1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; clarifying eligibility for the MFIP consolidated fund;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256J.626, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256J.626, subdivision 3, 
1.6 	is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Eligibility for services. Families with a minor child, a pregnant woman, 
1.8 	or a noncustodial parent of a minor child receiving assistance, with incomes below 200 
1.9 	percent of the federal poverty guideline for a family of the applicable size, are eligible for 
1.10 	services funded under the consolidated fund. Counties and tribes must give priority to 
1.11 	families currently receiving MFIP, the diversionary work program, or family stabilization 
1.12 	services, and families at risk of receiving MFIP or diversionary work program. A county 
1.13 	or tribe shall not impose a residency requirement on families, except for the residency 
1.14 	requirement under section 256J.12.