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Civil Rights Council advances revised criminal‑history hiring regulations to another comment period
Summary
The council voted to send further modified text of proposed employment regulations on criminal history to an additional 15‑day public comment period, approving a narrow edit that removes the word "eliminated" in two places and preserves consideration of reasonable accommodations and mitigation evidence, supporters said.
The California Civil Rights Council voted to move further modified text of proposed regulations on the use of criminal‑history information in employment into another 15‑day public comment period, approving an amendment to remove the word "eliminated" in two instances while keeping mitigation and accommodation considerations intact.
Council Member Jolie Wolinski, who presented the draft and the process history, said the revisions respond to public and council feedback from prior 45‑day and 15‑day comment periods and clarify where definitions and substantive provisions belong in the regulation text. "We have carefully reviewed and considered the comments that were raised both during the council meeting and submitted…
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