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2015 SESSION
SB 1017 Employment applications; inquiries regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Employment applications; inquiries regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions. Prohibits state agencies from including on any employment application a question inquiring whether the prospective employee has ever been arrested or charged with, or convicted of, any crime, subject to certain exceptions. A prospective employee may not be asked if he has ever been convicted of any crime unless the inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if the prospective employee has a conviction record that bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position. A prospective employee may not be asked if he has ever been arrested or charged with a crime unless the inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if (i) the prospective employee's criminal arrest or charge resulted in the prospective employee's conviction of a crime and (ii) the crime of which he was convicted bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position. The prohibition does not apply to applications for employment with law-enforcement agencies, fire departments, and emergency medical services agencies. The bill also authorizes localities to prohibit such inquiries.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100207D
- 01/12/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/28/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/03/15 Senate: Chair votes yes
- 02/03/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/24/15 House: Left in Courts of Justice