1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying certain provisions governing child care 
1.3 	programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119B.025, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119B.025, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Changes. (a) The county shall process changes to eligibility factors 
1.9 	according to the following standards:
1.10 	(1) changes must be reported according to section 256P.07;
1.11 	(2) if a family reports a change or change is known to the agency before the family's 
1.12 	next scheduled redetermination, the county must determine whether the change affects the 
1.13 	family's eligibility or benefits and whether changes need to be verified;
1.14 	(3) a change in income occurs on the day the participant received the first payment 
1.15 	reflecting the income change;
1.16 	(4) during a family's 12-month eligibility period, if the family's income remains at 
1.17 	or below 85 percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, the family's 
1.18 	eligibility does not change. Verification of the change shall not be requested. A family's 
1.19 	co-payment fee shall not increase during the remaining portion of the 12-month eligibility 
1.20 	period; and
1.21 	(5) during a family's 12-month eligibility period, if the family's income exceeds 85 
1.22 	percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, the family is not eligible for 
1.23 	child care assistance. The family must be given 15 calendar days to provide verification 
1.24 	of the change before action is taken regarding the family's eligibility. If the required 
2.1 	verification is not returned or confirms ineligibility, the family's eligibility ends following 
2.2 	the 15-day adverse action notice requirements.
2.3 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 3400.0040, subpart 3, and 3400.0170, 
2.4 	subpart 1, when an applicant or participant reports their employment ended, the agency may 
2.5 	accept a signed statement from the individual as verification that their employment ended.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), are effective retroactively 
2.7 	from August 1, 2016. Paragraphs (a), clauses (4) and (5), and (b), are effective January 
2.8 	2, 2017.