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.