SF 1786

2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/28/2025 09:35am

A bill for an act
relating to children and families; modifying relative foster care licensing, training,
and background study requirements; modifying the Minnesota family investment
program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
142B.01, subdivision 15; 142B.05, subdivision 3; 142B.47; 142B.51, subdivision
2; 142B.80; 142E.01, subdivisions 14, 19; 142G.01, subdivision 8; 142G.40,
subdivision 4; 245C.02, by adding a subdivision; 245C.15, subdivision 4a;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Individual who is related.

"Individual who is related" means a spouse, a
parent, a birth or adopted child or stepchild, a stepparent, a stepbrother, a stepsister, a niece,
a nephew, an adoptive parent, a grandparent, a sibling, an aunt, an uncle, or a legal guardian. new text begin
For purposes of family child foster care, "individual who is related" includes an individual
who is an important individual of the child or of the child's parent or custodian. Important
individual means an individual with whom the child has resided or had significant contact
or who has a significant relationship to the child or the child's parent or custodian.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Foster care by an individual who is related to a child; license required.

new text begin (a)
new text end Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), in order to provide foster care for
a child, an individual who is related to the child, other than a parent, or legal guardian, must
be licensed by the commissioner except as provided by section 142B.06.

new text begin (b) An individual who is related to the child may seek foster care licensure through the
county agency or a private agency in the community designated or licensed by the
commissioner. The county agency must provide information to all potential relative foster
care providers about this choice, including information about available private agencies for
foster care licensure.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must develop materials for the county agency to distribute at
regular intervals to all potential relative foster care providers and licensed relative foster
care providers, advising such providers on:
new text end

new text begin (1) access to legal services and support;
new text end

new text begin (2) choice in licensing under paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (3) choice in ongoing case support;
new text end

new text begin (4) how to access respite care and strategies for leveraging natural supports for the child
and family; and
new text end

new text begin (5) ways to include resource or substitute caregivers in the child's case plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) If an individual who is related to a child is seeking licensure to provide foster care
for the child and the individual has a domestic partner but is not married to the domestic
partner, only the individual related to the child must be licensed to provide foster care. The
commissioner must conduct background studies on household members according to section
245C.03, subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.47, is amended to read:

142B.47 TRAINING ON RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH
AND ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA FOR CHILD FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS.

(a) Licensed child foster care providers new text begin , except individuals related to the child, new text end that care
for infants or children through five years of age must document that before caregivers assist
in the care of infants or children through five years of age, deleted text begin they deleted text end new text begin the caregivers new text end are instructed
on the standards in section 142B.46 and receive training on reducing the risk of sudden
unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma from shaking infants and young children. new text begin
Licensed child foster care providers who are related to the child must document completion
of the training required under this section within 30 days after licensure. new text end This section does
not apply to emergency relative placement under section 142B.06. The training on reducing
the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma may be provided as:

(1) orientation training to child foster care providers who care for infants or children
through five years of age under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 1; or

(2) in-service training to child foster care providers who care for infants or children
through five years of age under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2.

(b) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length and must be
completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the risk
factors related to sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, means of reducing
the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, and license holder
communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death
and abusive head trauma.

(c) Training for child foster care providers must be approved by the county or private
licensing agency that is responsible for monitoring the child foster care provider under
section 142B.30. The approved training fulfills, in part, training required under Minnesota
Rules, part 2960.3070.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.

(a) Programs
licensed by the Department of Human Services under chapter 245A or the Department of
Children, Youth, and Families under this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960, that
serve a child or children under eight years of age must document training that fulfills the
requirements in this subdivision.

(b) Before a license holder, staff person, or caregiver transports a child or children under
age eight in a motor vehicle, the person transporting the child must satisfactorily complete
training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems in motor vehicles.
Training completed under this section may be used to meet initial or ongoing training under
Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subparts 1 and 2.

(c) Training required under this section must be completed at orientation or initial training
and repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the
proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and age, and the
proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor vehicle used by the license
holder to transport the child or children.

