This bill proposes an appropriation of $850,000 for both fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from Minnesota's workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development. The funds will support a grant to Better Futures Minnesota for job skills training targeted at individuals who have been released from incarceration for felony-level offenses and are within 12 months of their release date.

Better Futures Minnesota will be required to submit annual reports detailing how the funds were used and the outcomes achieved. The report must include data on the number of participants, their housing stability, employment status, recidivism rates, child support compliance, and the job skills training provided.