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131

Short Title

Limits criminal records use in public employment hiring

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Long Title To amend sections 124.11, 124.34, 329.021, 2953.36, 4121.121, 5120.38, 5120.381, 5120.382, 5123.08, and 5139.02 and to enact sections 9.73 and 5164.44 of the Revised Code to prohibit public employers from including on an employment application any question concerning the criminal background of the applicant, to prohibit a felony conviction from being used against an officer or employee when a public employer is undertaking certain employment practices, unless the conviction occurs while the officer or employee is employed in the civil service, to remove the bar against sealing a conviction record when the victim is 16 or 17 years old, and to provide that certain independent providers are not employees of the state or a political subdivision.

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Effective Date

March 23, 2016

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Criminal Records Checks Employment State and Local Government State and Local Government : Public Officials and Employees

Committees

Senate State and Local Government Committee
House Commerce and Labor Committee

Primary Sponsors

Kirk Schuring

Stephen Slesnick

Cosponsors

REPRESENTATIVES

Nickie J. Antonio

John Becker

Heather Bishoff

Janine R. Boyd

Andrew Brenner

Jonathan Dever

Denise Driehaus

Teresa Fedor

Ron Hood

David Leland

Michele Lepore-Hagan

Ron Maag

Alicia Reece

Wes Retherford

Margaret Ann Ruhl

Michael Sheehy

Andy Thompson

SENATORS

Edna Brown

Dave Burke

John Eklund

Jay Hottinger

Bill Seitz

Kenny Yuko

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