Minnesota Statutes 256J.021 – Separate State Program for Use of State Money
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 256J.021
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designated representative. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Household: means a group of persons who live together. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- MFIP: means the assistance program authorized in this chapter. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Minor: means an individual under the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Minor child: means a child who is living in the same home of a parent or other caregiver, is not the parent of a child in the home, and is either less than 18 years of age or is under the age of 19 years and is a full-time student in a secondary school or pursuing a full-time secondary level course of vocational or technical training designed to fit students for gainful employment. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(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.