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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256E — Community Social Services › Section 256E.37 — Early Childhood Learning And Child Protection Facilities.

256E.37 EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION FACILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Grant authority.
The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood programs, crisis nurseries, or parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:
(1) The facilities must be owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the programs. The commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases.
(2) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed $500,000 for each program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a facility that houses three programs or more. Programs include Head Start, School Readiness, Early Childhood Family Education, licensed child care, and other early childhood intervention programs.
(3) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. The matching requirement must apply program wide and not to individual grants.
Subd. 2.
Grant priority.
(a) The commissioner must give priority to:
(1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children living in poverty;
(2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section; and
(3) where feasible, grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections 116L.361 to 116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor portion of the construction, whichever is less, if:
(i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;
(ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the overall cost of the project; and
(iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver education and training.
(b) The commissioner may give priority to:
(1) projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional hour care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families;
(2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result of the grant; and
(3) projects that will improve the quality of early childhood programs.
History:
1998 c 273 s 9; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 29; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 2; 2000 c 444 art 2 s 3; 2000 c 492 art 1 s 47; 2002 c 380 art 6 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2008 c 179 s 39; 2008 c 361 art 3 s 13; 2010 c 189 s 42,43; 2012 c 247 art 3 s 13; 2023 c 71 art 2 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256E — Community Social Services › Section 256E.38 — Diaper Distribution Grant Program.

256E.38 DIAPER DISTRIBUTION GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; purpose.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a diaper distribution program to award competitive grants to eligible applicants to provide diapers to underresourced families statewide.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant must demonstrate its capacity to distribute diapers statewide by having:
(1) a network of well-established partners for diaper distribution;
(2) the infrastructure needed to efficiently manage diaper procurement and distribution statewide;
(3) relationships with national organizations that support and enhance the work of addressing diaper need;
(4) the ability to engage in building community awareness of diaper need and advocate for diaper need at local, state, and federal levels;
(5) a commitment to and demonstration of working with organizations across ideological and political spectrums;
(6) the ability to address diaper need for children from birth through early childhood; and
(7) a commitment to working within an equity framework by ensuring access to organizations that provide culturally specific services or are located in communities with high concentrations of poverty.
Subd. 3.
Application.
Applicants must apply to the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Applications must be filed at the times and for the periods determined by the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Eligible uses of grant money.
An eligible applicant that receives grant money under this section shall use the money to purchase diapers and wipes and may use up to four percent of the money for administrative costs.
Subd. 5.
Enforcement.
(a) An eligible applicant that receives grant money under this section must:
(1) retain records documenting expenditure of the grant money;
(2) report to the commissioner on the use of the grant money; and
(3) comply with any additional requirements imposed by the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner may require that a report submitted under this subdivision include an independent audit.
History:
2023 c 70 art 12 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.01 — Application; Citation; Coverage.

256G.01 APPLICATION; CITATION; COVERAGE.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
This chapter governs the Minnesota human services system. The system includes the Department of Human Services, local social services agencies, county welfare agencies, human service boards, community mental health center boards, state hospitals, state nursing homes, and persons, agencies, institutions, organizations, and other entities under contract to any of those agencies to the extent specified in the contract.
Subd. 2.
Citation.
This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Unitary Residence and Financial Responsibility Act."
Subd. 3.
Program coverage.
This chapter applies to all social service programs administered by the commissioner in which residence is the determining factor in establishing financial responsibility. These include, but are not limited to: commitment proceedings, including voluntary admissions; emergency holds; poor relief funded wholly through local agencies; social services, including title XX, IV-E and section 256E.12; social services programs funded wholly through the resources of county agencies; social services provided under the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751 to 260.781; costs for delinquency confinement under section 393.07, subdivision 2; service responsibility for these programs; and housing support under chapter 256I.
Subd. 4.
Additional coverage.
The provisions in sections 256G.02, subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) to (d); 256G.02, subdivisions 5 to 8; 256G.03; 256G.04; 256G.05; and 256G.07, subdivisions 1 to 3, apply to the following programs: the aid to families with dependent children program formerly codified in sections 256.72 to 256.87, Minnesota family investment program; medical assistance; general assistance; the family general assistance program formerly codified in sections 256D.01 to 256D.23; general assistance medical care formerly codified in chapter 256D; and Minnesota supplemental aid.
Subd. 5.
Scope and effect.
Unless stated otherwise, the provisions of this chapter also apply to disputes involving financial responsibility for social services when another definition of the county of financial responsibility has been created in Minnesota Statutes.
History:
1987 c 363 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 22; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 14; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 40-42; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 21; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 159 s 75; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 55; 2005 c 98 art 3 s 19; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 104; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 2 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.03 — Establishing Residence.

