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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 954
Amendment No. 2 Barcode 675704
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 insert: This section is not intended to preempt or prevent
18 any other background screening, including, but not limited to,
19 criminal history background checks, that a municipality may
20 lawfully undertake.
21 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 112.011, Florida
22 Statutes, is reenacted to read, and paragraph (c) is added to
23 subsection (2) of that section, to read:
24 112.011 Felons; removal of disqualifications for
25 employment, exceptions.--
26 (1)(a) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person shall
27 not be disqualified from employment by the state, any of its
28 agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality solely
29 because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a person
30 may be denied employment by the state, any of its agencies or
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1 prior conviction for a crime if the crime was a felony or
2 first degree misdemeanor and directly related to the position
3 of employment sought.
4 (b) Except as provided in s. 775.16, a person whose
5 civil rights have been restored shall not be disqualified to
6 practice, pursue, or engage in any occupation, trade,
7 vocation, profession, or business for which a license, permit,
8 or certificate is required to be issued by the state, any of
9 its agencies or political subdivisions, or any municipality
10 solely because of a prior conviction for a crime. However, a
11 person whose civil rights have been restored may be denied a
12 license, permit, or certification to pursue, practice, or
13 engage in an occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or
14 business by reason of the prior conviction for a crime if the
15 crime was a felony or first degree misdemeanor and directly
16 related to the specific occupation, trade, vocation,
17 profession, or business for which the license, permit, or
18 certificate is sought.
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20 (c) This section shall not be applicable to the
21 employment practices of any county or municipality relating to
22 the hiring of personnel for positions deemed to be critical to
23 security or public safety pursuant to ss. 125.580 and
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30 And the title is amended as follows:
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2 amending s. 112.011, F.S.; permitting denial of
3 employment under certain circumstances by
4 counties and municipalities for positions
5 deemed to be critical to security or public
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