TPPF Statement on ‘Fair Chance’ Hiring Legislation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Effective Justice Greg Glod, J.D., issued the following statement on Representative Paul Workman’s bill, House Bill 577, which would prohibit local “Ban the Box” and “Fair Chance” hiring ordinances. Under the bill, which was introduced today, local entities will be prohibited form enacting a law that prohibits, limits, or regulates a private employer’s ability to look into a prospective employee’s criminal history when considering them for a job. The bill still allows local bodies to enact a law when the company is entering into, or doing business with the local body, such as a public sector position or a contract between a private and public entity.
Press Release December 13, 2016