(d) Training under paragraph (c) must be provided by individuals who are certified and
approved by the Office of Traffic Safety within the Department of Public Safety. License
holders may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public
Safety website or by contacting the agency.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for an emergency relative placement under section
142B.06, the commissioner may grant a variance to the training required by this subdivision
for a relative who completes a child seat safety check up. The child seat safety check up
trainer must be approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, and
must provide one-on-one instruction on placing a child of a specific age in the exact child
passenger restraint in the motor vehicle in which the child will be transported. Once granted
a variance, and if all other licensing requirements are met, the relative applicant may receive
a license and may transport a relative foster child younger than eight years of age. A child
seat safety check up must be completed each time a child requires a different size car seat
according to car seat and vehicle manufacturer guidelines. A relative license holder must
complete training that meets the other requirements of this subdivision prior to placement
of another foster child younger than eight years of age in the home or prior to the renewal
of the child foster care license.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a child foster care license holder who is an individual
related to the child must document completion of the training required under this section
within 30 days after licensure.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.80, is amended to read:

142B.80 CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; MENTAL
HEALTH TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING.

Prior to a nonemergency placement of a child in a foster care home, the child foster care
license holder and caregivers in foster family and treatment foster care settings must complete
two hours of training that addresses the causes, symptoms, and key warning signs of mental
health disorders; cultural considerations; and effective approaches for dealing with a child's
behaviors. At least one hour of the annual training requirement for the foster family license
holder and caregivers must be on children's mental health issues and treatment. Except for
providers and services under chapter 245D new text begin and child foster care license holders who are
individuals related to the child new text end , the annual training must also include at least one hour of
training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which must be counted toward the 12 hours
of required in-service training per year. Short-term substitute caregivers are exempt from
these requirements. Training curriculum shall be approved by the commissioner of children,
youth, and families.

Sec. 6.

new text begin [142B.81] CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING; RELATIVE CAREGIVERS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the required hours under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2,
a child foster care license holder who is an individual related to the child must complete a
minimum of six hours of in-service training per year in one or more of the areas in Minnesota
Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2, or in other areas as agreed upon by the licensing agency
and the foster parent. The relative child foster care license holder must consult with the
licensing agency and complete training in areas that are most applicable to caring for the
relative children in foster care in the home.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.01, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Family.

"Family" means parents; stepparents; guardians and their spouses;
other eligible relative caregivers and their spouses; relative custodians who accepted a
transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under section 260C.515,
subdivision 4, or similar permanency disposition in Tribal code, and their spouses; successor
custodians or guardians as established by section 142A.605, subdivision 10, and their
spouses; foster parents providing care to a child placed in a family foster home under section
260C.007, subdivision 16b, and their spouses; new text begin relative caregivers, as defined under section
260C.007, subdivision 27, and their spouses residing in the same household; new text end and the
blood-related dependent children and adoptive siblings under the age of 18 years living in
the same home as any of the above. Family includes children temporarily absent from the
household in settings such as schools, foster care, and residential treatment facilities and
adults temporarily absent from the household in settings such as schools, military service,
or rehabilitation programs. An adult family member who is not in an authorized activity
under this chapter may be temporarily absent for up to 60 days. When a minor parent or
parents and his, her, or their child or children are living with other relatives, and the minor
parent or parents apply for a child care subsidy, "family" means only the minor parent or
parents and their child or children. An adult age 18 or older who meets this definition of
family and is a full-time high school or postsecondary student may be considered a dependent
member of the family unit if 50 percent or more of the adult's support is provided by the
parents; stepparents; guardians and their spouses; relative custodians who accepted a transfer
of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under section 260C.515, subdivision 4,
or similar permanency disposition in Tribal code, and their spouses; successor custodians
or guardians as established by section 142A.605, subdivision 10, and their spouses; foster
parents providing care to a child placed in a family foster home under section 260C.007,
subdivision 16b, and their spouses; or eligible relative caregivers and their spouses residing
in the same household.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 19.

Legal nonlicensed child care provider.

