SB1367 is a bill that proposes amendments to the criteria used by state agencies in Arizona to determine whether a person's criminal record disqualifies them from receiving an occupational license, permit, or certificate. The bill reduces the look-back period for considering certain offenses from seven years to three years and prohibits state agencies from negatively considering a person's eligibility for a fingerprint clearance card without a good cause exception. It also requires state agencies to advise disqualified individuals on the steps to remedy their disqualification and mandates that convictions that have been sealed should not be considered in the determination process.

Additionally, the bill requires state agencies to post their annual reports on determinations of disqualification due to criminal records on their websites by July 1 of each year. The bill includes technical changes and becomes effective on the general effective date. The amendments adopted by the Committee of the Whole include prohibiting negative consideration of fingerprint clearance card eligibility without a good cause exception and removing exceptions related to statutory requirements for fingerprint clearance cards, along with making conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 41-1093.04
Senate Engrossed Version: 41-1093.04
Chaptered Version: 41-1093.04