1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to background checks; extending authority for delayed submission of 
1.3 	fingerprints for essential workers;amending Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 2, 
1.4 	section 26, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 2, section 26, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Expiration. This section expires on March 1, 2021 ....... or 60 days following 
1.8 	the end of the peacetime public health emergency, whichever is later. For purposes of this 
1.9 	paragraph, "peacetime public health emergency" means any peacetime emergency declared 
1.10 	by the governor in an executive order that relates to the infectious disease known as 
1.11 	COVID-19.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.