First Regular Session S.B. 1069
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1069
(Reference to the proposed Burges s/e amendment dated 2/14/17; 1:36 p.m.)
Page 2, line 23, after "benefits" insert "or any inquiry or required disclosure permitted pursuant to section 41‑755"
Between lines 24 and 25, insert:
"Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-755, to read:
41-755. Hiring practices; discrimination; criminal history; exception
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply:
1. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place only after the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment from the state agency.
2. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of the five most recent consecutive years preceding the date that the conditional offer of employment is made to the applicant.
3. The criminal conviction record has a direct relationship to the employment position.
B. An applicant whose conviction is set aside pursuant to section 13‑907 may respond to an inquiry about or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal history that the applicant was not convicted of the offense that was set aside.
C. Subsections A and B of this section does not apply to employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to chapter 12, article 3.1 of this title."
Amend title to conform