Legislative auditor or state auditor allowed to access expunged criminal records for hiring purposes.

This bill allows the Office of the Legislative Auditor and the state auditor to review expunged criminal records when evaluating job candidates for employment with these offices. Under the new provisions, these auditors can access sealed criminal history information without needing a court order and may use the records to disqualify applicants based on prior convictions. The change applies specifically to hiring decisions for final candidates and does not affect other state agencies or the general public's access to expunged records. This policy update modifies existing Minnesota statutes to create an exception to expungement rules for these two specific state auditing entities.