GA96HB65 96 HB 65 STATE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION Creates the State Employment Application Act. Provides that an application for State employment may not contain any question as to whether the applicant was convicted of or placed on supervision for a non-violent criminal offense but must contain a question as to whether the applicant for State employment has ever been convicted of a violent offense that is classified as a felony. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prohibit a State agency from conducting a criminal background check of an applicant for State employment. Provides that if a federal or State law disqualifies a person convicted of certain offenses from holding a position, an application for that position may inquire as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that if an applicant is applying for a position of peace officer, an application for that position may inquire as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a decision to refuse to hire on the basis that the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=65&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40045&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 0 12 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 043-068-000 1 11 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins 0 10 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 8 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 9 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 7 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 0 5 2009-02-25 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-005-000 0 6 HSGA 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns 0 4 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Assigned to State Government Administration Committee 0 3 HSGA 2009-03-17 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard 0 13 2009-01-14 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-01-14 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-01-08 00:00:00 House Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 0 0 DeborahLGraham House Chief Co-Sponsor AnnazetteCollins House Chief Co-Sponsor LisaMDugan House Chief Co-Sponsor WilliamDBurns House Chief Co-Sponsor LaShawnKFord House Chief Sponsor