<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>history during the public employment hiring process; proposing coding for new <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 364.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. <b>[364.021] PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT; CONSIDERATION OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><b>CRIMINAL RECORDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>(a) A public employer may not inquire into or consider the criminal record or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>criminal history of an applicant for public employment until the applicant has been <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>selected for an interview by the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(b) This section does not apply to the Department of Corrections or to public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>employers who have a statutory duty to conduct a criminal history background check <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>or otherwise take into consideration a potential employee's criminal history during the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>hiring process.<br/>