Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

A bill for an act

relating to public safety; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to perform

background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor; amending

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299C.76, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299C.76, subdivision 1, is amended

to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions

apply.

(b) "Federal tax information" means federal tax returns and return information or

information derived or created from federal tax returns, in possession of or control by the

requesting agency, that is covered by the safeguarding provisions of section 6103(p)(4) of

the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) "IRS Publication 1075" means Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075 that

provides guidance and requirements for the protection and confidentiality of federal tax

information as required in section 6103(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) "National criminal history record information" means the Federal Bureau of

Investigation identification records as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 28,

section 20.3(d).

(e) "Requesting agency" means the Department of Revenue; Department of Employment

and Economic Development; Department of Human Services; Department of Children,

Youth, and Families; board of directors of MNsure; Department of Information Technology

Services; attorney general;
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Office of the Legislative Auditor;
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and counties.