State Legislation

(CT) Connecticut House Bill 5846

Grants the Board of Pardons and Parole the authority to issue provisional pardon to relieve an eligible offender of barriers by reason of the person’s conviction. No employer may require a prospective employee to disclose the existence of any arrest, criminal charge or conviction. Likewise, no employer can deny a prospective employee a job on the basis that the person had a prior arrest or conviction.

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http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/PA/2006PA-00001-R00HB-05684-PA.htm