A bill to prohibit the denial of a professional or occupational license by a State or local government agency, and employment, or access to employment, by a federal government agency on grounds of conviction of a federal offense.
Employment, Professional and Occupational Disabilities Act - Prohibits: (1) a State or local government from considering that a person has been convicted of a Federal offense in determining whether to issue or grant the person a professional or occupational license; and (2) a Federal Government agency from considering such a conviction in connection with a person's employment except in certain circumstances and in connection with certain jobs.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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