1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; making changes to background study provisions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245C.24, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245C.24, subdivision 2, is 
1.6 	amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Permanent bar to set aside a disqualification. (a) Except as provided in 
1.8 	paragraph (b), the commissioner may not set aside the disqualification of any individual 
1.9 	disqualified pursuant to this chapter, regardless of how much time has passed, if the 
1.10 	individual was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed in section 245C.15, subdivision 1.
1.11 	(b) For an individual who was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed under section 
1.12 	245C.15, subdivision 1, and whose disqualification was set aside prior to July 1, 2005, 
1.13 	the commissioner must consider granting a subsequent set aside for the same or different 
1.14 	license holder based on the evaluation under section 245A.22, subdivision 4. A request for 
1.15 	reconsideration evaluated under this paragraph must include a letter of recommendation 
1.16 	from the license holder that was subject to the prior set aside decision addressing the 
1.17 	individual's quality of care to children or vulnerable adults and the circumstances of the 
1.18 	individual's departure from that service.