MN HF1144

Increases income eligibility threshold for home and community-based services workforce development grants from 200 percent to 300 percent of the federal poverty level, with at least 90 percent of funding directed to workers earning at or below this threshold.

Excludes workforce development grant money from being counted as income, assets, or personal property for eligibility determination under child care assistance, general assistance, supplemental aid, food support, housing support, and family investment programs.

Excludes workforce development grant money from income and assets calculations for medical assistance eligibility under specified Minnesota Statutes provisions.

Creates an income tax subtraction for workforce development grant money received, effective retroactively for taxable years 2022 through 2023.

Appropriates $5,588,000 in fiscal year 2023 with a general fund base of $5,588,000 in fiscal year 2024 to support direct care workers providing home and community-based services.