Subprogram changes related to MFIP Child Care for Student Parents are described below.

MFIP Child Care for Student Parents to BSF

As soon as BSF funding becomes available, families receiving MFIP Child Care for Student Parents must be approved for BSF child care if eligibility requirements are met.

MFIP Child Care for Student Parents to MFIP

When a family receiving MFIP Child Care for Student Parents begins receiving MFIP cash benefits, approve the family for MFIP child care if all eligibility requirements are met. Remove the family from the BSF waiting list if the family begins receiving MFIP cash benefits. During the 12-month eligibility period when a student receiving MFIP for student parents has a subprogram change to MFIP child care, child care continues for the education program until it is included in an employment plan or until redetermination, whichever occurs first. If the education program is not included in the employment plan or the student has not developed an employment plan by their next redetermination, authorization for the education program ends at redetermination.

MFIP Child Care for Student Parents to Transition Year (TY)

Parent under 21 and pursuing high school or GED

A parent eligible for Transition Year must receive Transition Year, including parents under 21 years old pursuing a high school diploma or general equivalence diploma (GED) who meet Transition Year requirements. Note: MEC² functionality incorrectly determines the BSF subprogram for parents under 21 years old pursing a high school diploma or GED who are eligible for Transition Year. To get Transition Year results for a parent under 21 years old who is pursuing a high school diploma or GED, follow instructions in the MEC² User Manual for “Student Parent Under 21 Attending High School or GED Eligible for Transition Year.”

Parent turns 21 or no longer pursuing high school or GED

If eligibility for MFIP Child Care for Student Parents ends because the parent turns 21 or stops pursuing their high school or GED, the family is no longer eligible for MFIP Child Care for Student Parents but is eligible for Transition Year when Transition Year requirements are met. See Chapter 4.3.15 (MFIP Child Care for Student Parents). MEC² functionality will correctly produce Transition Year results when a student parent no longer qualifies for MFIP Child Care for Student Parents and the family is within their Transition Year period. The family should be moved on the BSF waiting list from 1st priority if approved for TY child care.

BSF child care to MFIP Child Care for Student Parents

When a family moves from one county where they were receiving BSF to another county that has a BSF waiting list, the family must notify the new county within 60 days of the move. If at least one parent in the family is under age 21 and pursuing a high school diploma or GED, the family will receive MFIP Child Care for Student Parents after the Unitary Residency period, if eligibility requirements are met, rather than Portability Pool funding. The family must be added to the new county’s BSF waiting list as 1st priority. See Chapter 4.3.12.9 (BSF Priorities).

MFIP Child Care for Student Parents to Portability Pool

If a family with a parent under 21 who is attending high school or GED is receiving BSF in one county and moves to a county with a BSF waiting list, the family should be approved for MFIP Child Care for Student Parents in the new county. If the parent then turns 21 or stops attending high school or GED, the family should be approved for Portability Pool until BSF funds are available. The family should be moved on the BSF waiting list from 1st priority to 3rd priority when approved for Portability Pool. To create Portability Pool results, see the MEC² User Manual section “Parent no Longer Eligible for MFIP Child Care for Student Parents but is Eligible for Portability Pool.”

Legal authority

Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, subd. 26