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S13182020 Regular Session

Adds to existing law to establish the Fair Chance Employment Act.

LABOR -- Adds to existing law to establish the Fair Chance Employment Act.

IntroducedIn CommitteeFloor VoteEnacted
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This legislation, known as Fair Chance Employment, is aimed at reducing barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated people who are returning to the workforce upon release from prison or jail. Fair Chance Employment will benefit the State by working to reduce Idaho's recidivism rates, expand the available workforce, and increase economic participation of those formerly incarcerated.

Read second time as amended in House; Filed for Third Reading