2005 Minnesota Statutes

     256J.02 Federal temporary assistance for needy families 
  block grant. 

    Subdivision 1.    Commissioner's authority to administer 
 block grant funds.  The commissioner of human services is 
 authorized to receive, administer, and expend funds available 
 under the TANF block grant authorized under title I of Public 
 Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
 Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

    Subd. 2.    Use of money.  State money appropriated for 
 purposes of this section and TANF block grant money must be used 
 for: 

    (1) financial assistance to or on behalf of any minor child 
 who is a resident of this state under section 256J.12; 

    (2) the health care and human services training and 
 retention program under chapter 116L, for costs associated with 
 families with children with incomes below 200 percent of the 
 federal poverty guidelines; 

    (3) the pathways program under section 116L.04, subdivision 
 1a; 

    (4) welfare to work transportation authorized under Public 
 Law 105-178; 

    (5) reimbursements for the federal share of child support 
 collections passed through to the custodial parent; 

    (6) reimbursements for the working family credit under 
 section 290.0671; 

    (7) program administration under this chapter; 

    (8) the diversionary work program under section 256J.95; 

    (9) the MFIP consolidated fund under section 256J.626; and 

    (10) the Minnesota Department of Health consolidated fund 
 under Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 17, 
 section 3, subdivision 2. 

    Subd. 3. Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 107 

    Subd. 4.    Authority to transfer.  Subject to 
 limitations of title I of Public Law 104-193, the Personal 
 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 
 as amended, the legislature may transfer money from the TANF 
 block grant to the child care fund under chapter 119B, or the 
 Title XX block grant. 

    Subd. 5.    Indirect cost liability.  Notwithstanding 
 the provisions of section 16A.127, the statewide and agency 
 indirect cost liability identified as part of the TANF grant for 
 any current fiscal year shall be limited to no more than the 
 amount received in fiscal year 1996. 

    HIST: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 2; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 18; 1999 c 245 
 art 6 s 5; 2000 c 488 art 10 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 9; art 11 
 s 11