1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; waiving background study fees for prospective 
1.3 	adoptive parents;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.601, 
1.4 	subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.601, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Background study. (a) Consistent with section 245C.33 and United States 
1.9 	Code, title 42, section 671, a completed background study is required before the adoptive 
1.10 	placement of the child in a related or an unrelated home.
1.11 	(b) The commissioner shall waive all fees associated with completion of background 
1.12 	studies for prospective adoptive parents and families when these individuals apply to 
1.13 	adopt a child under the guardianship of the commissioner.