1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 797, the second committee engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 96, after line 25, insert:

"Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.666, subdivision 1, is amended to read:Subdivision 1. Designation of workforce service areas. For the purpose of administering federal, state, and local employment and training services, the commissioner shall designate the geographic boundaries for workforce service areas in Minnesota.The commissioner shall approve a request to be a workforce service area from:(1) a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 200,000 or more or a county with a population of 200,000 or more; or(2) a consortium of contiguous home rule charter or statutory cities or counties with an aggregate population of 200,000 or more that serves a substantial part of one or more labor markets.The commissioner may approve a request to be a workforce service area from a home rule charter or statutory city or a county or a consortium of contiguous home rule charter or statutory cities or counties, without regard to population, that serves a substantial portion of a labor market area.The commissioner shall make a final designation of workforce service areas within the state after consulting with local elected officials and the governor's Workforce Development Council. Existing service delivery areas designated under the federal Job Training Partnership Act shall be initially designated as workforce service areas providing that no other petitions are submitted by local elected officials.The commissioner may redesignate workforce service areas, upon the advice and consent of the affected local elected officials, no more frequently than every two years. These redesignations must be made not later than four months before the beginning of a program year."2.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.2Amend the title accordingly