1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to human services; increasing the cash portion of the Minnesota family
1.3investment program transitional standard;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
1.4section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7    Subd. 5. MFIP transitional standard. The MFIP transitional standard is based
1.8on the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance
1.9unless the restrictions in subdivision 6 on the birth of a child apply. The amount of the
1.10transitional standard is published annually by the Department of Human Services. The
1.11following table represents the transitional standards including a breakdown of the cash
1.12and food portions effective October 1, 2013.
1.13
1.14
Number of Eligible
People
Transitional
Standard
Cash Portion
Food Portion
1.15
1
$678:
$500
$178
1.16
2
$1,201:
$874
$327
1.17
3
$1,537:
$1,064
$473
1.18
4
$1,846:
$1,242
$604
1.19
5
$2,101:
$1,394
$707
1.20
6
$2,386:
$1,546
$840
1.21
7
$2,609:
$1,700
$909
1.22
8
$2,862:
$1,832
$1,030
1.23
9
$3,111:
$1,960
$1,151
1.24
10
$3,345:
$2,070
$1,275
1.25
1.26
Each Additional
Person
$231:
$106
$125