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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Task Force on Inventorying Employment
5 Restrictions Act is amended by changing Sections 15 and 20 as
6 follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 5000/15)
8     Sec. 15. Task Force.
9     (a) The Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions
10 is hereby created in the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
11 Authority. The purpose of the Task Force is to review the
12 statutes, administrative rules, policies and practices that
13 restrict employment of persons with a criminal history, as set
14 out in subsection (c) of this Section, and to report to the
15 Governor and the General Assembly those employment
16 restrictions and their impact on employment opportunities for
17 people with criminal records.
18     (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act,
19 the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
20 Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the
21 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each
22 appoint 2 members to the Task Force. The Governor shall appoint
23 the Task Force chairperson. In addition, the Director or

 

 

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1 Secretary of each of the following, or his or her designee, are
2 members: the Department of Human Services, the Department of
3 Corrections, the Department of Commerce and Economic
4 Opportunity, the Department of Children and Family Services,
5 the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Central
6 Management Services, the Department of Employment Security,
7 the Department of Public Health, the Department of State
8 Police, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois
9 Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College
10 Board. Members shall not receive compensation. The Illinois
11 Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide staff and
12 other assistance to the Task Force.
13     (c) On or before September 1, 2010, all State agencies
14 shall produce a report for the Task Force that describes the
15 employment restrictions that are based on criminal records for
16 each occupation under the agency's jurisdiction and that of its
17 boards, if any, including, but not limited to, employment
18 within the agency; employment in facilities licensed,
19 regulated, supervised, or funded by the agency; employment
20 pursuant to contracts with the agency; and employment in
21 occupations that the agency licenses or provides
22 certifications to practice. For each occupation subject to a
23 criminal records-based restriction, the agency shall set forth
24 the following:
25         (1) the job title, occupation, job classification, or
26     restricted place of employment, including the range of

 

 

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1     occupations affected in such places;
2         (2) the statute, regulation, policy, and procedure
3     that authorizes the restriction of applicants for
4     employment and licensure, current employees, and current
5     licenses;
6         (3) the substance and terms of the restriction, and
7             (A) if the statute, regulation, policy or practice
8         enumerates disqualifying offenses, a list of each
9         disqualifying offense, the time limits for each
10         offense, and the point in time when the time limit
11         begins;
12             (B) if the statute, regulation, policy or practice
13         does not enumerate disqualifying offenses and instead
14         provides for agency discretion in determining
15         disqualifying offenses, the criteria the agency has
16         adopted to apply the disqualification to individual
17         cases. Restrictions based on agency discretion
18         include, but are not limited to, restrictions based on
19         an offense "related to" the practice of a given
20         profession; an offense or act of "moral turpitude"; and
21         an offense evincing a lack of "good moral character".
22         (4) the procedures used by the agency to identify an
23     individual's criminal history, including but not limited
24     to disclosures on applications and background checks
25     conducted by law enforcement or private entities;
26         (5) the procedures used by the agency to determine and

 

 

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1     review whether an individual's criminal history
2     disqualifies that individual;
3         (6) the year the restriction was adopted, and its
4     rationale;
5         (7) any exemption, waiver, or review mechanisms
6     available to seek relief from the disqualification based on
7     a showing of rehabilitation or otherwise, including the
8     terms of the mechanism, the nature of the relief it
9     affords, and whether an administrative and judicial appeal
10     is authorized;
11         (8) any statute, rule, policy and practice that
12     requires an individual convicted of a felony to have his
13     civil rights restored to become qualified for the job; and
14     9 copies of the following documents:
15             (A) forms, applications, and instructions provided
16         to applicants and those denied or terminated from jobs
17         or licenses based on their criminal record;
18             (B) forms, rules, and procedures that the agency
19         employs to provide notice of disqualification, to
20         review applications subject to disqualification, and
21         to provide for exemptions and appeals of
22         disqualification;
23             (C) memos, guidance, instructions to staff,
24         scoring criteria and other materials used by the agency
25         to evaluate the criminal histories of applicants,
26         licensees, and employees; and

 

 

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1             (D) forms and notices used to explain waiver,
2         exemption and appeals procedures for denial,
3         suspensions and terminations of employment or
4         licensure based on criminal history.
5     (d) Each State executive agency shall participate in a
6 review to determine the impact of the employment restrictions
7 based on criminal records and the effectiveness of existing
8 case-by-case review mechanisms. For each occupation under the
9 agency's jurisdiction for which there are employment
10 restrictions based on criminal records, each State agency must
11 provide the Task Force with a report, on or before March 1,
12 2010 November 1, 2009, for the previous 2-year period, setting
13 forth:
14         (1) the total number of people currently employed in
15     the occupation whose employment or licensure required
16     criminal history disclosure, background checks or
17     restrictions;
18         (2) the number and percentage of individuals who
19     underwent a criminal history background check;
20         (3) the number and percentage of individuals who were
21     merely required to disclose their criminal history without
22     a criminal history background check;
23         (4) the number and percentage of individuals who were
24     found disqualified based on criminal history disclosure by
25     the applicant;
26         (5) the number and percentage of individuals who were

 

 

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1     found disqualified based on a criminal history background
2     check;
3         (6) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
4     an exemption or waiver from the disqualification;
5         (7) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
6     an exemption or waiver who were subsequently granted the
7     exemption or waiver at the first level of agency review (if
8     multiple levels of review are available);
9         (8) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
10     an exemption or waiver who were subsequently granted the
11     exemption or waiver at the next level of agency review (if
12     multiple levels of review are available);
13         (9) the number and percentage of individuals who were
14     denied an exemption or waiver at the final level of agency
15     review, and then sought review through an administrative
16     appeal;
17         (10) the number and percentage of individuals who were
18     denied an exemption or waiver at the final level of agency
19     review, and then sought review through an administrative
20     appeal and were then found qualified after such a review;
21         (11) the number and percentage of individuals who were
22     found disqualified where no waiver or exemption process is
23     available;
24         (12) the number and percentage of individuals who were
25     found disqualified where no waiver or exemption process is
26     available and who sought administrative review and then

 

 

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1     were found qualified; and
2         (13) if the agency maintains records of active licenses
3     or certifications, the executive agency shall provide the
4     total number of employees in occupations subject to
5     criminal history restrictions.
6     (e) The Task Force shall report its findings and
7 recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by
8 December 31, 2010.
9 (Source: P.A. 96-593, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
10     (20 ILCS 5000/20)
11     Sec. 20. Act subject to available resources appropriation.
12 The provisions of this Act are subject to resources being made
13 available an appropriation being made to the Illinois Criminal
14 Justice Information Authority to implement this Act.
15 (Source: P.A. 96-593, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.