256G.03 ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE.
Subdivision 1.
State residence.
For purposes of this chapter, a resident of any Minnesota county is considered a state resident.
Subd. 2.
No durational test.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 256J.75; 256B.056, subdivision 1; 256D.02, subdivision 12a, and 256J.12 for purposes of this chapter, no waiting period is required before securing county or state residence. A person cannot, however, gain residence while physically present in an excluded time facility unless otherwise specified in this chapter or in a federal regulation controlling a federally funded human service program. Interstate migrants who enter a shelter for battered women directly from another state can gain residency while in the facility provided the person can provide documentation that the person is a victim of domestic abuse and the county determines that the placement is appropriate.
Subd. 3.
Use of Code of Federal Regulations.
In the event that federal legislation eliminates the federal regulatory basis for medical assistance, the state shall continue to determine eligibility for Minnesota's medical assistance program using the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, as construed on the day prior to their federal repeal, except as expressly superseded in chapter 256B, or as superseded by federal law, or as modified by state rule or by regulatory waiver granted to the state.
History:
1987 c 363 s 3; 1989 c 282 art 5 s 114; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 45; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 50; 1999 c 159 s 76; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 106; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 141
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.04 — Determination Of Residence.

256G.04 DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCE.
Subdivision 1.
Time of determination.
For purposes of establishing financial responsibility, residence must be determined as of the date a local agency receives a signed request or signed application or the date of eligibility, whichever is later. This subdivision extends to cases in which the applicant may move to another county after the date of application but before the grant or service is actually approved.
Subd. 2.
Moving out of state.
A person retains county and state residence so long as the person's absence from Minnesota is viewed as a temporary absence within the context of the affected program.
Direct entry into a facility in another state does not end Minnesota residence for purposes of this chapter. Financial responsibility does not continue, however, unless placement was initiated by a human service agency or another governmental entity that has statutory authority to bind the human service agency and is based on a formal, written plan of treatment, or unless federal regulations require payment for an out-of-state resident.
History:
1987 c 363 s 4; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.05 — Responsibility For Emergencies.

256G.05 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMERGENCIES.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1996 c 451 art 2 s 61]
Subd. 2.
Non-Minnesota residents.
State residence is not required for receiving emergency assistance in the Minnesota supplemental aid program. The receipt of emergency assistance must not be used as a factor in determining county or state residence.
History:
1987 c 363 s 5; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 25; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 16; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 51; art 4 s 59; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.06 — Detoxification Services.

256G.06 DETOXIFICATION SERVICES.
The county of financial responsibility for detoxification services is the county where the client is physically present when the need for services is identified. If that need is identified while the client is a resident of a substance use disorder facility, the provisions of section 256G.02, subdivision 4, paragraphs (c) and (d), apply.
History:
1987 c 363 s 6; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 26; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 46; 2022 c 98 art 4 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.07 — Moving To Another County.

