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Lawmakers hear request to make previous one‑time youth workforce boost ongoing; proponents warn providers will cut placements without funding
Summary
Sen. Kari Mohammed and youth program partners urged the committee to make a prior one‑time increase to the Minnesota Youth Program (Step Up) ongoing, describing employer demand and local success; fiscal staff said the change would raise base funding to about $8.56 million annually.
Sen. Kari Mohammed presented Senate File 2342 seeking to make a prior one‑time increase to the Minnesota Youth Program (MYP / Step Up) an ongoing addition to the program base.
Committee fiscal staff told members the A2 amendment would shift $4.5 million per year from the workforce settlement fund into the base, producing roughly $8.56…
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