HF 3088 Summary

• Modifies Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and adult assistance program provisions, including changes to fraud disqualification hearings, sanctions, and income/assistance standards.

• Updates child care services grants and technical assistance, establishing district-based proposal review committees and expanding eligible recipients for child care facility grants and family child care provider grants.

• Extends foster care benefits and services to eligible youth ages 18-21, including independent living plans, employment services, and transition planning with residential care options.

• Establishes new requirements for child welfare proceedings, including reasonable efforts standards for placement prevention and family reunification, with expanded court review and jurisdiction provisions.

• Repeals section 256.82, subdivision 5 (difficulty of care assessment pilot project).