256G.07 MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTY.
Subdivision 1.
Effect of moving.
Except as provided in subdivision 4, a person who has applied for and is receiving services or assistance under a program governed by this chapter, in any county in this state, and who moves to another county in this state, is entitled to continue to receive that service from the county from which that person has moved until that person has resided in nonexcluded status for two full calendar months in the county to which that person has moved.
Subd. 2.
Transfer of records.
Before the person has resided in nonexcluded status for two calendar months in the county to which that person has moved, the local agency of the county from which the person has moved shall complete an eligibility review and transfer all necessary records relating to that person to the local agency of the county to which the person has moved.
Subd. 3.
Continuation of case.
When the case is terminated for 30 days or less before the recipient reapplies, that case remains the financial responsibility of the county from which the recipient moved until the residence requirement in subdivision 1 is met.
Subd. 3a.
[Repealed, 1996 c 451 art 2 s 61]
Subd. 4.
Social service provision.
The types and level of social services to be provided in any case governed by this chapter are those otherwise provided in the county in which the person is physically residing at the time those services are provided.
History:
1987 c 363 s 7; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 26; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 17; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 47,48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.08 — Reimbursement Responsibility For Commitments.

256G.08 REIMBURSEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMITMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Commitment proceedings.
In cases of voluntary admission or commitment to state or other institutions, the committing county shall initially pay for all costs. This includes the expenses of the taking into custody, confinement, emergency holds under sections 253B.051, subdivisions 1 and 2, and 253B.07, examination, commitment, conveyance to the place of detention, rehearing, and hearings under section 253B.092, including hearings held under that section which are venued outside the county of commitment.
Subd. 2.
Responsibility for nonresidents.
If a person committed or voluntarily admitted to a state institution has no residence in this state, financial responsibility belongs to the county of commitment.
Subd. 3.
Initiating county responsible.
The initial responsible county retains responsibility when adequate facts are not submitted to provide a sufficient legal basis for the transfer of responsibility.
History:
1987 c 363 s 8; 1996 c 281 s 1; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 49; 1999 c 118 s 7; 2023 c 25 s 146
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.10 — Derivative Settlement.

256G.10 DERIVATIVE SETTLEMENT.
The residence of the parent of a minor child, with whom that child last lived in a nonexcluded time setting, or guardian of a ward shall determine the residence of the child or ward for all social services governed by this chapter.
For purposes of this chapter, a minor child is defined as being under 18 years of age unless otherwise specified in a program administered by the commissioner.
Physical or legal custody has no bearing on residence determinations. This section does not, however, apply to situations involving another state, limit the application of an interstate compact, or apply to situations involving state wards where the commissioner is defined by law as the guardian.
History:
1987 c 363 s 10; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 27; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 18; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.11 — No Retroactive Effect.

256G.11 NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT.
This chapter is not retroactive and does not require redetermination of financial responsibility for cases existing on January 1, 1988. This chapter applies only to applications and redeterminations of eligibility taken or routinely made after January 1, 1988.
Notwithstanding this section, existing social services cases shall be treated in the same manner as cases for those programs outlined in section 256G.02, subdivision 4, paragraph (g), for which an application is taken or a redetermination is made after January 1, 1988.
History:
1987 c 363 s 11; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 28; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256G — Unitary Residence And Financial Responsibility › Section 256G.12 — Statute Of Limitations.

256G.12 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Limitation.
A submission to the department for a determination of financial responsibility must be made within three years from the date of application for the program in question.
Subd. 2.
Reimbursement.
The obligation of the county ultimately found to be financially responsible extends only to the period immediately following the date the submission was received by the department. In the case of social service programs only, no reimbursement is required until the financially responsible county has an opportunity to review and act on the plan of treatment according to the applicable social service rules.
Subd. 3.
Exception.
Subdivision 2 does not apply to timely and routine submissions for determination of financial responsibility under section 256G.09.
History:
1987 c 363 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256I — Housing Support › Section 256I.01 — Citation.

