Bill Text: IA HF2414 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting public employers from seeking information regarding felony convictions from job applicants unless required by law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-13 - Subcommittee, Jorgensen, Forristall, and Hunter. H.J. 561. [HF2414 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2414-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
public
employers
from
seeking
information
1
regarding
felony
convictions
from
job
applicants
unless
2
required
by
law.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
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70A.40
Hiring
——
prohibited
1
information.
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1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
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a.
“Felony”
means
a
conviction
in
a
court
of
this
or
any
4
other
state
or
of
the
United
States,
of
an
offense
classified
5
as
a
felony
by
the
law
under
which
the
defendant
was
convicted
6
at
the
time
of
the
defendant’s
conviction.
7
b.
“Public
employer”
means
the
state,
its
boards,
8
commissions,
agencies,
and
departments,
and
its
political
9
subdivisions,
including
counties,
cities,
school
districts,
and
10
other
special
purpose
districts.
11
2.
Unless
required
to
do
so
by
a
state
law
or
a
federal
12
law,
regulation,
or
policy,
a
public
employer
shall
not
seek
13
information
in
an
employment
application
regarding
whether
14
an
applicant
has
been
convicted
of
a
felony.
Where
seeking
15
such
information
is
required
by
a
state
law
or
a
federal
law,
16
regulation,
or
policy,
a
public
employer
shall
not
implement
17
the
state
law
or
the
federal
law,
regulation,
or
policy
in
a
18
manner
that
exceeds
the
specific
requirements
of
the
state
law
19
or
the
federal
law,
regulation,
or
policy.
20
EXPLANATION
21
This
bill
prohibits
a
public
employer
from
seeking
22
information
in
an
employment
application
regarding
whether
23
an
applicant
has
been
convicted
of
a
felony,
unless
the
24
employer
is
required
to
do
so
by
a
state
law
or
a
federal
law,
25
regulation,
or
policy.
The
bill
provides
that
where
seeking
26
such
information
is
required
by
a
state
law
or
a
federal
law,
27
regulation,
or
policy,
a
public
employer
shall
not
implement
28
the
state
law
or
the
federal
law,
regulation,
or
policy
in
a
29
manner
that
exceeds
the
specific
requirements
of
the
state
law
30
or
the
federal
law,
regulation,
or
policy.
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