1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying the definition of income within the child 
1.3 	care assistance program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.011, subdivision 15.1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.011, subdivision 15, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 15.Income. "Income" means earned or unearned income received by all 
1.9 	family members, including public assistance cash benefits and at-home infant child 
1.10 	care subsidy payments, unless specifically excluded and child support and maintenance 
1.11 	distributed to the family under section 256.741, subdivision 15. The following are 
1.12 	excluded from income: funds used to pay for health insurance premiums for family 
1.13 	members, Supplemental Security Income, scholarships, work-study income, and grants 
1.14 	that cover costs or reimbursement for tuition, fees, books, and educational supplies; 
1.15 	student loans for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and living expenses; state and federal 
1.16 	earned income tax credits; assistance specifically excluded as income by law; in-kind 
1.17 	income such as food support, energy assistance, foster care assistance, medical assistance, 
1.18 	child care assistance, and housing subsidies; earned income of full-time or part-time 
1.19 	students up to the age of 19, who have not earned a high school diploma or GED high 
1.20 	school equivalency diploma including earnings from summer employment; grant awards 
1.21 	under the family subsidy program; nonrecurring lump-sum income only to the extent that 
1.22 	it is earmarked and used for the purpose for which it is paid; the lesser of $500 or actual 
1.23 	housing-related expenses for families that do not receive housing subsidies; and any 
1.24 	income assigned to the public authority according to section 256.741.