256I.01 CITATION.
Sections 256I.01 to 256I.09 shall be cited as the "Housing Support Act."
History:
1989 c 282 art 5 s 115; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 33; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 8 s 7; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 2 s 39; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 77
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256I — Housing Support › Section 256I.02 — Purpose.

256I.02 PURPOSE.
The Housing Support Act establishes a comprehensive system of rates and payments for persons who reside in the community and who meet the eligibility criteria under section 256I.04, subdivision 1.
History:
1989 c 282 art 5 s 116; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 34; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 8 s 8; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 2 s 42; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 2 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256I — Housing Support › Section 256I.052 — Opiate Antagonists.

256I.052 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
(a) Site-based or group housing support settings must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, at each housing site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
(b) Each site must have at least two doses of an opiate antagonist on site.
(c) Staff on site must have training on how and when to administer opiate antagonists.
History:
2023 c 61 art 5 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256I — Housing Support › Section 256I.08 — County Share For Certain Nursing Facility Stays.

256I.08 COUNTY SHARE FOR CERTAIN NURSING FACILITY STAYS.
Beginning July 1, 2004, if housing support is used to pay for a nursing facility placement due to the facility's status as an Institution for Mental Diseases, the county is liable for 20 percent of the nonfederal share of costs for persons under the age of 65 that have exceeded 90 days.
History:
1Sp2003 c 14 art 3 s 52; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 2 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256I — Housing Support › Section 256I.09 — Community Living Infrastructure.

256I.09 COMMUNITY LIVING INFRASTRUCTURE.
The commissioner shall award grants to agencies and multi-Tribal collaboratives through an annual competitive process. Grants awarded under this section may be used for: (1) outreach to locate and engage people who are homeless or residing in segregated settings to screen for basic needs and assist with referral to community living resources; (2) building capacity to provide technical assistance and consultation on housing and related support service resources for persons with both disabilities and low income; or (3) streamlining the administration and monitoring activities related to housing support funds. Agencies may collaborate and submit a joint application for funding under this section.
History:
1Sp2017 c 6 art 2 s 37; 2023 c 70 art 17 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.021 — Separate State Program For Use Of State Money.

256J.021 SEPARATE STATE PROGRAM FOR USE OF STATE MONEY.
(a) Families receiving assistance under this section shall comply with all applicable requirements in this chapter.
(b) Beginning October 1, 2006, the commissioner of human services must treat MFIP expenditures made to or on behalf of any minor child under section 256J.02, subdivision 2, clause (1), who is part of a two-parent household, as expenditures under a separately funded state program. These expenditures shall not count toward the state's maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements under the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program.
(c) Beginning February 1, 2008, the commissioner of human services shall treat MFIP expenditures made to or on behalf of any minor child who is part of a household that meets criteria in section 256J.575, subdivision 3, as expenditures under a separately funded state program under section 256J.575, subdivision 8.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 5; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 10; 2006 c 282 art 18 s 1; 2007 c 147 art 2 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.06 — Community Involvement.

256J.06 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
The MFIP program must be administered in a way that, in addition to the county agency, other sectors in the community such as employers from the public and private sectors, not-for-profit organizations, educational and social service agencies, program participants, labor unions, and neighborhood associations are involved.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.10 — Mfip Eligibility Requirements.

256J.10 MFIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
To be eligible for MFIP, applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements in sections 256J.11 to 256J.15, the property limitations in section 256P.02, and the income limitations in sections 256J.21 and 256P.06.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 6; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 18; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 7 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.15 — Other Eligibility Conditions.

