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HB 892 State employment; questions about criminal convictions, arrests, and charges.

Introduced by: K. Rob Krupicka | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State employment; questions about criminal convictions, arrests, and charges. 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. Subject to certain exceptions, a state agency shall not inquire whether a prospective employee has been convicted of, arrested for, or charged with a crime prior to interviewing the prospective employee. During an interview, the state agency may ask if the prospective employee has a conviction of, has been arrested for, or has been charged with a specific crime or type of crime that bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position.


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