1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to do 
1.3 	background checks at the request of Indian tribes;proposing coding for new law 
1.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [299C.75] BACKGROUND CHECKS; INDIAN TRIBES.
1.7 	(a) When requested by a law enforcement agency of an Indian tribe with a 
1.8 	reservation in the state, the superintendent shall perform a criminal history background 
1.9 	check on a person seeking a license, employment, public housing, candidacy for tribal 
1.10 	election, or other purpose as required under tribal law and in accordance with federal law. 
1.11 	When requested by the law enforcement agency of the Indian tribe, the superintendent 
1.12 	shall exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of 
1.13 	the criminal history background check. The superintendent shall recover the cost of a 
1.14 	background check under this section through a fee charged to the Indian tribe.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this section, "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, nation, or other 
1.16 	federally recognized group or community of Indians. 
1.17 	(c) If any provision of this section is determined to be in conflict with respect to a 
1.18 	tribal state gaming compact of an Indian tribe requesting a background check under this 
1.19 	section, the compact provision shall prevail.