Rep. Constance A. Howard

Filed: 5/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1338

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1338 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Task Force on Inventorying Employment
5Restrictions Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 5000/15)
7    Sec. 15. Task Force.
8    (a) The Task Force on Inventorying Employment Restrictions
9is hereby created in the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
10Authority. The purpose of the Task Force is to review the
11statutes, administrative rules, policies and practices that
12restrict employment of persons with a criminal history, as set
13out in subsection (c) of this Section, and to report to the
14Governor and the General Assembly those employment
15restrictions and their impact on employment opportunities for
16people with criminal records. The report shall also identify

 

 

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1any employment restrictions that are not reasonably related to
2public safety.
3    (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the President of
5the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
6Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the
7House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 members of the
8General Assembly to the Task Force. The term of office of any
9member of the public appointed by the President of the Senate,
10the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority
11Leader of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the House of
12Representatives serving on the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall end on that
14date. The Governor shall appoint the Task Force chairperson. In
15addition, the Director or Secretary of each of the following,
16or his or her designee, are members: the Department of Human
17Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of
18Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Children
19and Family Services, the Department of Human Rights, the
20Department of Central Management Services, the Department of
21Employment Security, the Department of Public Health, the
22Department of State Police, the Illinois State Board of
23Education, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois
24Community College Board, and the Illinois Criminal Justice
25Information Authority. Members shall not receive compensation.
26The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall

 

 

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1provide staff and other assistance to the Task Force.
2    (c) On or before November 1, 2011, all State agencies shall
3produce a report for the Task Force that describes the
4employment restrictions that are based on criminal records for
5each occupation under the agency's jurisdiction and that of its
6boards, if any, including, but not limited to, employment
7within the agency; employment in facilities licensed,
8regulated, supervised, or funded by the agency; employment
9pursuant to contracts with the agency; and employment in
10occupations that the agency licenses or provides
11certifications to practice. For each occupation subject to a
12criminal records-based restriction, the agency shall set forth
13the following:
14        (1) the job title, occupation, job classification, or
15    restricted place of employment, including the range of
16    occupations affected in such places;
17        (2) the statute, regulation, policy, and procedure
18    that authorizes the restriction of applicants for
19    employment and licensure, current employees, and current
20    licenses;
21        (3) the substance and terms of the restriction, and
22            (A) if the statute, regulation, policy or practice
23        enumerates disqualifying offenses, a list of each
24        disqualifying offense, the time limits for each
25        offense, and the point in time when the time limit
26        begins;

 

 

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1            (B) if the statute, regulation, policy or practice
2        does not enumerate disqualifying offenses and instead
3        provides for agency discretion in determining
4        disqualifying offenses, the criteria the agency has
5        adopted to apply the disqualification to individual
6        cases. Restrictions based on agency discretion
7        include, but are not limited to, restrictions based on
8        an offense "related to" the practice of a given
9        profession; an offense or act of "moral turpitude"; and
10        an offense evincing a lack of "good moral character".
11        (4) the procedures used by the agency to identify an
12    individual's criminal history, including but not limited
13    to disclosures on applications and background checks
14    conducted by law enforcement or private entities;
15        (5) the procedures used by the agency to determine and
16    review whether an individual's criminal history
17    disqualifies that individual;
18        (6) the year the restriction was adopted, and its
19    rationale;
20        (7) any exemption, waiver, or review mechanisms
21    available to seek relief from the disqualification based on
22    a showing of rehabilitation or otherwise, including the
23    terms of the mechanism, the nature of the relief it
24    affords, and whether an administrative and judicial appeal
25    is authorized;
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1    requires an individual convicted of a felony to have his
2    civil rights restored to become qualified for the job; and
3    9 copies of the following documents:
4            (A) forms, applications, and instructions provided
5        to applicants and those denied or terminated from jobs
6        or licenses based on their criminal record;
7            (B) forms, rules, and procedures that the agency
8        employs to provide notice of disqualification, to
9        review applications subject to disqualification, and
10        to provide for exemptions and appeals of
11        disqualification;
12            (C) memos, guidance, instructions to staff,
13        scoring criteria and other materials used by the agency
14        to evaluate the criminal histories of applicants,
15        licensees, and employees; and
16            (D) forms and notices used to explain waiver,
17        exemption and appeals procedures for denial,
18        suspensions and terminations of employment or
19        licensure based on criminal history.
20    (d) Each State agency shall participate in a review to
21determine the impact of the employment restrictions based on
22criminal records and the effectiveness of existing
23case-by-case review mechanisms. The information required under
24this subsection (d) shall be limited to the data and
25information in the possession of the State agency on the
26effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General

 

 

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1Assembly. With respect to compliance with the requirements of
2this subsection (d), a State agency is under no obligation to
3collect additional data or information. For each occupation
4under the agency's jurisdiction for which there are employment
5restrictions based on criminal records, each State agency must
6provide the Task Force with a report, on or before February 1,
72012, for the previous 2-year period, setting forth:
8        (1) the total number of people currently employed in
9    the occupation whose employment or licensure required
10    criminal history disclosure, background checks or
11    restrictions;
12        (2) the number and percentage of individuals who
13    underwent a criminal history background check;
14        (3) the number and percentage of individuals who were
15    merely required to disclose their criminal history without
16    a criminal history background check;
17        (4) the number and percentage of individuals who were
18    found disqualified based on criminal history disclosure by
19    the applicant;
20        (5) the number and percentage of individuals who were
21    found disqualified based on a criminal history background
22    check;
23        (6) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
24    an exemption or waiver from the disqualification;
25        (7) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
26    an exemption or waiver who were subsequently granted the

 

 

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1    exemption or waiver at the first level of agency review (if
2    multiple levels of review are available);
3        (8) the number and percentage of individuals who sought
4    an exemption or waiver who were subsequently granted the
5    exemption or waiver at the next level of agency review (if
6    multiple levels of review are available);
7        (9) the number and percentage of individuals who were
8    denied an exemption or waiver at the final level of agency
9    review, and then sought review through an administrative
10    appeal;
11        (10) the number and percentage of individuals who were
12    denied an exemption or waiver at the final level of agency
13    review, and then sought review through an administrative
14    appeal and were then found qualified after such a review;
15        (11) the number and percentage of individuals who were
16    found disqualified where no waiver or exemption process is
17    available;
18        (12) the number and percentage of individuals who were
19    found disqualified where no waiver or exemption process is
20    available and who sought administrative review and then
21    were found qualified; and
22        (13) if the agency maintains records of active licenses
23    or certifications, the executive agency shall provide the
24    total number of employees in occupations subject to
25    criminal history restrictions.
26    (e) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (f) The Task Force shall report to the Governor and the
2General Assembly its findings, including recommendations as to
3any employment restrictions that are not reasonably related to
4public safety, by July 1, 2013 September 1, 2012.
5(Source: P.A. 96-593, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1360, eff. 7-28-10;
697-501, eff. 8-23-11.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".