"Legal nonlicensed child care
provider" means: (1) a child care provider who is excluded from licensing requirements
under section 142B.05, subdivision 2; deleted text begin or deleted text end (2) a child care provider authorized to provide
care in a child's home under section 142E.10, subdivision 14, provided the provider only
cares for related children, children from a single, unrelated family, or both related children
and children from a single, unrelated family new text begin ; or (3) a relative caregiver as defined under
section 260C.007, subdivision 27, who is not the child's parent, stepparent, or guardian new text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142G.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Child-only TANF program.

Children who receive assistance under this chapter,
in which the assistance unit does not include a caregiver, but only includes a minor child,
shall become part of the program established under this chapter. new text begin A child receiving assistance
under this subdivision may live with a relative caregiver who does not have guardianship
or custody of the child. For purposes of this subdivision, "relative" has the meaning given
in section 260C.007, subdivision 27.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142G.40, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Exemption for certain families.

(a) Any cash assistance received by an
assistance unit does not count toward the 60-month limit on assistance during a month in
which the caregiver is age 60 or older.

(b) From July 1, 1997, until the date MFIP is operative in the caregiver's county of
financial responsibility, any cash assistance received by a caregiver who is complying with
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.73, subdivision 5a, and Minnesota Statutes 1998,
section 256.736, if applicable, does not count toward the 60-month limit on assistance.
Thereafter, any cash assistance received by a minor caregiver who is complying with the
requirements of sections 142G.14 and 142G.57, if applicable, does not count deleted text begin towards deleted text end new text begin toward new text end
the 60-month limit on assistance.

(c) Any diversionary assistance or emergency assistance received prior to July 1, 2003,
does not count toward the 60-month limit.

(d) Any cash assistance received by an 18- or 19-year-old caregiver who is complying
with an employment plan that includes an education option under section 142G.57 does not
count toward the 60-month limit.

(e) Payments provided to meet short-term emergency needs under section 142G.76 do
not count toward the 60-month time limit.

new text begin (f) Any cash assistance received by an assistance unit does not count toward the 60-month
limit on assistance during a month in which the caregiver is a relative caregiver. For purposes
of this subdivision, "relative" has the meaning given in section 260C.007, subdivision 27.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 16b. new text end

new text begin Relative. new text end

new text begin "Relative" has the meaning given in section 260C.007, subdivision
27. For purposes of background studies affiliated with child foster care licensure, a person
is a relative if the person was known to the child or the child's parent before the child is
placed in foster care.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245C.15, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:

Subd. 4a.

Licensed family foster setting disqualifications.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivisions 1 to 4, for a background study affiliated with a licensed family foster setting,
regardless of how much time has passed, an individual is disqualified under section 245C.14
if the individual committed an act that resulted in a felony-level conviction for sections:
609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the second degree); 609.195 (murder
in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in
the second degree); 609.2112 (criminal vehicular homicide); deleted text begin 609.221 (assault in the first
degree); deleted text end 609.223, subdivision 2 (assault in the third degree, past pattern of child abuse);
609.223, subdivision 3 (assault in the third degree, victim under four); a felony offense
under sections 609.2242 and 609.2243 (domestic assault, spousal abuse, child abuse or
neglect, or a crime against children); 609.2247 (domestic assault by strangulation); 609.2325
(criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult resulting in the death of a vulnerable adult); 609.245
(aggravated robbery); 609.247, subdivision 2 or 3 (carjacking in the first or second degree);
609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.2661 (murder of an unborn child
in the first degree); 609.2662 (murder of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.2663
(murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 609.2664 (manslaughter of an unborn child
in the first degree); 609.2665 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the second degree);
609.267 (assault of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2671 (assault of an unborn child
in the second degree); 609.268 (injury or death of an unborn child in the commission of a
crime); 609.322, subdivision 1 (solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex
trafficking in the first degree); 609.324, subdivision 1 (other prohibited acts; engaging in,
hiring, or agreeing to hire minor to engage in prostitution); 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct
in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree); 609.344 (criminal
sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree);
609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree); 609.3453 (criminal sexual predatory
conduct); 609.3458 (sexual extortion); 609.352 (solicitation of children to engage in sexual
conduct); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of
a child); 609.561 (arson in the first degree); 609.582, subdivision 1 (burglary in the first
degree); 609.746 (interference with privacy); 617.23 (indecent exposure); 617.246 (use of
minors in sexual performance prohibited); or 617.247 (possession of pictorial representations
of minors).

