as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to families; defining family for certain 1.3 purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.4 Statutes, chapter 645. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [645.453] [DEFINITION OF FAMILY.] 1.7 Unless it is prohibited by federal law, a person's family 1.8 for the purpose of programs administered by the state includes 1.9 the person's spouse or spouse-equivalent, parents, siblings, 1.10 children, grandparents, grandchildren, blood relatives, 1.11 stepchildren, and stepparents.