Enacts new GS 15A-151 to prohibit a public employer from asking about or considering the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant for public employment until the applicant has been selected for an interview. Exempts custody staff of the Divisions of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety or public employees who have a statutory duty to conduct a criminal history record check for a position or to consider a potential employee's criminal history during the hiring process. Defines public employer to mean the state or a local political subdivision of the state. Applies to applications for employment submitted on or after July 1, 2015.
REDUCE UNFAIR BARRIERS TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
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AN ACT TO REDUCE UNFAIR BARRIERS TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT BY REQUIRING THAT A PUBLIC EMPLOYER NEITHER ASK ABOUT NOR CONSIDER THE CRIMINAL RECORD OF A JOB APPLICANT UNTIL THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE EMPLOYER FOR AN INTERVIEW.Intro. by R. Johnson.
Status: Ref to the Com on Judiciary I, if favorable, State Personnel, if favorable, Commerce and Job Development (House Action) (Apr 13 2015)
H 605
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