Bill Text: CT SB00869 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Criminal Background Checks For Door-to-door Salespersons.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-24 - Public Hearing 03/02 [SB00869 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00869-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 869
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 4243
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)

AN ACT REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESPERSONS.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Any person who is employed as a door-to-door salesperson shall, prior to the commencement of such employment in this state, at his or her own expense, submit to a criminal background check and thereafter submit the results of such background check to the Department of Consumer Protection.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2017	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require criminal background checks for door-to-door salespersons prior to the commencement of their employment in this state.

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