(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to 4, for the purposes of a background study affiliated
with a licensed family foster setting, an individual is disqualified under section 245C.14,
regardless of how much time has passed, if the individual:

(1) committed an action under paragraph (e) that resulted in death or involved sexual
abuse, as defined in section 260E.03, subdivision 20;

(2) committed an act that resulted in a gross misdemeanor-level conviction for section
609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree);

(3) committed an act against or involving a minor that resulted in a felony-level conviction
for: section 609.222 (assault in the second degree); 609.223, subdivision 1 (assault in the
third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree); or 609.224 (assault in the fifth degree);
or

(4) committed an act that resulted in a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor-level
conviction for section 617.293 (dissemination and display of harmful materials to minors).

(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to 4, for a background study affiliated with a licensed
family foster setting deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end an individual is disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than 20 years have passed
since the termination of the individual's parental rights under section 260C.301, subdivision
1, paragraph (b), or if the individual consented to a termination of parental rights under
section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), to settle a petition to involuntarily terminate
parental rights. An individual is disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than 20 years
have passed since the termination of the individual's parental rights in any other state or
country, where the conditions for the individual's termination of parental rights are
substantially similar to the conditions in section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) when an individual is a relative of the child in foster care, an individual is disqualified
under section 245C.14 if fewer than seven years have passed since the termination of the
individual's parental rights under section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or if the
individual consented to a termination of parental rights under section 260C.301, subdivision
1, paragraph (a), to settle a petition to involuntarily terminate parental rights. An individual
is disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than seven years have passed since the
termination of the individual's parental rights in any other state or country, where the
conditions for the individual's termination of parental rights are substantially similar to the
conditions in section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) new text end .

(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to 4, for a background study affiliated with a licensed
family foster setting, an individual is disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than five
years have passed since a felony-level violation for sections: 152.021 (controlled substance
crime in the first degree); 152.022 (controlled substance crime in the second degree); 152.023
(controlled substance crime in the third degree); 152.024 (controlled substance crime in the
fourth degree); 152.025 (controlled substance crime in the fifth degree); 152.0261 (importing
controlled substances across state borders); 152.0262, subdivision 1, paragraph (b)
(possession of substance with intent to manufacture methamphetamine); 152.027, subdivision
6, paragraph (c) (sale or possession of synthetic cannabinoids); 152.096 (conspiracies
prohibited); 152.097 (simulated controlled substances); 152.136 (anhydrous ammonia;
prohibited conduct; criminal penalties; civil liabilities); 152.137 (methamphetamine-related
crimes involving children or vulnerable adults); 169A.24 (felony first-degree driving while
impaired); 243.166 (violation of predatory offender registration requirements); 609.2113
(criminal vehicular operation; bodily harm); 609.2114 (criminal vehicular operation; unborn
child); new text begin 609.221 (assault in the first degree); new text end 609.228 (great bodily harm caused by distribution
of drugs); 609.2325 (criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult not resulting in the death of a
vulnerable adult); 609.233 (criminal neglect); 609.235 (use of drugs to injure or facilitate
a crime); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.247, subdivision 4 (carjacking in the third degree);
609.322, subdivision 1a (solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex
trafficking in the second degree); 609.498, subdivision 1 (tampering with a witness in the
first degree); 609.498, subdivision 1b (aggravated first-degree witness tampering); 609.562
(arson in the second degree); 609.563 (arson in the third degree); 609.582, subdivision 2
(burglary in the second degree); 609.66 (felony dangerous weapons); 609.687 (adulteration);
609.713 (terroristic threats); 609.749, subdivision 3, 4, or 5 (felony-level harassment or
stalking); 609.855, subdivision 5 (shooting at or in a public transit vehicle or facility); or
624.713 (certain people not to possess firearms).

