Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 3400, pt. 3400.0090
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024
Part 3400.0090 - TRANSITION YEAR CHILD CARE.Subpart 1.Notice to family of eligibility. At the time that a family's MFIP or DWP case closes, the county or Tribal agency serving the family's MFIP or DWP case must send the family written notice of the family's potential eligibility for transition year child care.
Subp. 2.Eligibility.A. A family must only use transition year child care assistance to support employment , a job search , and an approved education or training program that meets the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.10. A family is eligible for transition year child care if the family meets the conditions in subitems (1) to (4).(1) The family's MFIP or DWP case has closed.(2) At least one caregiver in the family received MFIP or DWP in at least one of the six months immediately preceding the month in which the family's MFIP or DWP case was closed.(3) The family meets the income eligibility requirements specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.09, subdivision 1.(4) The child meets the definition of a family under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.011, subdivision 13; or the child received, or would have been eligible to receive, an MFIP or DWP grant.B. A family becomes eligible for transition year child care on the date that the family's MFIP or DWP case closes and continues to be eligible for 12 consecutive months. A family's temporary ineligibility for, suspension of, or failure to use child care assistance during the transition year does not suspend the transition year period.C. A former MFIP or DWP participant may apply for transition year child care at any time during the transition year and, notwithstanding the application date, must receive retroactive transition year child care assistance according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.09, subdivision 7.D. If a family was receiving child care assistance when the family's MFIP or DWP case closed, the family's child care assistance continues until the next redetermination as long as the family meets the transition year eligibility criteria in item A.Subp. 3.Loss of transition year child care eligibility.A. A family in which all caregivers have been disqualified from receiving MFIP or DWP due to fraud is not eligible for transition year child care assistance.B. A county or Tribal CCAP agency must end a family's transition year child care assistance if the family meets one or more conditions for termination under part 3400.0183, subpart 2.Subp. 4.Reestablishment of MFIP or DWP eligibility during transition year period.If a transition year family reopens the family's MFIP or DWP case during the transition year period and subsequently meets the conditions in subpart 2, the family qualifes for a new 12-month transition year period. A family who receives one month of MFIP or DWP assistance and who meets the other conditions in subpart 2 is eligible for another 12-month transition year period. To receive child care assistance while receiving MFIP or DWP, a family must meet the MFIP child care requirements under part 3400.0080.
Subp. 5. [Repealed, 26 SR 253]Subp. 6. [Repealed, 26 SR 253]Subp. 7. [Repealed, 33 SR695]Subp. 8. [Repealed, 26 SR 253]Subp. 9. [Repealed, 26 SR 253]Subp. 10.Transition year extension.A. A family must only use transition year extension child care assistance to support employment, a job search, and an approved education and training program that meets the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.10.B. A family that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.011, subdivision 20a, and all other applicable child care assistance eligibility requirements is eligible for transition year extension child care assistance.C. A family's transition year extension child care assistance begins after the conclusion of 12 consecutive months of the family's transition year. Child care assistance continues for a family as long as the family continues to meet child care assistance eligibility requirements.D. A family's transition year extension child care assistance continues until: (1) basic sliding fee child care assistance funding becomes available;(2) the family starts receiving MFIP or DWP assistance; or(3) the family no longer meets child care assistance eligibility requirements.E. A CCAP agency considers a family a new applicant when the family requests child care assistance after a transition year extension ends.Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 3400, pt. 3400.0090
18 SR 1144; L 1994 c 483 s 1; 26 SR 253; 33 SR 695Statutory Authority: MS s 119B.02; 119B.04; 119B.06; 256.01; 256H.02; 256H.035; 256H.055