PRINTER'S NO. 2068
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1467
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ACOSTA, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, ROZZI, C. PARKER,
STURLA, CALTAGIRONE, SCHREIBER, KINSEY, V. BROWN, GAINEY,
ROEBUCK, BISHOP, COHEN, KIM, DEAN AND SCHWEYER, JULY 22, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 22, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in dissemination of criminal history
record information, further providing for use of records for
employment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9125 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 9125. Use of records for employment.
(a) General rule.--Whenever an employer is in receipt of
information which is part of [an employment applicant's] an
individual's criminal history record information file, it may
use that information for the purpose of [deciding whether or not
to hire the applicant] taking an adverse employment action, only
in accordance with this section.
(b) Use of information.--Felony and misdemeanor convictions
may be considered by the employer only to the extent to which
they relate to the [applicant's] individual's suitability for
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