Bill Text: OH HB556 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To prohibit employers from including on an employment application any question concerning whether an applicant has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-21 - To Judiciary [HB556 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2009-HB556-Introduced.html
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Representative Williams, S.
To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
prohibit employers from including on an employment | 2 |
application any question concerning whether an | 3 |
applicant has pleaded guilty to or been convicted | 4 |
of a felony. | 5 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4113.13 of the Revised Code be | 6 |
enacted to read as follows: | 7 |
Sec. 4113.13. No employer shall include any question on any | 8 |
form for application for employment with the employer concerning | 9 |
whether the applicant has been convicted of or plead guilty to a | 10 |
felony in this state or any other jurisdiction. | 11 |
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an | 12 |
employer from completing a criminal records check as part of any | 13 |
application process if otherwise permitted by law. | 14 |
As used in this section, "employer" has the same meaning as | 15 |
in section 4113.51 of the Revised Code. | 16 |