Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2007 c 147 art 11 s 27]
Subd. 2. Participation requirements. (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.
1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 91; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 14; 2009 c 79 art 2 s 20,21; 2010 c 301 art 1 s 12; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 10 s 7
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 256J — Minnesota Family Investment Program
Section 256J.01 — Establishing Minnesota Family Investment Program.
Section 256J.02 — Federal Tanf Block Grant.
Section 256J.021 — Separate State Program For Use Of State Money.
Section 256J.06 — Community Involvement.
Section 256J.08 — Definitions.
Section 256J.09 — Applying For Assistance.
Section 256J.10 — Mfip Eligibility Requirements.
Section 256J.11 — Citizenship.
Section 256J.12 — Minnesota Residence.
Section 256J.13 — Minor Child In Assistance Unit; Physical Presence.
Section 256J.14 — Eligibility For Parenting Or Pregnant Minors.
Section 256J.15 — Other Eligibility Conditions.
Section 256J.21 — Income Limitations.
Section 256J.24 — Family Composition; Assistance Standards; Exit Level.
Section 256J.26 — Persons Ineligible; Vendor Payments.
Section 256J.28 — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Section 256J.30 — Applicant And Participant Requirements And Responsibilities.
Section 256J.31 — Applicant And Participant Rights; County Agency Duty.
Section 256J.315 — County And Tribal Cooperation.
Section 256J.32 — Documenting, Verifying, And Recertifying Eligibility.
Section 256J.33 — Prospective And Retrospective Mfip Eligibility.
Section 256J.34 — Calculating Assistance Payments.
Section 256J.35 — Amount Of Assistance Payment.
Section 256J.351 — Housing Assistance Grants; Forecasted Program.
Section 256J.36 — Allocation For Unmet Need Of Other Household Members.
Section 256J.37 — Treatment Of Income And Lump Sums.
Section 256J.39 — Payment Provisions; Vendor Payments.
Section 256J.395 — Vendor Payment Of Shelter Costs And Utilities.
Section 256J.396 — Support From Parents Of Minor Caregivers Living Apart.
Section 256J.40 — Fair Hearings.
Section 256J.415 — Notice Of 12 Months Of Tanf Assistance Remaining.
Section 256J.42 — 60-month Time Limit; Exemptions.
Section 256J.425 — Hardship Extensions.
Section 256J.45 — Orientation.
Section 256J.49 — Employment And Training Services; Definitions.
Section 256J.50 — County Duties.
Section 256J.51 — Employment And Training Service Provider Appeal.
Section 256J.515 — Overview Of Employment And Training Services.
Section 256J.521 — Assessment; Employment Plans.
Section 256J.53 — Postsecondary Education As Approved Work Activity.
Section 256J.531 — Basic Education; English As A Second Language.
Section 256J.54 — Minor Parents; Employment Plan.
Section 256J.545 — Family Violence Waiver Criteria.
Section 256J.55 — Participant Requirements, Rights, And Expectations.
Section 256J.561 — Universal Participation Required.
Section 256J.57 — Good Cause Exemption From Sanction.
Section 256J.575 — Family Stabilization Services.
Section 256J.61 — Reporting Requirements.
Section 256J.621 — Work Participation Cash Benefits.
Section 256J.626 — Mfip Consolidated Fund.
Section 256J.645 — Indian Tribe Mfip Employment Services.
Section 256J.66 — On-the-job Training.
Section 256J.67 — Community Work Experience.
Section 256J.68 — Injury Protection For Work Experience Participants.
Section 256J.69 — Grant Diversion.
Section 256J.72 — Nondisplacement In Work Activities.
Section 256J.74 — Relationship To Other Programs.
Section 256J.75 — County Of Financial Responsibility Policies.
Section 256J.751 — County Performance Management.
Section 256J.77 — Aging Of Cash Benefits.
Section 256J.78 — Tanf Demonstration Projects Or Waiver From Federal Rules And Regulations.