section 116L.362 — Grants. - Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) The commissioner shall make grants to...
Section 116L.3625 — Administrative Costs. - The commissioner may use up to five percent of the...
Section 116L.364 — Program Purpose And Design. - Subdivision 1. Program purpose. The grants awarded under section 116L.362...
Section 116L.365 — Housing For Homeless. - Subdivision 1. Priority for housing. Any residential or transitional housing...
Section 116L.366 — Requirements Of Organizations Receiving Grants. - An organization that is awarded a grant shall prepare and...
Section 116L.40 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. When used in sections 116L.40 to 116L.42,...
Section 116L.41 — Commissioner's Duties And Powers; Agreements. - Subdivision 1. Service provision. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide...
Section 116L.42 — Jobs Training Grants. - Subdivision 1. Recovery of program costs. Amounts paid by employers...
Section 116L.56 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and...
Section 116L.561 — Minnesota Youth Program. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The Minnesota youth program is established to:...
Section 116L.562 — Youth-at-work Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall award grants to eligible...
Section 116L.60 — Purpose. - It is the purpose of sections 116L.60 to 116L.64 to...
Section 116L.61 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. When used in sections 116L.60 to 116L.64...
Section 116L.62 — Distribution And Use Of State Money. - The commissioner shall distribute the money appropriated for: (a) comprehensive...
Section 116L.63 — Criteria For Distribution Of Money. - The commissioner, with the advice of the council, shall establish...
Section 116L.64 — Money Distribution. - The commissioner may make a distribution of money directly to...
Section 116L.66 — First Source Agreements. - Subdivision 1. List of vacancies. A business or private enterprise...
Section 116L.665 — Workforce Development Board. - Subdivision 1. Creation. The governor's Workforce Development Board serves as...
Section 116L.666 — Workforce Development Areas. - Subdivision 1. Designation of workforce development areas. For the purpose...
Section 116L.667 — Rural Career Counseling Coordinators. - Subdivision 1. Requirement. Each workforce development area located outside of...
Section 116L.86 — Employment And Training Programs. - Subdivision 1. Interagency agreements. By October 1, 1987, the commissioner...
Section 116L.881 — Indian Tribe Plans. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of human...
Section 116L.96 — Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership. - The commissioner of employment and economic development shall enter into...
Section 116L.976 — Early Warning System. - Subdivision 1. Notice. (a) The commissioner shall encourage those business...
Section 116L.98 — Workforce Program Outcomes. - Subdivision 1. Requirements. The commissioner shall develop and implement a...
Section 116L.99 — Women And High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section,...
Chapter 116M — Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Program
Section 116M.14 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the...
Section 116M.15 — Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Board. - Subdivision 1. Membership. The Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Board is created...
Section 116M.16 — Powers. - Subdivision 1. Contracts. The board may enter into contracts and...
Section 116M.17 — Duties. - Subdivision 1. General duties. The board shall investigate and evaluate...
Section 116M.18 — Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota emerging entrepreneur program is established...
Chapter 116O — Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.
Section 116O.01 — Citation. - Sections 116O.01 to 116O.061 may be cited as the "Enterprise...
Section 116O.011 — Name Change. - Minnesota Technology, Inc., formerly known as the Greater Minnesota Corporation,...
Section 116O.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to...
Section 116O.03 — Corporation; Board Of Directors; Powers. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. is established as a...
Section 116O.04 — Corporate Personnel. - Subdivision 1. Generally. The board shall appoint and set the...
Section 116O.05 — Powers Of Corporation. - Subdivision 1. General corporate powers. (a) The corporation has the...
Section 116O.061 — Financial Assistance. - (a) Financial assistance may be provided to sole proprietorships, corporations,...
Section 116O.115 — Small Business Growth Acceleration Program. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. The small business growth acceleration program...
Section 116O.14 — Audits. - The corporation board shall contract with a certified public accounting...
Section 116O.15 — Annual Report. - The board shall submit a report to the chairs of...
Section 116O.20 — Dissolution. - In the event of dissolution of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. for...