Bill Text: OH HB235 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To prohibit employers from including on an employment application any question concerning whether an applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-07-25 - To Commerce, Labor and Technology [HB235 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HB235-Introduced.html
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Representative Williams
Cosponsors:
Representatives Antonio, Ashford, Boyd, Ramos, Foley, Sykes, Budish, Reece
To enact section 4113.13 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
prohibit employers from including on an employment | 2 |
application any question concerning whether an | 3 |
applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty | 4 |
to a felony. | 5 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4113.13 of the Revised Code be | 6 |
enacted to read as follows: | 7 |
Sec. 4113.13. No employer shall include on any form for | 8 |
application for employment with the employer any question | 9 |
concerning whether the applicant has been convicted of or plead | 10 |
guilty to a felony in this state or any other jurisdiction. | 11 |
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an | 12 |
employer from completing a criminal records check as part of any | 13 |
application process if otherwise permitted by law. | 14 |
As used in this section, "employer" has the same meaning as | 15 |
in section 4113.51 of the Revised Code. | 16 |