SB233 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would require occupational licensing authorities to waive initial fees for occupational licenses for applicants who meet certain requirements

This bill would provide that an applicant may not be disqualified, on the basis of having a criminal conviction, from engaging in an occupation for which a license is required, unless the crime directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of that occupation

This bill would require any agency, board, commission, or other entity having the authority to assess occupational fees or issue occupational licenses to specifically list all crimes for which an applicant for licensure may be disqualified

This bill would require each licensing authority to review license eligibility for applicants who are found to have been convicted of a listed crime, and would establish post-conviction eligibility requirements for applicants who are declared ineligible for a license

This bill would further require any licensing authority that denies a license to an applicant to provide detailed written documentation regarding the reasons for the denial and would allow an applicant to challenge the denial

This bill would provide for exemptions

This bill would also amend the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act to delete inconsistent provisions relating to exemptions

Relating to occupational licensing; to require occupational licensing authorities to waive initial fees for occupational licenses for applicants who meet certain requirements; to provide that an applicant may not be disqualified, on the basis of having a criminal conviction, from engaging in an occupation for which a license is required unless the crime directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of that occupation; to require any agency, board, commission, or other entity having the authority to assess occupational fees or issue occupational licenses to specifically list all crimes for which an applicant for licensure may be disqualified; to further require each licensing authority to review license eligibility for applicants who are found to have been convicted of a listed crime; to establish post-conviction eligibility requirements for applicants who are declared ineligible for a license; to further require any licensing authority that denies a license to an applicant to provide detailed written documentation regarding the reason for the denial and to allow an applicant to challenge the denial; to provide for exemptions; and to amend the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act, Section 31-1-6, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2018-540, to delete inconsistent provisions relating to exemptions.