1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying the food stamp asset limit;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; 256D.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [256.029] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE.
1.6 	(a) The commissioner shall provide a domestic violence informational brochure that 
1.7 	provides information about the existence of domestic violence waivers for eligible public 
1.8 	assistance applicants to all public assistance applicants. The brochure must explain that 
1.9 	eligible applicants may be temporarily waived from certain program requirements due 
1.10 	to domestic violence. The brochure must provide information about services and other 
1.11 	programs to help victims of domestic violence.
1.12 	(b) The brochure must be funded with TANF funds.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon federal approval.

1.14 	Sec. 2. [256D.0515] ASSET LIMITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND 
1.15 	FAMILIES.
1.16 	To be eligible for food stamps, a person must not individually own more than $4,000 
1.17 	in assets or, if a member of a household with two family members, husband and wife or 
1.18 	parent and child, the household must not own more than $6,000 in assets, plus $200 for 
1.19 	each additional legal dependent.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon federal approval.