1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; eliminating the fingerprinting requirement for real estate 
1.3 	appraisers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82B.08, subdivision 2a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82B.08, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2a.Criminal history record check~~; fingerprints~~. (a) An applicant for a 
1.7 	license must:
1.8 	(1) consent to a criminal history record check; and
1.9 	(2) ~~submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the commissioner; and~~
1.10 	~~(3)~~ pay the fee required to perform a criminal history record ~~checks~~ check with the 
1.11 	Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ~~and the Federal Bureau of Investigation~~.
1.12 	~~(b) The commissioner may contract for the collection and transmission of~~ 
1.13 	~~fingerprints required under this chapter and may order the fee for collecting and~~ 
1.14 	~~transmitting fingerprints to be payable directly to the contractor by the applicant. The~~ 
1.15 	~~commissioner may agree to a reasonable fingerprinting fee to be charged by the contractor.~~
1.16 	~~(c)~~ (b) The commissioner shall submit the applicant's ~~fingerprints,~~ consent~~,~~ and 
1.17 	the required fee to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The 
1.18 	superintendent shall perform a check of the state criminal history repository ~~and is~~ 
1.19 	~~authorized to exchange the applicant's fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation~~ 
1.20 	~~to obtain the national criminal history record~~. The superintendent shall return the results 
1.21 	of the ~~state and national~~ criminal history ~~records checks~~ record check to the commissioner.
1.22 	~~(d)~~ (c) This subdivision applies to an applicant for an initial license or a renewal 
1.23 	license.