HF 2379

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; excluding certain
participants in measuring MFIP work participation and
the self-support index; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 256J.751, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.751,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Quarterly comparison report.

The commissioner
shall report quarterly to all counties on each county's
performance on the following measures:

(1) percent of MFIP caseload working in paid employment;

(2) percent of MFIP caseload receiving only the food
portion of assistance;

(3) number of MFIP cases that have left assistance;

(4) federal participation requirements as specified in
Title 1 of Public Law 104-193;

(5) median placement wage rate;

(6) caseload by months of TANF assistance;

(7) percent of MFIP and diversionary work program (DWP)
cases off cash assistance or working 30 or more hours per week
at one-year, two-year, and three-year follow-up points from a
baseline quarter. This measure is called the self-support
index. Twice annually, the commissioner shall report an
expected range of performance for each county, county grouping,
and tribe on the self-support index. The expected range shall
be derived by a statistical methodology developed by the
commissioner in consultation with the counties and tribes. new text begin For
purposes of measuring the self-support index, participants under
section 256J.425, subdivisions 2 and 3, are excluded. new text end The
statistical methodology shall control differences across
counties in economic conditions and demographics of the MFIP and
DWP case load; and

(8) the MFIP work participation rate, defined as the
participation requirements specified in title 1 of Public Law
104-193 applied to all MFIP cases except child only cases and
cases exempt under section 256J.56. new text begin For purposes of measuring
the work participation rate, participants under section
256J.561, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), clauses (2) and (3), and
subdivision 3, are excluded.
new text end