HB1332ham002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 3/7/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1332

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

on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 20 the following:

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

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