HB377 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing state law, there is no statute prohibiting the state or political subdivisions of the state, as employers, from discriminating against a job applicant based on a job applicant's criminal conviction record

This bill would prohibit the state and political subdivisions of the state, 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 under certain conditions

This bill would require the state and political subdivisions of the state, as employers, to maintain certain employment and hiring records relating to the conviction history of employees and job applicants

This bill would also provide the State Personnel Department with enforcement powers over certain provisions of the bill

Relating to employment discrimination; to prohibit the state and political subdivisions of the state, as employers, from inquiring into or considering an applicant's criminal conviction history for consideration of a job until after the applicant has received a conditional job offer, with exceptions; to require the state and political subdivisions, as employers, to maintain certain employment and hiring records relating to the conviction history of employees and job applicants; and to require the State Personnel Department to review the hiring practices of state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments.