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2014 SESSION
SB 250 Employment applications; inquiries regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if the prospective employee has a conviction record that bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position.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inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if (i) the prospective employee's criminal arrest or charge resulted in the prospective employee's conviction of a crime and (ii) the crime of which he was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. Localities are authorized to prohibit such inquiries.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102071D pdf
- 02/06/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14102071D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102071D
- 01/03/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/03/14 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/14 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/14 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB250E
- 02/06/14 Senate: Printed as engrossed 14102071D-E
- 02/07/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/12/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/14 House: Read first time
- 02/12/14 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/14 House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
- 02/18/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/26/14 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 03/04/14 House: Left in Courts of Justice