Minnesota SF1548 modifies Northstar Care for Children benefits for children under six and those transferred into the program.

Minnesota SF1548 amends the Northstar Care for Children program to modify benefits for children under the age of six and those transferred into the program. Specifically, children entering the Northstar kinship assistance or adoption assistance components while under six will receive 50% of the amount they would otherwise be entitled to. The commissioner may also apply this 50% rate to children transferred into these components. Children in the care of a relative or placed within placement preferences who enter the program under six will receive the full amount.

Minnesota SF1548 modifies Northstar Care for Children benefits for children under six and those transferred into the program.

Minnesota SF1548 amends the Northstar Care for Children program to modify benefits for children under the age of six and those transferred into the program. Specifically, children entering the Northstar kinship assistance or adoption assistance components while under six will receive 50% of the amount they would otherwise be entitled to. The commissioner may also apply this 50% rate to children transferred into these components. Children in the care of a relative or placed within placement preferences who enter the program under six will receive the full amount.