SF427

SF427 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Background checks on certain recipients of money appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund that work with children requirement provision

Related bill: HF277

AI Generated Summary

The legislative bill SF No. 427 introduced in the Senate by authors Eichorn and Bahr mandates that any organization receiving funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and provides services to children, must conduct criminal background checks on all its employees, contractors, and volunteers who have or might have access to children. This is to ensure the safety of the children these entities serve. The organizations must certify that they comply with this requirement as part of their work plan submissions.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
January 20, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 20, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	Environment, Climate, and Legacy
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Environment, Climate, and Legacy
March 26, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Chief author stricken
March 26, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Chief author added

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Requirement for criminal background checks to be part of the work plan."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The bill references the existing requirement for recipients from the environment and natural resources trust fund to have a work plan under section 116P.05, subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarification on entities that must comply with the work plan requirements."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "116P.05",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        ""
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "Defines 'children's service provider' under section 299C.61, subdivision 5, which impacts the applicability of the background check requirements in the new law.",
      "modified": [
        ""
      ]
    },
    "citation": "299C.61",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 5"
  }
]