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

This bill (SF 427) requires children's service providers receiving funding from Minnesota's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to conduct criminal background checks on all employees, volunteers, and contractors who work with children. It directly affects organizations that receive trust fund money and provide children's services, as defined in Minnesota Statute 299C.61. The key provision mandates that these providers certify to the commission that background checks are performed on all staff with child access. The requirement takes effect July 1, 2025, for all trust fund recipients receiving money on or after that date.