Bill Text: PA SB297 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for prospective employee background checks.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-23 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB297 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB297-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 275
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 297 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, TARTAGLIONE, FOLMER, BROWNE, ERICKSON, FONTANA, D. WHITE, WAUGH, BREWSTER, COSTA, STACK, BOSCOLA AND WOZNIAK, JANUARY 27, 2011
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, JANUARY 27, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131), entitled
"An act establishing grounds upon which innkeepers may deny
accommodations, facilities or privileges of a lodging
establishment to any person who is unable or unwilling to pay
for accommodations and services, to any person who is
disorderly, to any person who an innkeeper reasonably
believes is seeking accommodations for any unlawful purpose
and to any person who an innkeeper reasonably believes is
bringing upon the lodging establishment property which may be
dangerous to other persons; allowing an innkeeper to limit
the number of persons who shall occupy any particular guest
room of a lodging establishment; providing for the posting of
notice relative to this statute; and providing for
penalties," providing for prospective employee background
checks.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131),
known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 7.1. Background checks.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (c), an
innkeeper shall require an individual applying for employment
with a lodging establishment who would have access to a guest
room key if employed to undergo a check of criminal history
record in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S. § 9121(b) (relating to
general regulations).
(b) Use of information.--Whenever an innkeeper is in receipt
of information which is part of an individual's criminal history
record information file, the innkeeper may use that information
for the purposes of deciding whether or not to hire the
applicant only in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S. § 9125 (relating to
use of records for employment) and shall provide the applicant
notice regarding a decision not to hire as provided in 18
Pa.C.S. § 9125(c).
(c) Exception.--The provisions of subsections (a) and (b)
shall not apply to a lodging establishment with 20 or fewer
guest rooms.
(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "check of
criminal history record information" means a criminal history
record check under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 91 (relating to criminal
history record information).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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