Requires government agencies to provide notice to any applicant which has been denied employment due to review of a background check of the reasons for such denial.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5005
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 10, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MOYA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring state and
local government agencies to provide notice to any applicant who has
been denied employment of the reasons for such denial
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
2 50-f to read as follows:
3 § 50-f. Disclosure of reasons for denial of employment by state and
4 local government agencies. 1. Definitions. As used in this section,
5 a. "applicant" means any person who has applied for employment with
6 any state or local government agency.
7 b. "background check" means an investigation conducted or caused to be
8 conducted by an employer with whom an applicant has applied for employ-
9 ment that relates to the applicant's personal history, including his or
10 her academic or professional credentials, military service records,
11 criminal, driving, financial or credit records.
12 2. Written notice. a. Every state and local government agency shall
13 provide written notice to any applicant for employment, who has been
14 denied employment at such agency as a result of the state or local
15 government's review of the applicant's background check, indicating:
16 (i) the reasons for such denial;
17 (ii) any specific background information used in making such denial;
18 and
19 (iii) whether the applicant is eligible for future employment by such
20 agency.
21 b. Such notice shall be provided to the applicant within sixty days
22 from the date the state or local government receives the applicant's
23 application for employment.
24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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