Amendment ID: S16-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Nationwide Background Checks

Messrs. Moore, Fattman, Montigny, O'Connor, Tarr, Driscoll and Collins move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 11. The executive office of housing and livable communities, in coordination with the department of the state police, shall study the feasibility of conducting a National Crime Information Center background check for each adult applicant or beneficiary placed in the emergency housing assistance program. The study shall include, but not be limited to, information on: (i) federal approvals necessary to conduct the background checks; (ii) projected costs for conducting the background checks; and (iii) any impediments to conducting the background checks, as determined by the executive office in consultation with the department of the state police in the course of the study. The executive office of housing and livable communities shall submit a report summarizing the results of its study to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than March 31, 2025.”.