Grant award requirements modification for the border-to-border broadband development grant program

This bill modifies grant requirements for Minnesota's border-to-border broadband development program. It adds new priority considerations for grant applications, including projects serving unserved/underserved areas, community institutions, and telehealth needs. Most significantly, it requires grant recipients to commit to "workforce best practices" - either paying prevailing wages with enforcement or providing 40+ hours of annual skills training, employer-paid health insurance, and 15% retirement contributions. These requirements must be an express condition of grant agreements, and the state must award at least 50% of general fund grants to applicants who adopt these practices. The bill directly affects broadband project applicants and contractors receiving state grants under this program.