1998 Minnesota Statutes

     256J.42 60-month time limit. 

    Subdivision 1.    Time limit.  (a) Except for the 
 exemptions in this section and in section 256J.11, subdivision 
 2, an assistance unit in which any adult caregiver has received 
 60 months of cash assistance funded in whole or in part by the 
 TANF block grant in this or any other state or United States 
 territory, MFIP-S, AFDC, or family general assistance, funded in 
 whole or in part by state appropriations, is ineligible to 
 receive MFIP-S.  Any cash assistance funded with TANF dollars in 
 this or any other state or United States territory, or MFIP-S 
 assistance funded in whole or in part by state appropriations, 
 that was received by the unit on or after the date TANF was 
 implemented, including any assistance received in states or 
 United States territories of prior residence, counts toward the 
 60-month limitation.  The 60-month limit applies to a minor who 
 is the head of a household or who is married to the head of a 
 household except under subdivision 5.  The 60-month time period 
 does not need to be consecutive months for this provision to 
 apply.  

    (b) Months before July 1998 in which individuals receive 
 assistance as part of an MFIP, MFIP-R, or MFIP or MFIP-R 
 comparison group family under sections 256.031 to 256.0361 or 
 sections 256.047 to 256.048 are not included in the 60-month 
 time limit. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed by amendment, 1998 c 407 art 6 s 79 

    Subd. 3.    Adults living on an Indian reservation.  In 
 determining the number of months for which an adult has received 
 assistance under MFIP-S, the county agency must disregard any 
 month during which the adult lived on an Indian reservation if 
 during the month at least 50 percent of the adults living on the 
 reservation were not employed. 

    Subd. 4.    Victims of domestic violence.  Any cash 
 assistance received by an assistance unit in a month when a 
 caregiver is complying with a safety plan under the MFIP-S 
 employment and training component does not count toward the 
 60-month limitation on assistance. 

    Subd. 5.    Exemption for certain families.  (a) Any 
 cash assistance received by an assistance unit does not count 
 toward the 60-month limit on assistance during a month in which 
 the caregiver is in the category in section 256J.56, clause (1). 
 The exemption applies for the period of time the caregiver 
 belongs to one of the categories specified in this subdivision. 

    (b) From July 1, 1997, until the date MFIP-S is operative 
 in the caregiver's county of financial responsibility, any cash 
 assistance received by a caregiver who is complying with 
 sections 256.73, subdivision 5a, and 256.736, if applicable, 
 does not count toward the 60-month limit on assistance.  
 Thereafter, any cash assistance received by a minor caregiver 
 who is complying with the requirements of sections 256J.14 and 
 256J.54, if applicable, does not count towards the 60-month 
 limit on assistance. 

    (c) Any diversionary assistance or emergency assistance 
 received does not count toward the 60-month limit. 

    (d) Any cash assistance received by an 18- or 19-year-old 
 caregiver who is complying with the requirements of section 
 256J.54 does not count toward the 60-month limit. 

    HIST: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 32; 1997 c 203 art 12 s 12; 1998 c 407 
 art 6 s 79