1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing the cash portion of the Minnesota family 
1.3 	investment program transitional standard;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, 
1.4 	section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.MFIP transitional standard. The MFIP transitional standard is based 
1.8 	on the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance 
1.9 	unless the restrictions in subdivision 6 on the birth of a child apply. ~~The amount of the~~ 
1.10 	~~transitional standard is published annually by the Department of Human Services.~~ The 
1.11 	following table represents the transitional standards including a breakdown of the cash 
1.12 	and food portions effective October 1, 2013.

1.13

1.14

Number of Eligible 
People

Transitional 
Standard

Cash Portion

Food Portion

1.15 | 1 | $678: | $500 | $178
1.16 | 2 | $1,201: | $874 | $327
1.17 | 3 | $1,537: | $1,064 | $473
1.18 | 4 | $1,846: | $1,242 | $604
1.19 | 5 | $2,101: | $1,394 | $707
1.20 | 6 | $2,386: | $1,546 | $840
1.21 | 7 | $2,609: | $1,700 | $909
1.22 | 8 | $2,862: | $1,832 | $1,030
1.23 | 9 | $3,111: | $1,960 | $1,151
1.24 | 10 | $3,345: | $2,070 | $1,275
1.25

1.26

Each Additional 
Person

$231:

$106

$125