IN HB1180 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-22 - Representative Criswell C added as coauthor
Pending: House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-22 - Representative Criswell C added as coauthor
Pending: House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Public employers. Prohibits a public employer from requiring or stating a preference for a postsecondary degree for employment, rejecting an applicant solely on the basis of the applicant lacking a postsecondary degree, or giving preferential treatment to an applicant who holds a postsecondary degree. Provides an exemption if the job duties require a postsecondary degree and the public employer demonstrates the necessity of a specific postsecondary degree in the job posting. Requires a public employer to provide written notice to each applicant who has been eliminated from hiring consideration. Allows an applicant to appeal a hiring decision to the department of labor (department) if the applicant believes the decision was based on the applicant's lack of a postsecondary degree. Allows any person to report to the department a job posting that includes a requirement or preference for a postsecondary degree and fails to include an explanation of the necessity of the postsecondary degree. Requires the department to take certain actions if an appeal or a report is substantiated by the department.
Title
Public employers.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-22 | House | Representative Criswell C added as coauthor |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Representative Teshka J removed as coauthor |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Representative Teshka J added as author |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Representative Criswell C removed as author |
| 2024-01-09 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Authored by Representative Criswell |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Coauthored by Representatives Teshka and Hall |
