Select a different bill



H 3334 - Enacts the Ban the Box Act

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford (D)
Last Action: 1/14/2021 - House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
House Committee: Judy
Assigned To:
Employment/PersonnelNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits job applications from including questions related to convictions of crime unless the crime directly relates to the position of employment sought by the individual.

Bill Summary from the State Site - Click for the State Summary Page / Click for Current Full Text
South Carolina Legislature Online - Bill Search by Bill Number
South Carolina Legislature




Instructions


 
Loading...
Session 124 - (2021-2022)Printer Friendly
(pdf format)
H 3334 General Bill, By Rutherford, Robinson, Thigpen, Cobb-Hunter and J.L. Johnson
Summary: Ban the Box Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "BAN THE BOX ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO JOB APPLICATION MAY INCLUDE QUESTIONS RELATED TO CONVICTIONS OF A CRIME, UNLESS THE CRIME FOR WHICH HE WAS CONVICTED DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT OR THE OCCUPATION FOR WHICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT, TO PROVIDE A RELATED POLICY STATEMENT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN ORDER TO GIVE A BETTER CHANCE FOR APPLICANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO THE STAGE IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS WHEN BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE CONDUCTED.
View full text
12/09/20House Prefiled
12/09/20House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/21House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 161)
01/12/21House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 161)
01/14/21House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson



Legislative Services Agency
h t t p : / / w w w . s c s t a t e h o u s e . g o v









Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc