Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 926
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Clemens moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Substitute Amendment (275158) (with
    2  title amendment)
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    4         Between lines 5 and 6
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Section 448.102, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    7  read:
    8         448.102 Prohibitions.—
    9         (1) An employer may not take any retaliatory personnel
   10  action against an employee because the employee has:
   11         (a)(1) Disclosed, or threatened to disclose, to any
   12  appropriate governmental agency, under oath, in writing, an
   13  activity, policy, or practice of the employer which that is in
   14  violation of a law, rule, or regulation. However, this
   15  subsection does not apply unless the employee has, in writing,
   16  brought the activity, policy, or practice to the attention of a
   17  supervisor or the employer and has afforded the employer a
   18  reasonable opportunity to correct the activity, policy, or
   19  practice.
   20         (b)(2) Provided information to, or testified before, any
   21  appropriate governmental agency, person, or entity conducting an
   22  investigation, hearing, or inquiry into an alleged violation of
   23  a law, rule, or regulation by the employer.
   24         (c)(3) Objected to, or refused to participate in, any
   25  activity, policy, or practice of the employer which is in
   26  violation of a law, rule, or regulation.
   27         (2) Unless otherwise required by law, an employer may not
   28  inquire into or consider an applicant’s criminal history on an
   29  initial employment application until after the applicant’s
   30  qualifications have been screened and the employer has
   31  determined that the applicant meets the minimum employment
   32  requirements specified for a given position.
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   34  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   35  And the title is amended as follows:
   36         Delete line 81
   37  and insert:
   38         An act relating to employment; amending s. 448.102,
   39         F.S.; prohibiting an employer from inquiring into or
   40         considering an applicant’s criminal history on an
   41         initial employment application until a certain time;