1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to welfare reform; amending Minnesota 
  1.3             Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.31, subdivision 
  1.4             10. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  1.7   256J.31, subdivision 10, is amended to read:  
  1.8      Subd. 10.  [PROTECTION FROM GARNISHMENT.] MFIP-S grants or 
  1.9   earnings of a caregiver while participating in full or part-time 
  1.10  employment or training shall be protected from garnishment.  
  1.11  This protection for earnings shall extend for a period of six 
  1.12  months from the date of termination from MFIP-S.