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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Mar 04, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S2837
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2837 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination in hiring based on credit scores PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To prohibit the use of the job applicant's personal credit history as hiring criteria, unless a reasonable nexus exists SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would amend the executive law by adding a new subdivision 19-a JUSTIFICATION : This bill would prohibit the discrimination of an applicant based on their credit worthiness PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : January 4, 2006 (A.6040) March 7, 2007 (A.6382) FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
2009-S2837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2837 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi- nation in hiring based on credit scores THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19-a to read as follows: 19-A. (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE OF ANY EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, LICENSING AGENCY, OR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR MEMBERS TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY USE AN APPLICANT'S PERSONAL CREDIT HISTORY AS HIRING CRITERIA. (B) AN EMPLOYER MAY REQUEST A CREDIT HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION OR PROMOTION PROCESS WHERE SUCH HISTORY IS SHOWN TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OCCUPATIONAL POSITION SOUGHT BY THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE. SUCH HISTORY SHALL NOT BE A DETERMINANT FACTOR IN WHETHER THE APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE IS ULTIMATELY HIRED OR PROMOTED TO THE POSI- TION SOUGHT. (C) IF AN EMPLOYEE CONSENTS TO A CREDIT HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, HE OR SHE MUST BE GIVEN AND SIGN AN AUTHORIZATION OF CONSENT FORM WHICH EXPLICITLY STATES THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE, USES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CREDIT HISTORY BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS IT PERTAINS TO THE EMPLOYMENT POSITION SOUGHT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05376-01-9
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