1997 Minnesota Statutes

     256J.76 County administrative aid. 

    Subdivision 1.    Administrative functions.  Beginning 
 July 1, 1997, counties will receive federal funds from the TANF 
 block grant for use in supporting eligibility, fraud control, 
 and other related administrative functions.  The federal funds 
 available for distribution, as determined by the commissioner, 
 must be an amount equal to federal administrative aid 
 distributed for fiscal year 1996 under titles IV-A and IV-F of 
 the Social Security Act in effect prior to October 1, 1996.  
 This amount must include the amount paid for local 
 collaboratives under sections 245.4932 and 256F.13, but must not 
 include administrative aid associated with child care under 
 section 119B.05, with emergency assistance intensive family 
 preservation services under section 256.8711, with 
 administrative activities as part of the employment and training 
 services under section 256.736, or with fraud prevention 
 investigation activities under section 256.983. 

    Subd. 2.    Allocation of county funds.  The 
 commissioner shall determine and allocate the funds available to 
 each county, on a calendar year basis, proportional to the 
 amount paid to each county for fiscal year 1996, excluding the 
 amount paid for local collaboratives under sections 245.4932 and 
 256F.13.  For the period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending 
 December 31, 1998, each county shall receive 150 percent of its 
 base year allocation. 

    Subd. 3.    Monthly payments to counties.  The 
 commissioner shall pay counties monthly as federal funds are 
 available.  The commissioner may certify the payments for the 
 first three months of a calendar year. 

    Subd. 4.    Reporting requirement.  The commissioner 
 shall specify requirements for reporting according to section 
 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (17).  Each county shall be 
 reimbursed at a rate of 50 percent of eligible expenditures up 
 to the limit of its allocation. 

    HIST: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 60