Arizona 2022 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1507 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/27/2022

                            REFERENCE TITLE: criminal conviction record; disclosure; limitations             State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022           SB 1507           Introduced by  Senators Quezada: Tern; Representatives Andrade, Hernandez M        AN ACT   amending title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-207; amending title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-755; relating to criminal history.       (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: criminal conviction record; disclosure; limitations
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
SB 1507
Introduced by  Senators Quezada: Tern; Representatives Andrade, Hernandez M

REFERENCE TITLE: criminal conviction record; disclosure; limitations

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

SB 1507

 

Introduced by 

Senators Quezada: Tern; Representatives Andrade, Hernandez M

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-207; amending title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-755; relating to criminal history.

 

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-207, to read: START_STATUTE23-207. Hiring practices; criminal conviction record; disclosure prohibited; exceptions; applicability; definition A. Unless required by federal law, an employer may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply: 1. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place during or after an interview by the employer or, if there is no interview, after the applicant receives a conditional offer of employment from the employer. 2. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of seven years from the date of conviction or seven years from release from incarceration, whichever is later. B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to any of the following: 1. Employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1 or to any employment position at a public airport. 2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal justice purposes. 3. employment positions within a law enforcement, probation or prosecuting agency, emergency medical services transport employment positions or employment as a certified court security officer or firefighter. 4. Enforcing title 20, chapter 2, article 13 relating to the violent crime control and law enforcement act. c. this section does not apply to an employer with fewer than fifteen employees. d. for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's representative relating to the employment position or the duties of the position. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-755, to read: START_STATUTE41-755. Hiring practices; criminal conviction record; disclosure prohibited; exceptions; applicability; definition A. Unless required by federal law, a state agency may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply: 1. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place during or after an interview by the employer or, if there is no interview, after the applicant receives a conditional offer of employment from the state agency. 2. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of seven years from the date of conviction or seven years from release from incarceration, whichever is later. B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to any of the following: 1. Employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to chapter 12, article 3.1 of this title. 2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal justice purposes. 3. employment positions within a law enforcement, probation or prosecuting agency, emergency medical services transport employment positions or employment as a certified court security officer or firefighter. c. for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's representative relating to the employment position or the duties of the position. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-207, to read:

START_STATUTE23-207. Hiring practices; criminal conviction record; disclosure prohibited; exceptions; applicability; definition

A. Unless required by federal law, an employer may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply:

1. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place during or after an interview by the employer or, if there is no interview, after the applicant receives a conditional offer of employment from the employer.

2. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of seven years from the date of conviction or seven years from release from incarceration, whichever is later.

B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to any of the following:

1. Employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1 or to any employment position at a public airport.

2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal justice purposes.

3. employment positions within a law enforcement, probation or prosecuting agency, emergency medical services transport employment positions or employment as a certified court security officer or firefighter.

4. Enforcing title 20, chapter 2, article 13 relating to the violent crime control and law enforcement act.

c. this section does not apply to an employer with fewer than fifteen employees.

d. for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's representative relating to the employment position or the duties of the position. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-755, to read:

START_STATUTE41-755. Hiring practices; criminal conviction record; disclosure prohibited; exceptions; applicability; definition

A. Unless required by federal law, a state agency may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply:

1. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place during or after an interview by the employer or, if there is no interview, after the applicant receives a conditional offer of employment from the state agency.

2. The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of seven years from the date of conviction or seven years from release from incarceration, whichever is later.

B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to any of the following:

1. Employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to chapter 12, article 3.1 of this title.

2. a position requiring an applicant to submit fingerprints to access state and federal criminal records information for noncriminal justice purposes.

3. employment positions within a law enforcement, probation or prosecuting agency, emergency medical services transport employment positions or employment as a certified court security officer or firefighter.

c. for the purposes of this section, "interview" means any verbal interaction between an applicant and an employer or the employer's representative relating to the employment position or the duties of the position. END_STATUTE