"BAN THE BOX"/PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
Senate Bill 509 (Public) Filed Monday, April 4, 2011
TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC EMPLOYER FROM INQUIRING INTO OR CONSIDERING THE CRIMINAL RECORD OF A JOB APPLICANT UNTIL THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW BY THE EMPLOYER.
Intro. by D. Berger, McKissick.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 5 2011)

Bill History:

S 509

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 4 2011 - View Summary

    Enacts new GS 15A-153 as the title indicates. Exempts the Department of Corrections or public employers who have a statutory duty to collect a criminal history check or otherwise consider an employee’s criminal history in the hiring process. Provides that the statute does not prohibit a public employer from notifying applicants that law or the employer’s policy will disqualify an individual with a particular criminal history record from employment in particular positions. Applies to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2011.