SF2658 Summary

• Establishes uniform eligibility and verification procedures across Minnesota's public assistance programs (General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Group Residential Housing, and Minnesota Family Investment Program) through creation of new chapter 256P.

• Standardizes earned income disregard at first $65 plus one-half of remaining earned income per month, and consolidates personal property limits to $10,000 equity value with one vehicle per adult member excluded.

• Creates uniform documentation and verification requirements, including annual recertification interviews and specified factors to verify at application and recertification, with simplified asset verification when within $200 of limits.

• Replaces separate self-employment income calculation methods with two unified options: one-half of gross earnings or taxable income from recent IRS tax returns, with 12-month averaging for budget calculations.

• Implements various effective dates between February 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016, with repeals of outdated provisions from chapters 256D and 256J.