1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; authorizing organizations providing mentoring 
1.3 	services to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal 
1.4 	Apprehension; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 299A.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [299A.81] MENTORING PROGRAMS; CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
1.8 	CHECKS.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "mentoring" means a 
1.10 	commitment between an adult and youth focused on developing the character and 
1.11 	capabilities of the young person and involving regular, personal, and/or face-to-face 
1.12 	meetings.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Background check requests. To screen for safety risks, an organization 
1.14 	providing mentor services may request the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to perform 
1.15 	a criminal background check on persons volunteering to become a mentor under the 
1.16 	organization's supervision.
1.17 		Subd. 3.Background checks. The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal 
1.18 	Apprehension shall provide up to 15,000 background checks upon request for background 
1.19 	checks by organizations specified in subdivision 2.

1.20 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.21 	$623,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2007 to the 
1.22 	commissioner of public safety to provide criminal background checks as provided in 
1.23 	section 1 and shall be available until June 30, 2007.