Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-35), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Study Relating to Enhanced Criminal Background Check Standards for Certain Health and Human Services Commission Contractors. It is the intent of the legislature that, out of general revenue funds appropriated above, the Health and Human Services Commission conduct a study in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board on the feasibility of developing enhanced criminal background check standards for individuals who provide services to or otherwise work with children and the elderly as an employee of an entity that contracts with the commission or otherwise in connection with an entity's contract with the commission. Not later than April 1, 2018, the commission shall submit a report on the commission's findings under the study together with the recommendations to the Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.