Bill Text: AZ HB2393 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Hiring practices; criminal history; limitation.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-08 - Referred to House JUD Committee [HB2393 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2016-HB2393-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: hiring practices; criminal history; limitation.

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature

Second Regular Session

2016

 

 

HB 2393

 

Introduced by

Representatives Velasquez, Andrade, Bolding, Cardenas, Espinoza, Mendez, Rios, Senators Contreras, Quezada: Representatives Alston, Clark, Fernandez, Gabaldón, Gonzales, Rivero

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23‑205; relating to employment practices.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-205, to read:

START_STATUTE23-205.  Hiring practices; discrimination; criminal history; exception

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, an employer 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, consideration or requiring of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place only after the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment from the employer.

2.  The inquiry, consideration or requiring of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of the five most recent consecutive years preceding the date 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 title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1. END_STATUTE