Bill Title: Creates the State Employment Application Act. Provides that an application for State employment may not contain any question as to whether the applicant was convicted of or placed on supervision for a non-violent criminal offense but must contain a question as to whether the applicant for State employment has ever been convicted of a violent offense that is classified as a felony. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit a State agency from conducting a criminal background check of an applicant for State employment. Provides that if a federal or State law disqualifies a person convicted of certain offenses from holding a position, an application for that position may inquire as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that if an applicant is applying for a position of peace officer, an application for that position may inquire as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a decision to refuse to hire on the basis that the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1210 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Amended	2012-03-21	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2012-03-09	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2012-02-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	Not Avail	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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