Minnesota Trades Academy for young adult support services appropriation

This bill appropriates $250,000 from the workforce development fund to support a Minnesota Trades Academy for youth in Saint Paul. The funds will be given to the Saint Paul Police Department to help young adults gain job skills in construction and receive driver's training. A key provision requires the program to prioritize youth at risk of gang or gun violence, aiming to divert them from such activities. This is a one-time appropriation that will only be available for fiscal year 2027.