1998 Minnesota Statutes

     119B.12 Sliding fee scale. 

    Subdivision 1.    Fee schedule.  In setting the sliding 
 fee schedule, the commissioner shall exclude from the amount of 
 income used to determine eligibility an amount for federal and 
 state income and social security taxes attributable to that 
 income level according to federal and state standardized tax 
 tables.  The commissioner shall base the parent fee on the 
 ability of the family to pay for child care.  The fee schedule 
 must be designed to use any available tax credits. 

    Subd. 2.    Parent fee.  A family's monthly parent fee 
 must be a fixed percentage of its annual gross income.  Parent 
 fees must apply to families eligible for child care assistance 
 under sections 119B.03 and 119B.05.  Income must be as defined 
 in section 119B.01, subdivision 12.  The fixed percent is based 
 on the relationship of the family's annual gross income to 100 
 percent of state median income.  Beginning January 1, 1998, 
 parent fees must begin at 75 percent of the poverty level.  The 
 minimum parent fees for families between 75 percent and 100 
 percent of poverty level must be $5 per month.  Parent fees for 
 families with incomes at or above the poverty level must not 
 decrease due to the addition of family members after the 
 family's initial eligibility determination.  Parent fees must be 
 established in rule and must provide for graduated movement to 
 full payment. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 72; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 229; 1997 c 
 162 art 4 s 37