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2006 SESSION
SJ 106 Barrier crime laws; to study impact on social service and health care employers, etc.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie D. Davis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Study; barrier crimes; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the impact of barrier crimes laws on social service and health care employers, prospective employees, consumers, residents, patients, and clients. Specifically, the Joint Commission will (i) determine the effectiveness of barrier crimes laws in protecting consumers, residents, patients, and clients; (ii) examine the difficulty experienced by employers in service delivery agencies in finding qualified applicants and employees, as well as the difficulty experienced by prospective employees in finding jobs; (iii) compare Virginia's barrier crimes laws with laws related to criminal convictions and employment in other states; and (iv) gather data on employment discrimination based on an individual's criminal conviction record from state agencies, institutions, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, or any instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; barrier crimes; report. Requests the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study the impact of barrier crimes laws on social service and health care employers, prospective employees, consumers, residents, patients, and clients.