MN HF4401

Defines "national criminal history record check" as a check of Federal Bureau of Investigation records submitted through the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension via fingerprints when specifically required by law.

Requires the Department of Human Services commissioner to review national criminal history record check results for background studies related to child foster care, adoptions, family child care, licensed child care centers, and Head Start programs when the subject is 18 years or older.

Expands tribal organizations' authority to contract with the commissioner to conduct background studies for tribally affiliated child care programs, requiring national criminal history record checks as part of these studies.

Creates new statute section 245C.121 allowing Head Start programs receiving state funding to contract with the commissioner for background studies that include national criminal history record checks.

Permits the commissioner to require fingerprints for identity verification purposes only, with fingerprints destroyed after use and not retained in records.