as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/07/2007 |
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; authorizing organizations providing mentoring
services to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 299A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For purposes of this section, "mentoring" means a
commitment between an adult and youth focused on developing the character and
capabilities of the young person and involving regular, personal, or face-to-face meetings.
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To screen for safety risks, an organization
providing mentor services may request the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to perform
a criminal background check on persons volunteering to become a mentor under the
organization's supervision.
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The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension shall provide up to 40,000 state background checks upon request for
background checks by charitable, nonprofit mentoring organizations specified in
subdivision 2. Mentoring organizations must complete a background check training
through the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota. Upon completion of the training, mentor
programs are eligible to receive background checks through the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension under this subdivision.
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(a) $320,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
safety to provide criminal background checks as provided in section 1. The appropriation
is part of the base and is available for the biennium ending June 30, 2009.
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(b) $10,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public
safety for background check training. The commissioner shall distribute these funds to the
Mentoring Partnership to provide background check training. The appropriation is not
part of the base and is available for the biennium ending June 30, 2009.
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