HB 6474 Summary

• Prohibits employers, landlords, and higher education institutions from discriminating based on criminal history record information, effective October 1, 2021

• Requires employers and licensing agencies to conduct individualized assessments considering rehabilitation, time elapsed, and nexus between crime and job before denying employment or occupational licenses

• Provides that provisional pardons and certificates of rehabilitation establish presumption of rehabilitation and written notice must be provided when applications are denied based on criminal history

• Exempts law enforcement agencies from the anti-discrimination requirements but allows them discretionary adoption of the bill's policies

• Establishes Council on Elimination of Occupational License Collateral Consequences (effective July 1, 2021) to identify and recommend amendments to state statutes creating barriers to occupational licenses based on criminal history