NY A00697

Prohibits employers, agencies, and other entities from requiring individuals to provide a copy of their own criminal history record obtained from the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Applies the prohibition to hiring, employment, and licensing decisions covered under Executive Law Article 296.

Extends the prohibition to educational institutions, preventing them from requiring individuals to submit copies of their criminal history records.

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that prior convictions should be excluded as evidence in negligent hiring or retention lawsuits if the employer evaluated statutory factors and made a good faith determination to hire or retain the person.

Takes effect 120 days after the bill becomes law.