Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 15-4214

• File #: 15-4214
• Version: 3
• Name: Ban the Box Amendment Criminal Record or Criminal History
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/25/2015
• In control: Human Relations Committee
• On agenda: 7/1/2015
• Final action: 7/29/2015
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Cook County Human Rights Ordinance PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FILE ID 15-4214 AS SUBSTITUTED Human Relations Committee 7/29/2015 Sponsored by: ROBERT STEELE, LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JES?S G. GARC?A, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, DEBORAH SIMS and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 42 Human Relation, Article II Human Rights, Sec. 42-35 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 42-35 Employment *** (h) Criminal Record or Criminal History 1) Except as otherwise provided in section 42-35(h), no Employer, agent of an Employer or Employment agency shall inquire about, consider, or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an Employee when considering an application for employment until the Employee has been determined qualified for the position and notified that he or she has been selected fo...
• Sponsors: ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, JERRY BUTLER, DEBORAH SIMS, LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
7/29/2015	1	Human Relations Committee
7/29/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted and amended	Pass
7/29/2015	1	Human Relations Committee
7/29/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	accept as substituted	Pass
7/1/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

Cook County Human Rights Ordinance

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FILE ID 15-4214 AS SUBSTITUTED
Human Relations Committee 7/29/2015

Sponsored by: ROBERT STEELE, LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JES?S G. GARC?A, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, DEBORAH SIMS and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 42 Human Relation, Article II Human Rights, Sec. 42-35 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 42-35 Employment



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(h) Criminal Record or Criminal History

1) Except as otherwise provided in section 42-35(h), no Employer, agent of an Employer or Employment agency shall inquire about, consider, or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an Employee when considering an application for employment until the Employee has been determined qualified for the position and notified that he or she has been selected for an interview by the Employer or Employment agency or, if there is not an interview, until after a conditional offer of employment is made to the Employee by the Employer or Employment agency.

2) The requirements set forth in section 42-35(h)(1) do not apply to:

a. Employers that are subject to the Illinois Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, 820 ILCS 75/1 et seq., or agents of Employers or Employment agencies seeking qualified Employees on behalf of such an Employer;

b. Positions for which a satisfactory criminal background is an established bona fide occupational requirement of a particular position or for a particular group of employees;

c. Positions for which federal or state law requires an Employer to exclude Employees with certain criminal convictions;

d. Positions for which a standard fidelity bond or an equivalent bond is required and an Employee's conviction of one or more specified criminal offenses would disqualify the applicant fr...