1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; expanding food stamp and food assistance eligibility; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.0515.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.0515, is amended to read:
1.6 	256D.0515 ASSET LIMITATIONS FOR FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLDS AND 
1.7 	FOOD ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY.
1.8 	(a) All food stamp households must be determined eligible for the benefit discussed 
1.9 	under section 256.029. 
1.10 	(b) Food stamp households must demonstrate that:
1.11 	(1) their gross income meets the federal Food Stamp requirements under United 
1.12 	States Code, title 7, section 2014(c); and
1.13 	(2) they have financial resources, excluding vehicles, of less than $7,000.
1.14 	(c) Food assistance households not eligible for the federal Food Stamp Program 
1.15 	must demonstrate that they have earned income that does not exceed 130 percent of the 
1.16 	federal poverty guidelines.