as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/08/2015 04:12pm
A bill for an act
relating to taxation; individual income; clarifying one-time funding mechanism
for Minnesota Working Family Credit; removing TANF block grants as a funding
source for the Minnesota Working Family Credit; amending Minnesota Statutes
2014, section 290.0671, subdivisions 6, 6a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014,
section 290.0671, subdivision 6a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.0671, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
An amount sufficient to pay the refunds required by
this section is appropriated to the commissioner from the general fund. deleted text begin This amount
includes any amounts appropriated to the commissioner of human services from the
federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds for transfer
to the commissioner of revenue.
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter.
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Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.0671, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
(a) On
an annual basis the commissioner of revenue, with the assistance of the commissioner
of human services, shall calculate the value of the refundable portion of the Minnesota
Working Family Credit provided under this section that qualifies for payment with funds
from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Of this
total amount, the commissioner of revenue shall estimate the portion entailed by the
expansion of the credit rates new text begin provided in Laws 2000, chapter 490, article 4, section 17,
new text end for individuals with qualifying children over the rates provided in Laws 1999, chapter
243, article 2, section 12.
(b) An amount sufficient to pay the refunds entailed by the expansion of the credit
rates new text begin provided in Laws 2000, chapter 490, article 4, section 17, new text end for individuals with
qualifying children over the rates provided in Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 2, section
12, as estimated in paragraph (a), is appropriated to the commissioner of human services
from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds, for
transfer to the commissioner of revenue for deposit in the general fund.
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This section is effective retroactively for transfers in fiscal
year 2015 only.
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Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.0671, subdivision 6a,
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is repealed.
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter.
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