General Assembly Raised Bill No. 869 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4243 *04243_______GL_* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: (GL) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 869 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4243 *04243_______GL_* Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: (GL) AN ACT REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESPERSONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Any person who is employed as a door-to-door salesperson shall, prior to the commencement of such employment in this state, at his or her own expense, submit to a criminal background check and thereafter submit the results of such background check to the Department of Consumer Protection. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section Statement of Purpose: To require criminal background checks for door-to-door salespersons prior to the commencement of their employment in this state. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]