98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3722

 

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Criminal History in Public Hiring Act. Provides that all State agencies, boards, and commissions under the jurisdiction of the Governor or any other executive branch officer must request the conviction information of all applicants. Requires all applicants for employment to authorize the release of that information. Provides criteria for the use of criminal history information in hiring. Defines "conviction information". Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be
5cited as the Criminal History in Public Hiring Act.
 
6    Section 3. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the
7General Assembly to supersede Administrative Order 1 (2013).
 
8    Section 5. Criminal background checks; State employment.
9Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary:
10    (a) All State agencies, boards, and commissions under the
11jurisdiction of the Governor or any other executive branch
12officer must request the conviction information of all
13applicants for employment with that agency, board, or
14commission, regardless of whether the position is subject to
15the Personnel Code.
16    (b) All applications for employment with an agency, board,
17or commission described in subsection (a), including but not
18limited to applications used by the Bureau of Personnel of the
19Department of Central Management Services, and without regard
20to whether those applications are paper, electronic, or in any
21other form, shall expressly request the applicant's conviction
22information.

 

 

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1    (c) All applicants for employment must authorize the
2release of that conviction information by executing a release
3on a form provided by the State agency, board, or commission.
4The form shall inform the applicant that the execution of the
5release is required by law for the consideration of his or her
6application for employment.
7    (d) Prior to making any offer of employment, all State
8agencies, boards, and commissions described in subsection (a)
9must obtain the applicant's conviction information. The State
10agency, board, or commission may not make any offer of
11employment to an applicant if: (1) State or federal law
12prohibits hiring an individual with specified criminal
13convictions for the particular position sought; (2) the
14applicant has been convicted of a crime that is reasonably
15related to the particular position sought; or (3) the
16employment of an individual with that criminal history is
17inconsistent with the duty of the State to protect the safety
18of its citizens and to secure their resources from abuse and
19misuse.
20    (e) As used in this Act, "conviction information" has the
21meaning ascribed to that term in the Illinois Uniform
22Conviction Information Act. However, for the purposes of this
23Act, "conviction information" does not include any conviction,
24plea of guilty, or arrest that has been expunged, sealed, or
25impounded under the Criminal Identification Act.
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.