SMALL BUSINESS 2ND CHANCE EMPL
Summary
Creates the Small Business Second Chance Employment Act. Provides definitions of "second chance ex-offender", "court certificate", and "small business". Provides that a small business that, in good faith, employs a second chance ex-offender who presents a court certificate stating that the offender completed his or her probation, parole, conditional discharge, mandatory supervised release, or sentence at least 10 years earlier, who is not a habitual criminal, and who was never convicted of a Class X or Class 1 felony, is not liable as a result of employing the second chance ex-offender, except for wilful and wanton misconduct by the small business, to any person for any criminal conduct that the second chance ex-offender employee engages in during his or her working hours.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2011
Last action Jan 8, 2013
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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Mar 17, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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