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Committee Advances Fair Chance Act Amendment to Exclude Conviction Questions for Board Appointments

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee · February 25, 2016
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Summary

The committee approved forwarding an amendment to the administrative code that extends the Fair Chance Act—6s ban-the-box approach to applicants for city boards and commissions, removing felony-conviction disclosure requirements and limiting use of conviction history in appointment and removal decisions.

Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a trailing amendment on Feb. 25 to extend the Board—6s Fair Chance Act changes to applicants for board and commission membership. The amendment removes a requirement that applicants disclose felony convictions and sets limits on how the City may inquire about or use conviction history when…

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