(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to 4, except as provided in paragraph (a), for a
background study affiliated with a licensed family child foster care license, an individual
is disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than five years have passed since:

(1) a felony-level violation for an act not against or involving a minor that constitutes:
section 609.222 (assault in the second degree); 609.223, subdivision 1 (assault in the third
degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree); or 609.224, subdivision 4 (assault in the
fifth degree);

(2) a violation of an order for protection under section 518B.01, subdivision 14;

(3) a determination or disposition of the individual's failure to make required reports
under section 260E.06 or 626.557, subdivision 3, for incidents in which the final disposition
under chapter 260E or section 626.557 was substantiated maltreatment and the maltreatment
was recurring or serious;

(4) a determination or disposition of the individual's substantiated serious or recurring
maltreatment of a minor under chapter 260E, a vulnerable adult under section 626.557, or
serious or recurring maltreatment in any other state, the elements of which are substantially
similar to the elements of maltreatment under chapter 260E or section 626.557 and meet
the definition of serious maltreatment or recurring maltreatment;

(5) a gross misdemeanor-level violation for sections: 609.224, subdivision 2 (assault in
the fifth degree); 609.2242 and 609.2243 (domestic assault); 609.233 (criminal neglect);
609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child);
609.746 (interference with privacy); 609.749 (stalking); or 617.23 (indecent exposure); or

(6) committing an act against or involving a minor that resulted in a misdemeanor-level
violation of section 609.224, subdivision 1 (assault in the fifth degree).

(f) For purposes of this subdivision, the disqualification begins from:

(1) the date of the alleged violation, if the individual was not convicted;

(2) the date of conviction, if the individual was convicted of the violation but not
committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections; or

(3) the date of release from prison, if the individual was convicted of the violation and
committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections.

Notwithstanding clause (3), if the individual is subsequently reincarcerated for a violation
of the individual's supervised release, the disqualification begins from the date of release
from the subsequent incarceration.

(g) new text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (f), for purposes of paragraph (d), the disqualification
begins from the date of the alleged violation when the individual is a relative of the child
in foster care.
new text end

new text begin (h) new text end An individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the
offenses listed in paragraphs (a) and (b), as each of these offenses is defined in Minnesota
Statutes, permanently disqualifies the individual under section 245C.14. An individual is
disqualified under section 245C.14 if fewer than five years have passed since the individual's
aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in paragraphs
(d) and (e).

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end An individual's offense in any other state or country, where the elements of the
offense are substantially similar to any of the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) and (b),
permanently disqualifies the individual under section 245C.14. An individual is disqualified
under section 245C.14 if fewer than five years have passed since an offense in any other
state or country, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of any
offense listed in paragraphs (d) and (e).

Sec. 13. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of children, youth, and families must make all written communications
and materials for individuals who are related to a child, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 142B.01, subdivision 15, and who are providing or seeking to provide foster care,
available in the 20 most common languages spoken in Minnesota. The commissioner must
also make the communications and materials available in American Sign Language and
accessible to relative foster care providers with disabilities.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES; CONDENSED CHILD FOSTER CARE LICENSING GUIDELINES.
new text end

new text begin By December 15, 2025, the commissioner of children, youth, and families must create
a condensed version of the child foster care licensing guidelines published by the
commissioner of human services in December 2023 for individuals providing foster care
for a relative child and for the purpose of kinship foster care providers to achieve licensure
as quickly as possible. The commissioner must consult with stakeholders to remove or
significantly condense portions of the guidelines for home studies and interviews that do
not apply to relative foster caregivers and any other guidelines that are unnecessary or
duplicative when licensing relative foster caregivers.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SUPPORTING RELATIVE CAREGIVER GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for the supporting relative caregiver
grant program established in Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 12, section 33.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin APPROPRIATION; COUNTY GRANTS FOR FINGERPRINTING
DEVICES.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
human services for grants to community licensing partners and to county and Tribal social
services agencies to purchase at-home or mobile fingerprinting devices, for purposes of
expediting background studies under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245C. Fingerprinting
devices purchased with grant funds must be approved by the commissioner of human services
for submitting fingerprints to the existing background study system. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end