General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5283 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 580 *00580* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5283 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 580 *00580* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. AN ACT LIMITING THE APPLICATION OF "BAN-THE-BOX" PROVISIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exclude prospective employees who will be working directly with children as employees of local and regional boards of education from "ban-the-box" provisions that prohibit employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's prior arrests, criminal charges or convictions on an initial employment application. Statement of Purpose: To limit the application of "ban-the-box" legislation.