1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for a onetime MFIP supplemental 
1.3 	payment.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MFIP SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT.
 1.6 	(a) $13,852,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the TANF fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of human services to provide a onetime cash benefit of up to $500 for each 
1.8 	household enrolled in the Minnesota family investment program or diversionary work 
1.9 	program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, at the time that the cash benefit is 
1.10 	distributed. The commissioner, counties, and tribes shall distribute these funds through 
1.11 	existing systems and in a manner that minimizes the burden to families. This is a onetime 
1.12 	appropriation.
1.13 	(b) $554,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.14 	of human services for administrative costs associated with distributing the cash benefit in 
1.15 	paragraph (a). If a county or tribal agency incurs additional costs related to the administration 
1.16 	of the cash benefit in paragraph (a), the county or tribe may request the commissioner to 
1.17 	reimburse additional costs. The commissioner shall determine the form and manner in which 
1.18 	counties or tribes must submit requests for reimbursement. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.19 	(c) $6,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.20 	of human services for information technology to administer the cash benefit in paragraph 
1.21 	(a). This is a onetime appropriation.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.