The Florida Senate

HB 961: Criminal Justice

GENERAL BILL by Taylor

Criminal Justice; Designates act "Keep Florida Working Act"; requires state agencies & regulatory boards to identify & evaluate restrictions on licensing & employment for ex-offenders & report; prohibits state agencies from denying application for license, permit, certificate, or employment based on person's lack of civil rights; provides exception; requires employer to review criminal background investigation results, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/8/2010	House	• Filed
  2/18/2010	House	• Referred to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP); Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations (CGHC); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council
  3/2/2010	House	• Introduced, referred to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP); Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations (CGHC); Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council -HJ 00085
  4/30/2010	House	• Died in Committee on Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP)

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• HB 961, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2010 at 10:51 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 541 (c1)	Sealing and Expunging Criminal History Records	Thurston	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Committee on Governmental Affairs Policy (EDCA) Location:
  S 340 (e2)	Sealing Criminal History Records [GPSC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Messages Location:

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  112.011	Felons; removal of disqualifications for employment, exceptions.
  768.096	Employer presumption against negligent hiring.
  943.0585	Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records.
  943.059	Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.

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