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HF1831 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Background check requirements modified for housing support providers.

Related bill: SF2334

AI Generated Summary

This bill proposes modifications to background check requirements for certain housing support providers in Minnesota. Specifically, it amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256I.04, subdivision 2c, to adjust the rules concerning which individuals must undergo background studies.

Key Changes:

  1. Maintains Background Check Requirements for Housing Support Providers

    • Providers must initiate background checks for:
      • Controlling individuals (as defined in section 245A.02)
      • Managerial officials (as defined in section 245A.02)
      • Employees and volunteers who have direct contact with recipients or unsupervised access to their personal property or private data.

  2. Compliance with Chapter 245C

    • Housing support providers must follow all requirements established for entities conducting background studies under this chapter.

  3. Requirement to Demonstrate Clearance

    • Effective July 1, 2017, individuals subject to background checks must provide documentation showing:
      • They are not disqualified under section 245C.14, or
      • If disqualified, they have received a set-aside of the disqualification for the specific setting under section 245C.22.

  4. Exemption for Supportive Housing and Emergency Shelters

    • Providers of supportive housing and emergency shelters are exempt from the requirement to initiate background checks under Chapter 245C.

This change appears to reduce regulatory burdens for supportive housing and emergency shelter providers while maintaining background study requirements for other housing support providers.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 02, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toHuman Services Finance and Policy
March 02, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toHuman Services Finance and Policy
March 11, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthors added

Citations

 
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