256J.15 OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility when there is court-ordered custody.
The language of a court order that specifies joint legal or physical custody does not preclude a determination that a parent is absent. Absence must be determined based on the actual facts of the absence according to paragraphs (a) to (c).
(a) When a minor child spends time in each of the parents' homes within a payment month, the minor child's home shall be considered the home in which the majority of the minor child's time is spent. When this time is exactly equal within a payment month, or when the parents alternately live in the minor child's home within a payment month, the minor child's home shall be with that parent who is applying for MFIP, unless the minor child's needs for the full payment month have already been met through the provision of assistance to the other parent for that month.
(b) When the physical custody of a minor child alternates between parents for periods of at least one payment month, each parent shall be eligible for assistance for any full payment months the minor child's home is with that parent, except under the conditions in paragraph (c).
(c) When a minor child's home is with one parent for the majority of time in each month for at least nine consecutive calendar months, and that minor child visits or vacations with the other parent under section 256J.13, the minor child's home remains with the first parent even when the stay with the second parent is for all or the majority of the months in the period of the temporary absence.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility during labor disputes.
To receive assistance when a member of an assistance unit is on strike, or when an individual identified under section 256J.37, subdivisions 1 to 2, whose income and assets must be considered when determining the unit's eligibility is on strike, the assistance unit must have been receiving MFIP or have been eligible for MFIP on the day before the strike.
The county agency must count the striker's prestrike earnings as current earnings. A significant change cannot be invoked when a member of an assistance unit, or an individual identified under section 256J.37, subdivisions 1 to 2, is on strike. A member of an assistance unit, or an individual identified under section 256J.37, subdivisions 1 to 2, is not considered a striker when that person is not in the bargaining unit that voted for the strike and does not cross the picket line for fear of personal injury.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 11; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 40; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.28 — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

256J.28 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Expedited issuance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The following households are entitled to expedited issuance of SNAP benefits assistance:
(1) households with less than $150 in monthly gross income provided their liquid assets do not exceed $100;
(2) migrant or seasonal farm worker households who are destitute as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, subtitle B, chapter 2, subchapter C, part 273, section 273.10, paragraph (e)(3), provided their liquid assets do not exceed $100; and
(3) eligible households whose combined monthly gross income and liquid resources are less than the household's monthly rent or mortgage and utilities.
For any month an individual receives expedited SNAP benefits, the individual is not eligible for the MFIP food portion of assistance.
Subd. 2.
SNAP benefits for household members not in assistance unit.
(a) For household members who purchase and prepare food with the MFIP assistance unit but are not part of the assistance unit, the county agency must determine a separate SNAP benefit based on regulations agreed upon with the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) Fair hearing requirements for persons who receive SNAP benefits under this subdivision are governed by section 256.045, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, subtitle B, chapter II, part 273, section 273.15.
Subd. 3.
Income disregard: food assistance portion of assistance payment.
The portion of the MFIP assistance payment that is designated by the commissioner as the food assistance portion of the assistance payment must be disregarded as income in the following programs:
(1) housing subsidy programs;
(2) low-income home energy assistance program;
(3) Supplemental Security Income, when determining interim assistance amount; and
(4) other programs that do not count SNAP benefits as income.
For the purposes of this subdivision, the food assistance portion of the assistance payment means a predetermined portion of the MFIP assistance payment that may be received in point-of-purchase sites or as SNAP benefits. The predetermined portion of the assistance payment will vary by family profile, which is based on family size.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1998 c 407 art 6 s 118]
Subd. 5.
SNAP benefits for persons residing in a battered woman's shelter.
Members of an MFIP assistance unit residing in a battered woman's shelter may receive SNAP benefits or the food portion twice in a month if the unit that initially received the SNAP benefits or food portion included the alleged abuser.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 17; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 56-58; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.315 — County And Tribal Cooperation.

256J.315 COUNTY AND TRIBAL COOPERATION.
The county agency must cooperate with tribal governments in the implementation of MFIP to ensure that the program meets the special needs of persons living on Indian reservations. This cooperation must include, but is not limited to, the sharing of MFIP duties including initial screening, orientation, assessments, and provision of employment and training services. The county agency shall encourage tribal governments to assume duties related to MFIP and shall work cooperatively with tribes that have assumed responsibility for a portion of the MFIP program to expand tribal responsibilities, if that expansion is requested by the tribe.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 20; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.32 — Documenting, Verifying, And Recertifying Eligibility.

