This bill, Minnesota Senate File No. 1808, proposes funding for job skills training for recently released inmates. It appropriates $850,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $850,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund to the Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development. These funds will be granted to Better Futures Minnesota, an organization providing job training to individuals who have been released from incarceration for a felony-level offense within the past 12 months.

The bill also mandates that Better Futures Minnesota submit annual reports to the commissioner detailing:
- The use of funds
- The number of participants
- Data on homelessness, employment, recidivism, and child support compliance
- The job skills training provided

This legislation aims to support workforce reintegration and reduce recidivism by equipping formerly incarcerated individuals with job skills.