HB1150ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 3/7/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1150

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1150 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Employment Application Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Application for State employment" means a written or electronic form submitted by an individual who is seeking employment with a State agency. An application form may seek information regarding an applicant's credentials, educational and work history, training, and other information pertinent to an assessment of the applicant for employment with the State. For purposes of this Act, the term "application" does not include forms requesting a candidate's permission to perform a background check.

"State agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.

Section 10. State employment application. An application for State employment may not (1) contain any question as to whether the applicant has been arrested for, charged with, convicted of, or placed on supervision or qualified probation for a criminal offense or (2) otherwise inquire into the applicant's criminal history.

Section 15. Timing and manner of criminal background check. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a State agency from requiring an applicant to complete a release form that grants to the State the applicant's permission to conduct a background check or to prohibit a State agency from conducting a criminal background check for an applicant for State employment. This background check release form and any inquiry into an applicant's criminal background may not be required of an applicant until after the applicant has been interviewed for a position or has been conditionally offered a position.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.".