Subdivision 1. Authorization to enter into agreements. Effective July 1, 1997, the commissioner may enter into agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes with a reservation in the state to provide MFIP employment services to members of the Indian tribe and to other caregivers who are a part of the tribal member's MFIP assistance unit. For purposes of this section, "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, nation, or other federally recognized group or community of Indians. The commissioner may also enter into an agreement with a consortium of Indian tribes providing the governing body of each Indian tribe in the consortium complies with the provisions of this section.
Subd. 2. Tribal requirements. The Indian tribe must:
(1) agree to fulfill the responsibilities provided under the employment services component of MFIP regarding operation of MFIP employment services, as designated by the commissioner;
(2) operate its employment services program within a geographic service area not to exceed the counties within which a border of the reservation falls;
(3) operate its program in conformity with section 13.46 and any applicable federal regulations in the use of data about MFIP recipients;
(4) coordinate operation of its program with the county agency, Workforce Investment Act programs, and other support services or employment-related programs in the counties in which the tribal unit's program operates;
(5) provide financial and program participant activity record keeping and reporting in the manner and using the forms and procedures specified by the commissioner and permit inspection of its program and records by representatives of the state; and
(6) have the Indian tribe's employment service provider certified by the commissioner of employment and economic development, or approved by the county.
Subd. 3. Funding. If the commissioner and an Indian tribe are parties to an agreement under this subdivision, the agreement shall annually provide to the Indian tribe the funding allocated in section 256J.626.
Subd. 4. County agency requirement. Indian tribal members receiving MFIP benefits and residing in the service area of an Indian tribe operating employment services under an agreement with the commissioner must be referred by county agencies in the service area to the Indian tribe for employment services.
1997 c 85 art 1 s 51; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 105; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 53; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 95; 2004 c 206 s 52
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.