256J.32 DOCUMENTING, VERIFYING, AND RECERTIFYING ELIGIBILITY.
Subdivision 1.
Verification of information.
An agency must apply section 256P.04 when documenting, verifying, and recertifying MFIP eligibility. An agency must only require verification of information necessary to determine MFIP eligibility and the amount of the assistance payment.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1998 c 407 art 6 s 118]
Subd. 5a.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 7a.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 21; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 64-66; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 36,37; 2000 c 488 art 10 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 19,20,66; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 41-44; 2004 c 288 art 4 s 35,36; 2007 c 13 art 1 s 25; 2007 c 147 art 2 s 29; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 41; 2012 c 216 art 8 s 3; 2014 c 291 art 11 s 15,16; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.35 — Amount Of Assistance Payment.

256J.35 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
Except as provided in paragraphs (a) to (e), the amount of an assistance payment is equal to the difference between the MFIP standard of need or the Minnesota family wage level in section 256J.24 and countable income.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2015, MFIP assistance units are eligible for an MFIP housing assistance grant of $110 per month, unless:
(1) the housing assistance unit is currently receiving public and assisted rental subsidies provided through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is subject to section 256J.37, subdivision 3a; or
(2) the assistance unit is a child-only case under section 256J.88.
(b) On October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall adjust the MFIP housing assistance grant in paragraph (a) for inflation based on the CPI-U for the prior calendar year.
(c) When MFIP eligibility exists for the month of application, the amount of the assistance payment for the month of application must be prorated from the date of application or the date all other eligibility factors are met for that applicant, whichever is later. This provision applies when an applicant loses at least one day of MFIP eligibility.
(d) MFIP overpayments to an assistance unit must be recouped according to section 256P.08, subdivision 6.
(e) An initial assistance payment must not be made to an applicant who is not eligible on the date payment is made.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 24; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 69; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 42; 2013 c 108 art 3 s 29; 2015 c 71 art 5 s 19,35; 2023 c 70 art 10 s 50
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 10, section 50, is effective October 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 10, section 50, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.351 — Housing Assistance Grants; Forecasted Program.

256J.351 HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS; FORECASTED PROGRAM.
Beginning July 1, 2015, housing assistance grants under section 256J.35, paragraph (a), must be a forecasted program and the commissioner, with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, may transfer unencumbered appropriation balances within fiscal years of each biennium with other forecasted programs of the Department of Human Services. The commissioner shall inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Health and Human Services Finance Division and the house of representatives Health and Human Services Finance Committee quarterly about transfers made under this provision.
History:
2013 c 108 art 3 s 46
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.36 — Allocation For Unmet Need Of Other Household Members.

256J.36 ALLOCATION FOR UNMET NEED OF OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
Except as prohibited in paragraphs (a) and (b), an allocation of income is allowed from the caregiver's income to meet the unmet need of an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child under the age of 21 for whom the caregiver is financially responsible who also lives with the caregiver. That allocation is allowed in an amount up to the difference between the MFIP standard of need for the assistance unit when that ineligible person is included in the assistance unit and the MFIP standard of need for the assistance unit when the ineligible person is not included in the assistance unit. These allocations must be deducted from the caregiver's counted earnings and from unearned income subject to paragraphs (a) and (b).
(a) Income of a minor child in the assistance unit must not be allocated to meet the need of an ineligible person, including the child's parent, even when that parent is the payee of the child's income.
(b) Income of a caregiver must not be allocated to meet the needs of a disqualified person.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 25; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 70; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.395 — Vendor Payment Of Shelter Costs And Utilities.

