Section 119B.05 — Mfip Child Care Assistance Program.
119B.05 MFIP CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Eligible participants. Families eligible for child care assistance under the MFIP child care program are: (1) MFIP participants who are employed or in job search and meet the requirements of section 119B.10; (2) persons who are members of transition year families under section 119B.011, subdivision 20, and […]
Section 119B.06 — Federal Child Care And Development Block Grant.
119B.06 FEDERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. Subdivision 1. Commissioner to administer block grant. The commissioner is authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend child care funds available under the child care and development block grant authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, Public Law 113-186. Subd. 2. […]
Section 119B.08 — Reporting And Payments.
119B.08 REPORTING AND PAYMENTS. Subdivision 1. Reports. The commissioner shall specify requirements for reports under the authority provided in section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). Subd. 2. Monthly payments. The commissioner shall make monthly payments on a reimbursement basis for expenditures reported outside of the electronic system used to administer child care assistance. Payments may […]
Section 119B.09 — Financial Eligibility.
119B.09 FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY. Subdivision 1. General eligibility requirements. (a) Child care services must be available to families who need child care to find or keep employment or to obtain the training or education necessary to find employment and who: (1) have household income less than or equal to 67 percent of the state median income, […]
Section 119B.011 — Definitions.
119B.011 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Applicant. “Child care fund applicants” means all parents, stepparents, legal guardians, or eligible relative caregivers who are members of the family and reside in the household that applies for child care assistance under the child […]
Section 119B.02 — Duties Of Commissioner.
119B.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. Child care services. The commissioner shall develop standards for county and human services boards to provide child care services to enable eligible families to participate in employment, training, or education programs. Within the limits of available appropriations, the commissioner shall distribute money to counties to reduce the costs of […]
Section 119B.025 — Duties Of Counties.
119B.025 DUTIES OF COUNTIES. Subdivision 1. Applications. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clause (4), the county shall verify the following at all initial child care applications using the universal application: (1) identity of adults; (2) presence of the minor child in the home, if questionable; (3) relationship of minor child to the parent, […]
Section 119B.03 — Basic Sliding Fee Program.
119B.03 BASIC SLIDING FEE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Notice of allocation. By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall notify all counties of their final child care fund program allocation. Subd. 2. Waiting list. Each county that receives funds under this section must keep a written record and report to the commissioner the number of […]
Section 119B.035 — At-home Infant Child Care Program.
119B.035 AT-HOME INFANT CHILD CARE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A family in which a parent provides care for the family’s infant child may receive a subsidy in lieu of assistance if the family is eligible for or is receiving assistance under the basic sliding fee program. An eligible family must meet the eligibility factors under […]
Section 119B.04 — Federal Child Care And Development Fund.
119B.04 FEDERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. Subdivision 1. Commissioner to administer program. The commissioner is authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend funds available under the child care and development fund under Public Law 104-193, Title VI. Subd. 2. Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer the child […]