Bill Text: AZ SB1127 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Hiring practices; limitation; criminal history

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Senate read second time [SB1127 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2017-SB1127-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: hiring practices; limitation; criminal history

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

SB 1127

 

Introduced by

Senator Quezada

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑755; relating to state employment practices.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-755, to read:

START_STATUTE41-755.  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.  Subsection A 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. END_STATUTE