Bill > HB0468

This bill: - Amends the definition of "applicant" to include mental health professionals and certified peer support specialists applying for employment. - Prohibits public employers from excluding applicants from initial interviews or making hiring decisions based on certain criminal convictions, arrests, or juvenile adjudications, with some exceptions. - Requires public employers to conduct a comprehensive review of an applicant's background before denying employment based on certain criminal history. - Prohibits private employers from excluding mental health professional applicants from initial interviews or making hiring decisions based on certain criminal history, with some exceptions. - Requires the Office of Licensing to conduct background checks and approve direct service workers before public funds can be used to pay for their services, and prohibits placing children in the custody of the Department in the care of a direct service worker without a background check.

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

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