1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing the MFIP transitional standard; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256J.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 5.MFIP transitional standard. (a) The MFIP transitional standard is based on 
1.7 	the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance. The 
1.8 	amount of the transitional standard is published annually by the Department of Human 
1.9 	Services.
1.10 	(b) The commissioner shall increase the MFIP transitional standard by $50 on July 1 of 
1.11 	each year through and including July 1, 2022.
1.12 	(c) Beginning January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall increase the monthly cash portion 
1.13 	of the MFIP transitional standard by two percent each year.