Enacts new GS 126-18.1 to require that a state agency refrain from considering an applicant’s criminal record or criminal history until after the applicant has been selected for an interview by the employer. This provision does not apply to the Department of Public Safety when it otherwise has a duty to conduct a criminal history record check. A state agency may inform applicants that a particular criminal history record can result in disqualification for a position. Effective July 1, 2019.
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AN ACT TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM INQUIRING INTO OR CONSIDERING THE CRIMINAL RECORD OF A JOB APPLICANT UNTIL THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.Intro. by K. Smith.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Apr 18 2019)
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Tue, 16 Apr 2019 House: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 18 Apr 2019 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Bill H 834 (2019-2020)Summary date: Apr 17 2019 - View Summary
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