SB51 Alabama 2023 Session

Under existing law, certain occupational licensing boards may automatically disqualify an applicant convicted of a felony from licensure unless the individual has received an order of limited relief granted by a circuit court, in which case the occupational licensing board may not automatically disqualify the individual but may consider the conduct underlying the conviction when determining whether to disqualify the individual from licensure

This bill would require an occupational licensing board, when requested by an individual, to determine, based on a number of factors, whether that individual's criminal conviction disqualifies him or her from obtaining an occupational license

This bill would require an occupational licensing board to publish on its official website a list of all criminal offenses that disqualify an individual from licensure

This bill would prohibit an occupational licensing board, absent applicable state law, from using certain vague terms in rules as a reason for disqualification from licensure and from considering an applicant's criminal record except when the offense specifically and directly relates to the duties and SB51 INTRODUCED responsibilities of the licensed occupation

This bill would also repeal the laws relating to providing for, petitioning for, and obtaining an order of limited relief

Relating to occupational licensing boards; to amend Section 41-9A-2, Code of Alabama 1975; to require an occupational licensing board to determine whether an individual's criminal conviction disqualifies him or her from obtaining an occupational license in certain circumstances; to add Section 41-9A-2.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit an occupational licensing board from using certain terms in rulemaking as reasons for disqualification from licensure and to limit the circumstances under which an occupational licensing board may consider an individual's criminal record when determining if the individual qualifies for licensure; to repeal Chapter 26 of Title 15, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to orders of limited relief; and to require occupational licensing boards to include certain information on official websites.