1997 Minnesota Statutes

     119B.07 Use of money. 

    Money for persons listed in sections 119B.03, subdivision 
 3, and 119B.05, subdivision 1, shall be used to reduce the costs 
 of child care for students, including the costs of child care 
 for students while employed if enrolled in an eligible education 
 program at the same time and making satisfactory progress 
 towards completion of the program.  Counties may not limit the 
 duration of child care subsidies for a person in an employment 
 or educational program, except when the person is found to be 
 ineligible under the child care fund eligibility standards.  Any 
 limitation must be based on a person's employability plan in the 
 case of an AFDC recipient, and county policies included in the 
 child care allocation plan.  The maximum length of time a 
 student is eligible for child care assistance under the child 
 care fund for education and training is no more than the time 
 necessary to complete the credit requirements for an associate 
 or baccalaureate degree as determined by the educational 
 institution, excluding basic or remedial education programs 
 needed to prepare for post-secondary education or employment.  
 To be eligible, the student must be in good standing and be 
 making satisfactory progress toward the degree.  Time 
 limitations for child care assistance do not apply to basic or 
 remedial educational programs needed to prepare for 
 post-secondary education or employment.  These programs 
 include:  high school, general equivalency diploma, and English 
 as a second language.  Programs exempt from this time limit must 
 not run concurrently with a post-secondary program.  High school 
 students who are participating in a post-secondary options 
 program and who receive a high school diploma issued by the 
 school district are exempt from the time limitations while 
 pursuing a high school diploma.  Financially eligible students 
 who have received child care assistance for one academic year 
 shall be provided child care assistance in the following 
 academic year if funds allocated under sections 119B.03 and 
 119B.05 are available.  If an AFDC recipient who is receiving 
 AFDC child care assistance under this chapter moves to another 
 county, continues to participate in educational or training 
 programs authorized in their employability development plans, 
 and continues to be eligible for AFDC child care assistance 
 under this chapter, the AFDC caretaker must receive continued 
 child care assistance from the county responsible for their 
 current employability development plan, without interruption. 

    HIST: 1987 c 403 art 3 s 66; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 227; 1989 c 
 282 art 2 s 145; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 31; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 46; 
 1991 c 292 art 5 s 57; 1995 c 207 art 4 s 31; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 
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