Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 173.1 or navigation services, particularly for individuals facing barriers to education or employment. 173.2 The commissioner shall also give weight to applications where the proposed technical 173.3 assistance will serve areas where long-term residents are eligible to be social equity 173.4 applicants. To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall fund technical assistance for 173.5 a variety of sectors in the legal cannabis industry, including both processing and retail 173.6 sectors. 173.7 Subd. 4. Program outreach. The commissioner shall make extensive efforts to publicize 173.9 these grants, including through partnerships with community organizations, particularly 173.9 those organizations located in areas where long-term residents are eligible to be social equity 173.10 applicants. 173.11 Subd. 5. Reports to the legislature. By January 15, 2024, and each January 15 thereafter, 173.12 the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 173.13 committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over economic 173.14 development that details awards given through the CanNavigate program and the use of 173.15 grant money, including any measures of success toward helping individuals navigate the 173.16 regulatory structure of the legal cannabis industry. 173.17 Sec. 3. [116L.90] CANNABIS INDUSTRY TRAINING GRANTS. 173.18 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of employment and economic 173. i 9 development shall establish CanTrain, a program to award grants to (1) eligible organizations 173.20 to train people for work in the legal cannabis industry, and (2) eligible individuals to acquire 173.21 such training. 173.22 Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 173.23 meanings given. 173.24 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. 173.25 (c) "Eligible organization" means any organization capable of providing training relevant 173.26 to the legal cannabis industry, particularly for individuals facing barriers to education or 173.27 employment, and may include educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, private 173.28 businesses, community groups, units of local government, or partnerships between different 173.29 types of organizations. 173.30 (d) "Eligible individual" means a Minnesota resident who is 21 years old or older. 173.31 (e) "Industry" means the legal cannabis industry in Minnesota. 173.32 (f) "Program" means the CanTrain grant program. Article 3 Sec. 3. 173