2007 Minnesota Statutes

256J.621 WORK PARTICIPATION BONUS.
    (a) Upon exiting the diversionary work program (DWP) or upon terminating MFIP cash
assistance with earnings, a participant who is employed may be eligible for transitional assistance
of $75 per month to assist in meeting the family's basic needs as the participant continues to
move toward self-sufficiency.
    (b) To be eligible for a transitional assistance payment, the participant shall not receive MFIP
cash assistance or diversionary work program assistance during the month and the participant or
participants must meet the following work requirements:
    (1) if the participant is a single caregiver and has a child under six years of age, the
participant must be employed at least 87 hours per month;
    (2) if the participant is a single caregiver and does not have a child under six years of age, the
participant must be employed at least 130 hours per month; or
    (3) if the household is a two-parent family, at least one of the parents must be employed
an average of at least 130 hours per month.
    Whenever a participant exits the diversionary work program or is terminated from MFIP
cash assistance and meets the other criteria in this section, transitional assistance is available for
up to 24 consecutive months.
    (c) Expenditures on the program are maintenance of effort state funds for participants under
paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2). Expenditures for participants under paragraph (b), clause (3),
are nonmaintenance of effort funds. Months in which a participant receives transitional assistance
under this section do not count toward the participant's MFIP 60-month time limit.
History: 2007 c 147 art 2 s 38
NOTE:This section as added by Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 38, is effective
February 1, 2009. Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 38, the effective date.