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h This youth apprenticeship program will also be coordinated by the new Department of Chi!d»’en and Ed lion Services. In my budget message later this month I will also propose establishing Education and Training Accounts for every young Minnesotan. For those students whose families are less able to save for training and education, w.' will contribute to their accounts. We will challenge philanthropies, employers i'nJ parents to save through these accounts so that no young person will stand at the threshold of training opportunities without the resources to participate. This new department will serve as a school-to-work bridge for students; linking students with training and linking trained students with good jobs. We recognize that industry, in partnership with labor and educators, is the key to this youth apprenticeship program. For employers who participate, this means finding new resources for training and finding the money in today ’s tough economic climate to pay the wages that students will earn during training. But business will ultimately sec that, long term, this is an investment that brings powerful returns. Honeywell has already stepped forward with an offer to open up 80 apprenticeship spots within their Minnesota facilities. Jim Renier. CEO of Honeywell is with us tonight, and on behalf of all Minnesotans I want to say thank you Jim, for your leadership. Minnesota employers have established a number of meaningful partnerships with local high schools, technical schools and college*... But tonight 1 am calling upon them to do much more. we must also recognize that government alone will never be good at rearing children. Every sector of the community must play a role. Parents, especially, must take in active role. There is only one place where children can learn that they are lovable, capable human beings, and that is at home. It is up to parents to t^h their children the importance of responsibility and the rewards of hard work.