Minnesota Statutes 256.88 – Social Welfare Fund Established
Except as otherwise expressly provided, all moneys and funds held by the commissioner of human services and the local social services agencies of the several counties in trust or for the benefit of children with a disability and children who are dependent, neglected, or delinquent, children born to mothers who were not married to the children’s fathers at the times of the conception nor at the births of the children, persons determined to have developmental disability, mental illness, or substance use disorder, or other wards or beneficiaries, under any law, shall be kept in a single fund to be known as the “social welfare fund” which shall be deposited at interest, held, or disbursed as provided in sections 256.89 to 256.92.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 256.88
- children: includes children by birth or adoption;
(9) "day" comprises the time from midnight to the next midnight;
(10) "fiscal year" means the year by or for which accounts are reckoned;
(11) "hereafter" means a reference to the time after the time when the law containing such word takes effect;
(12) "heretofore" means a reference to the time previous to the time when the law containing such word takes effect;
(13) "judicial sale" means a sale conducted by an officer or person authorized for the purpose by some competent tribunal;
(14) "minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years;
(15) "money" means lawful money of the United States;
(16) "night time" means the time from sunset to sunrise;
(17) "non compos mentis" refers to an individual of unsound mind;
(18) "notary" means a notary public;
(19) "now" in any provision of a law referring to other laws in force, or to persons in office, or to any facts or circumstances as existing, relates to the laws in force, or to the persons in office, or to the facts or circumstances existing, respectively, on the effective date of such provision;
(20) "verified" when used in reference to writings, means supported by oath or affirmation. See Minnesota Statutes 645.45
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.