256J.395 VENDOR PAYMENT OF SHELTER COSTS AND UTILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Vendor payment.
(a) Effective July 1, 1997, when a county is required to provide assistance to a participant in vendor form for shelter costs and utilities under this chapter or chapter 256D, the cost of utilities for a given family may be assumed to be:
(1) the average of the actual monthly cost of utilities for that family for the prior 12 months at the family's current residence, if applicable;
(2) the monthly plan amount, if any, set by the local utilities for that family at the family's current residence; or
(3) the estimated monthly utility costs for the dwelling in which the family currently resides.
(b) For purposes of this section, "utility" means any of the following: municipal water and sewer service; electric, gas, or heating fuel service; or wood, if that is the heating source.
(c) In any instance where a vendor payment for rent is directed to a landlord not legally entitled to the payment, the county social services agency shall immediately institute proceedings to collect the amount of the vendored rent payment, which shall be considered a debt under section 270A.03, subdivision 5.
Subd. 2.
Vendor payment notification.
(a) When a county agency is required to provide assistance to a participant in vendor payment form for shelter costs or utilities under subdivision 1, and the participant does not give the agency the information needed to pay the vendor, the county agency shall notify the participant of the intent to terminate assistance by mail at least ten days before the effective date of the adverse action.
(b) The notice of action shall include a request for information about:
(1) the amount of the participant's shelter costs or utilities;
(2) the due date of the shelter costs or utilities; and
(3) the name and address of the landlord, contract for deed holder, mortgage company, and utility vendor.
(c) If the participant fails to provide the requested information by the effective date of the adverse action, the county must terminate the MFIP grant. If the applicant or participant verifies they do not have shelter costs or utility obligations, the county shall not terminate assistance if the assistance unit is otherwise eligible.
Subd. 3.
Discontinuing vendor payments due to dispute with landlord.
The county agency shall discontinue vendor payments for shelter costs imposed under this chapter when the vendor payment interferes with the participant's right to withhold rent due to a dispute with the participant's landlord in accordance with federal, state, or local housing laws.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 29; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 78; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 2013 c 107 art 4 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.415 — Notice Of 12 Months Of Tanf Assistance Remaining.

256J.415 NOTICE OF 12 MONTHS OF TANF ASSISTANCE REMAINING.
(a) The county agency shall mail a notice to each assistance unit when the assistance unit has 12 months of TANF assistance remaining and each month thereafter until the 60-month limit has expired. The notice must be developed by the commissioner of human services and must contain information about the 60-month limit, the number of months the participant has remaining, the hardship extension policy, and any other information that the commissioner deems pertinent to an assistance unit nearing the 60-month limit.
(b) For applicants who have less than 12 months remaining in the 60-month time limit because the unit previously received TANF assistance in Minnesota or another state, the county agency shall notify the applicant of the number of months of TANF remaining when the application is approved and begin the process required in paragraph (a).
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 23; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2004 c 288 art 4 s 38
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.51 — Employment And Training Service Provider Appeal.

256J.51 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDER APPEAL.
Subdivision 1.
Provider application.
An employment and training service provider that is not included in a county's service agreement under section 256J.626, subdivision 4, because the county has demonstrated financial hardship under section 256J.50, subdivision 9, may appeal its exclusion to the commissioner of employment and economic development under this section.
Subd. 2.
Appeal; alternate approval.
An employment and training service provider that is not included by a county agency in the service agreement under section 256J.626, subdivision 4, and that meets the criteria in paragraph (b), may appeal its exclusion to the commissioner of employment and economic development, and may request alternative approval by the commissioner of employment and economic development to provide services in the county.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner's review.
(a) The commissioner must act on a request for alternative approval under this section within 30 days of the receipt of the request. If after reviewing the provider's request, and the county's service agreement submitted under section 256J.626, subdivision 4, the commissioner determines that the provider meets the criteria under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and that approval of the provider would not cause financial hardship to the county, the county must submit a revised service agreement under subdivision 4 that includes the approved provider.
(b) If the commissioner determines that the approval of the provider would cause financial hardship to the county, the commissioner must notify the provider and the county of this determination. The alternate approval process under this section shall be closed to other requests for alternate approval to provide employment and training services in the county for up to 12 months from the date that the commissioner makes a determination under this paragraph.
Subd. 4.
Revised service agreement required.
The commissioner of employment and economic development must notify the county agency when the commissioner grants an alternative approval to an employment and training service provider under subdivision 2. Upon receipt of the notice, the county agency must submit a revised service agreement under section 256J.626, subdivision 4, that includes the approved provider. The county has 90 days from the receipt of the commissioner's notice to submit the revised service agreement.
Subd. 5.
Review not required.
Notwithstanding subdivision 3, once a county meets the requirements of section 256J.50, subdivision 8, the commissioner may, but is not required to, act on a request by an employment and training services provider for alternative approval in that county.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 41; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 74-77; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2014 c 271 art 2 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.515 — Overview Of Employment And Training Services.

