General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 984
January Session, 2011 *_____SB00984LAB___031111____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 984
January Session, 2011
*_____SB00984LAB___031111____*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICES AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND THE USE OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES OFFERED PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT BY AN EMPLOYER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) On or before January 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters related to labor. Such report shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations for enhancing or creating efficiencies in the services provided by the Labor Department. Such report shall also include recommendations for administrative or legislation action related to the areas of workforce development, employment regulation, labor organizations, boards of mediation and arbitration, the National Labor Relations Act, labor disputes, personnel files, private employment agencies, employment of the handicapped, unemployment compensation, the Full Employment Act, and the occupational safety and health act.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 31-51i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(b) (1) No employer or an employer's agent, representative or designee may require an employee or prospective employee to disclose the existence of any arrest, criminal charge or conviction, the records of which have been erased pursuant to section 46b-146, 54-76o or 54-142a.
(2) No employer or an employer's agent, representative or designee may require an individual providing services to such employer as a temporary employee for a period of at least one calendar year, and to whom such employer is offering permanent employment, to disclose the existence of any arrest, criminal charge or conviction, or request such employee submit to a criminal background check unless such criminal background check is required by law for the position being offered.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2011 31-51i(b)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Sec. 2
October 1, 2011
31-51i(b)
LAB Joint Favorable Subst.
LAB
Joint Favorable Subst.