1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying background study requirements for minors 
1.3 	living in a licensed foster care home;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	245C.05, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5a.Background study requirements for minors living in a licensed foster care 
1.9 	home. (a) A background study completed under this chapter for a licensed foster care home 
1.10 	on a subject who is required to be studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, and is 17 
1.11 	years of age or younger shall be completed by the commissioner. The subject shall submit 
1.12 	to the commissioner the information required under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
1.13 	(b) A subject who is 17 years of age or younger is required to submit fingerprints and a 
1.14 	photograph if the commissioner has reasonable cause to require a national criminal history 
1.15 	record check.