HB 303

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to employment practices; prohibiting
3	the use of a job applicant's personal credit history
4	as a hiring criterion; providing an exception;
5	providing an effective date.
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7	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	Section 1.  (1)  Except where required by law, it is an
10	improper employment practice for an employer to directly or
11	indirectly use a job applicant's personal credit history as a
12	hiring criterion.
13	(2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer may
14	request a credit history background check as part of the
15	application process if such history is shown to be directly
16	related to the position sought by the applicant. However, such
17	history may not be the determining factor in whether the
18	applicant is ultimately hired to the position sought.
19	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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