256J.515 OVERVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES.
During the first meeting with participants, job counselors must ensure that an overview of employment and training services is provided that:
(1) stresses the necessity and opportunity of immediate employment;
(2) outlines the job search resources offered;
(3) outlines education or training opportunities available;
(4) describes the range of work activities, including activities under section 256J.49, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), that are allowable under MFIP to meet the individual needs of participants;
(5) explains the requirements to comply with an employment plan;
(6) explains the consequences for failing to comply;
(7) explains the services that are available to support job search and work and education;
(8) provides referral information about shelters and programs for victims of family violence and the time limit exemption for family violence victims; and
(9) explains the probationary employment periods new employees may serve after being hired and any assistance with job retention services that may be available.
Failure to attend the overview of employment and training services without good cause results in the imposition of a sanction under section 256J.46.
An applicant who requests and qualifies for a family violence waiver is exempt from attending a group overview. Information usually presented in an overview must be covered during the development of an employment plan under section 256J.521, subdivision 3.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 42; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 94; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 62; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 42; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 106; 2004 c 288 art 4 s 45; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 3 s 15; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 87
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.531 — Basic Education; English As A Second Language.

256J.531 BASIC EDUCATION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
Subdivision 1.
Approval of adult basic education.
A participant who lacks a high school diploma, commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency certification, or an adult high school diploma must be allowed to pursue these credentials as an approved work activity, provided that the participant is making satisfactory progress. Participants eligible to pursue a commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency certification or adult high school diploma under this subdivision must be informed of the opportunity to participate while in the Minnesota family investment program.
Subd. 2.
Approval of English as a second language.
In order for English as a second language (ESL) classes to be an approved work activity in an employment plan, a participant must be below a spoken language proficiency level of SPL6 or its equivalent, as measured by a nationally recognized test. In approving ESL as a work activity, the job counselor must give preference to enrollment in a functional work literacy program, if one is available, over a regular ESL program.
History:
1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 82; 2014 c 312 art 25 s 12; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 10 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program › Section 256J.545 — Family Violence Waiver Criteria.

256J.545 FAMILY VIOLENCE WAIVER CRITERIA.
(a) In order to qualify for a family violence waiver, an individual must provide documentation of past or current family violence which may prevent the individual from participating in certain employment activities.
(b) The following items may be considered acceptable documentation or verification of family violence:
(1) police, government agency, or court records;
(2) a statement from a battered women's shelter staff with knowledge of the circumstances;
(3) a statement from a sexual assault or domestic violence advocate with knowledge of the circumstances; or
(4) a statement from professionals from whom the applicant or recipient has sought assistance for the abuse.
(c) A claim of family violence may also be documented by a sworn statement from the applicant or participant and a sworn statement from any other person with knowledge of the circumstances or credible evidence that supports the client's statement.
History:
1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 87; 2008 c 361 art 4 s 6; 2009 c 79 art 2 s 19