Minnesota Statutes 256J.561 – Universal Participation Required
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2007 c 147 art 11 s 27]
Subd. 2.Participation requirements.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 256J.561
- Caregiver: means a minor child's birth or adoptive parent or parents and stepparent who live in the home with the minor child. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designated representative. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Family: includes :
(1) the following individuals who live together: a minor child or a group of minor children related to each other as siblings, half siblings, stepsiblings, or adoptive siblings, together with their natural, adoptive parents, stepparents, or caregiver as defined in subdivision 11; and
(2) a pregnant woman with no other children. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Family violence: means the following, if committed against a family or household member by a family or household member:
(1) physical harm, bodily injury, or assault;
(2) the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; or
(3) terroristic threats, within the meaning of section 609. 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
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and "year" is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Parent: means a child's biological or adoptive parent who is legally obligated to support that child. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Participant: includes any of the following:
(1) a person who is currently receiving cash assistance or the food portion available through MFIP;
(2) a person who withdraws a cash or food assistance payment by electronic transfer or receives and cashes an MFIP assistance check or food coupons and is subsequently determined to be ineligible for assistance for that period of time is a participant, regardless whether that assistance is repaid;
(3) the caregiver relative and the minor child whose needs are included in the assistance payment;
(4) a person in an assistance unit who does not receive a cash and food assistance payment because the case has been suspended from MFIP; and
(5) a person who receives cash payments under family stabilization services under section 256J. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 256J.561
- Caregiver: means a minor child's birth or adoptive parent or parents and stepparent who live in the home with the minor child. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designated representative. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Family: includes :
(1) the following individuals who live together: a minor child or a group of minor children related to each other as siblings, half siblings, stepsiblings, or adoptive siblings, together with their natural, adoptive parents, stepparents, or caregiver as defined in subdivision 11; and
(2) a pregnant woman with no other children. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Family violence: means the following, if committed against a family or household member by a family or household member:
(1) physical harm, bodily injury, or assault;
(2) the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; or
(3) terroristic threats, within the meaning of section 609. 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
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and "year" is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Parent: means a child's biological or adoptive parent who is legally obligated to support that child. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
- Participant: includes any of the following:
(1) a person who is currently receiving cash assistance or the food portion available through MFIP;
(2) a person who withdraws a cash or food assistance payment by electronic transfer or receives and cashes an MFIP assistance check or food coupons and is subsequently determined to be ineligible for assistance for that period of time is a participant, regardless whether that assistance is repaid;
(3) the caregiver relative and the minor child whose needs are included in the assistance payment;
(4) a person in an assistance unit who does not receive a cash and food assistance payment because the case has been suspended from MFIP; and
(5) a person who receives cash payments under family stabilization services under section 256J. See Minnesota Statutes 256J.08
(a) All MFIP caregivers, except caregivers who meet the criteria in subdivision 3, must develop an individualized employment plan that identifies the activities the participant is required to participate in and the required hours of participation.
(b) Participants who meet the eligibility requirements in section 256J.575, subdivision 3, must develop a family stabilization services plan that meets the requirements in section 256J.575, subdivision 5.
(c) Minor caregivers and caregivers who are less than age 20 who have not completed high school or obtained a commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency certification must develop an education plan that meets the requirements in section 256J.54.
(d) Participants with a family violence waiver must develop an employment plan that meets the requirements in section 256J.521, which cover the provisions in section 256J.575, subdivision 5.
(e) All other participants must develop an employment plan that meets the requirements of section 256J.521, subdivision 2, and contains allowable work activities, as defined in section 256J.49, subdivision 13. The employment plan must include, at a minimum, the number of participation hours required under section 256J.55, subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.Child under 12 months of age.
(a) A participant who has a natural born child who is less than 12 months of age who meets the criteria in this subdivision is not required to participate in employment services until the child reaches 12 months of age. To be eligible for this exemption, the assistance unit must not have already used a total of 12 months under the previously allowed “child under 12 weeks” or “child under age one” exemptions. The 12 months of exemption are available only once in a caregiver‘s lifetime. In a two-parent household, only one parent is allowed to claim this exemption in any one month.
(b) The provision in paragraph (a) ends the first full month after the child reaches 12 months of age. The participant must meet with an employment services job counselor the month after the month the child reaches 12 months of age.
Subd. 4.Parents receiving family and medical leave benefits.
A parent who meets the criteria under subdivision 2 and who receives benefits under chapter 268B is not required to participate in employment services.
[See Note.]