Under existing law, there is no Alabama statute prohibiting the State of Alabama, its agencies, or its political subdivisions, as employers, from discriminating against a job applicant based on the applicant's criminal conviction record.
This bill would prohibit the State of Alabama, its agencies, and its political subdivisions, as employers, from inquiring into or considering an applicant's arrest or conviction history for consideration of a job until after the applicant has received a conditional job offer, except when a conviction is directly related to the position of employment sought.
This bill would require the State of Alabama, its agencies, and its political subdivisions, as employers, to maintain certain employment and hiring records relating to the conviction history of employees and job applicants.
This bill would also authorize the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this act.
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1019
Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1018
Singleton first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Singleton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature