State Government Administration Committee
Filed: 3/7/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1332




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1332 on page 1, line 
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15, by replacing "An" with the following:
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"Subject to the exception set out in Section 15 of this Act, 
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an"; and

 
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on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 20 the 
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following:
 
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    "Section 15. Application of federal or State law. If a 
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federal or State law disqualifies a person convicted of certain 
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offenses from holding a position, an application for that 
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position may inquire as to whether the applicant has been 
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convicted of a disqualifying offense. If an applicant is 
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applying for a position of peace officer as defined in Section 
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2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, an application for that 
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position may inquire as to  whether the applicant has been 
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convicted of a disqualifying offense.   
 
 


 






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    Section 20. Refusal to hire for conviction of a criminal 
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offense. Nothing in this Act prohibits a decision to refuse to 
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hire on the basis that the applicant has been convicted of a 
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criminal offense.".