Bill Text: CT HB05433 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5433 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Felons From Managing State Assistance Funds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05433 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05433-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5433*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 745
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. MULLIGAN, 55th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING FELONS FROM MANAGING STATE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to (1) require criminal background checks prior to employment offers for persons seeking any state position involving administering, managing or providing state assistance benefits, and (2) prohibit the hiring of any person for such position who has been convicted of a felony within five years of his or her job application.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent the hiring of recently convicted felons for state jobs involving public assistance oversight and to require criminal background checks for all persons applying for such jobs.