Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-3000, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: February 17, 2011
Signed: March 31, 2011
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill aims to regulate how employers in Philadelphia screen job applicants' criminal records, with the goal of reducing discrimination against people with past convictions.
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