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Committee hears testimony supporting ProStart funding; amendment shifts appropriation to DEED and bill is laid over
Summary
Lawmakers and students spoke in favor of House File 961, funding the ProStart hospitality education program. A delete‑all amendment moved the appropriation from Education to DEED and from the general fund to the workforce development fund; the committee adopted the amendment by voice and laid the bill over for further consideration.
The House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony in support of House File 961, a measure to provide state funding for ProStart, a career and technical education program for high school students run by the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation.
Representative Baker, sponsor of the bill, described ProStart as a successful program that trains students for hospitality careers and cited testimonials from students and local industry mentors. Student witnesses said ProStart had changed their education and career…
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