Bill
Number: S.B. 1437
Pace
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: printed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Molly Graver
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1.
Changes, from 5 years to 7 years, the period of time to
which an inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of a
criminal conviction record may extend.
2. Prohibits
an employer with more than 15 employees from inquiring about, considering or
requiring the disclosure of the criminal record of an applicant for employment during
the hiring process, rather than all employers.
3. Modifies
when an inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure may take
place in the hiring process.
4. Removes
the prohibition for a landlord to inquire about an applicant’s criminal record.
5. Defines interview
to mean any verbal interaction between an applicant and an employer
relating to the employment position or the position duties.
6. Excludes, from record
check prohibitions, employment positions that require an applicant to submit
fingerprints in order to access state and federal criminal records information
for noncriminal purposes, positions within a law enforcement, probation, or
prosecutor agency, emergency medical services transport or employment as a
certified court security officer or fire fighter.
Page 1, line
4, strike "discrimination;"
Line 5,
after "exception" insert "; applicability; definition"
Line 6,
strike "notwithstanding any other" insert
"unless required by federal"
Line 11,
after "place" strike remainder of line, insert
"during or after an interview by the employer or, if there
is no interview, until after the applicant"
Line 12,
strike "applicant"
Line 16,
strike "five" insert "seven";
after "date" strike remainder of line
Strike line
17
Line 18,
strike "3."; strike "criminal
conviction record" insert "employer considers a
certain criminal conviction would"; strike "relates"
insert "relate"
Line 20,
after "to" insert ":
1."
Line 22,
after "3.1" insert "or to
any employment position at a public airport"
Strike
lines 23 through 38, insert:
"2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints in order
to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal
justice purposes.
3.
employment positions within a law enforcement, probation, prosecutor agency,
emergency medical services transport or employment as a certified court
security officer or fire fighter.
c.
this section does not apply to an employer with fewer than fifteen employees.
d.
for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal
interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's representative
relating to the employment position or the duties of the position."
Renumber to
conform
Line 41,
strike "discrimination;"
Line 42,
after "exception" insert "; definition"
Line 43,
strike "notwithstanding any other" insert
"unless required by federal"
Page 2, line
4, after "place" strike remainder of line, insert
"during or after an interview by the employer or, if there
is no interview, until after the applicant"
Line 5,
strike "applicant"
Line 9,
strike "five" insert "seven";
after "date" strike remainder of line
Strike line
10
Line 11,
strike "3."; strike "criminal
conviction record" insert "employer considers a
certain criminal conviction would"; strike "relates"
insert "relate"
Line 13,
after "TO" insert ":
1."
After line
15, insert:
"2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints in order
to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal
justice purposes.
3.
employment positions within a law enforcement, probation, prosecutor agency,
emergency medical services transport or employment as a certified court
security officer or fire fighter.
c.
for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal
interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's
representative relating to the employment position or the duties of the
position."
Amend title
to conform