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The Committee on Governmental Operations (Wilson) recommended

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the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 25-55

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and insert:

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on employment and should make an effort to establish that each

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such restriction is as limited as possible while continuing to

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support the goal of public safety.

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     (2) Each state agency, including, but not limited to,

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professional and occupational regulatory boards, shall, by

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December 31, 2008, submit to the President of the Senate, the

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of the

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appropriate legislative committees a report that includes:

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     (a) A list of all laws, rules, policies, and practices

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followed by the agency or imposed by the board which disqualify

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from employment persons who have been convicted of a crime and

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have completed any incarceration and restitution to which they

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have been sentenced for such a crime.

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     (b) The conclusions resulting from a review of these laws,

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rules, policies, and practices which the agency has conducted,

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including, for each such law, rule, policy, and practice,

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documentation of whether it is clearly stated in writing and is

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readily available to prospective employees, and a statement of

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any less restrictive way to protect the safety of the public

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while simultaneously providing employment opportunities for ex-

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offenders.

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     (c) If the restriction is based on a standard of good

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moral character, crimes or acts of moral turpitude, or crimes

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related to a specific occupation, proposed alternative wording

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of laws, rules, and policies which more precisely describes the

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basis for denial of employment.

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     (d) Proposed ways of removing barriers to the employment

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of ex-offenders which are not mandated by statute.

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     (e) Proposed statutory amendments that would reduce

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barriers to employment, render the remaining barriers

3/10/2008  11:44:00 AM     585-04598-08