Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2013/cite/256J.575/subd/256J.575.3
Timestamp: 2019-10-18 00:02:59
Document Index: 488504274

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 4']

Family stabilization services serve families who are not making significant progress within the regular employment and training services track of the Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) due to a variety of barriers to employment.
The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(a) "Family stabilization services" means programs, activities, and services provided by or through the county agency or through the employment services agency to participating families. Services include, but are not limited to, assessment as defined in section 256J.521, subdivision 1, referrals, and assistance in the preparation and implementation of a family stabilization plan under subdivision 5.
(b) "Family stabilization plan" means a plan developed with the participant, which identifies the participant's most appropriate path to unsubsidized employment, family stability, and barrier reduction, taking into account the family's circumstances.
(b) A participant under paragraph (a), clause (3), must be provided with English as a second language opportunities and skills training for up to 12 months. After 12 months, the case manager and participant must determine whether the participant should continue with English as a second language classes or skills training, or both, and continue to receive family stabilization services.
(c) If a county agency or employment services provider has information that an MFIP participant may meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this subdivision, the county agency or employment services provider must assist the participant in obtaining the documentation necessary to determine eligibility.
Subd. 5. Family stabilization plans; services.
(a) The county agency or employment services provider shall provide a family stabilization plan for each participating family. Once a participant has been determined eligible for family stabilization services, the county agency or employment services provider must attempt to meet with the participant to develop a plan within 30 days.
(c) Participants determined eligible for family stabilization services must have access to employment and training services under sections 256J.515 to 256J.575, to the extent these services are available to other MFIP participants.
A participant who is eligible for family stabilization services shall engage in family stabilization services for the appropriate number of hours per week based on the needs of the participant and the participant's family, unless good cause exists for not doing so, as defined in section 256J.57, subdivision 1. The county agency or employment services agency shall review the participant's progress toward the goals in the family stabilization plan every six months to determine whether conditions have changed, including whether revisions to the plan are needed.
(b) A family is no longer part of a separately funded program under this section if the caregiver no longer meets the criteria for family stabilization services in subdivision 3.
2007 c 147 art 2 s 37; 2009 c 79 art 2 s 23-26; 2009 c 173 art 1 s 34; 2012 c 247 art 3 s 18-22; 2012 c 253 art 2 s 2-6; 2013 c 107 art 4 s 17