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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
3
171170
Name:
Police, Administrative Codes - Considering Criminal
History in Employment and Housing Decisions
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
10/31/2017
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
4/13/2018
Enactment date:
4/13/2018
054-18
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit employers and housing providers from inquiring
about, requiring disclosure of, or basing housing and employment decisions on convictions for
decriminalized behavior, including the non-commercial use and cultivation of cannabis; reducing from
20 to 5 the number of employees required for an employer to be covered by the Fair Chance
Ordinance (Article 49); prohibit employers and housing providers from inquiring about, requiring
disclosure of, or basing housing and employment decisions on a person's conviction history until after
a conditional offer of employment; authorize the City to impose penalties for the first violation of that
Ordinance, increase the penalties for subsequent violations, and authorize the payment of penalties to
the victims of those violations; create a private right of action for the victims; and amend the
Administrative Code to, among other things, as defined herein, require City contractors and
subcontractors to adhere to the above requirements when making decisions regarding employment of
persons for work on City contracts and subcontracts.
Sponsors:
Malia Cohen, Jane Kim, Norman Yee, Hillary Ronen
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. BOS Ord No. 17-14 021414, 4. Referral SBC 110617, 5. Referral FYI
110617, 6. Referral OLSE FYI 111617, 7. Comm Pkt 022818, 8. Response DCYF 022818, 9. Comm
Pkt 031418, 10. Leg Ver2/3, 11. Leg Dig Ver2/3, 12. Board Pkt 032018, 13. Board Pkt 040318, 14.
Leg Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
10/31/2017
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
11/6/2017
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
11/16/2017
1
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
Rules Committee
2/28/2018
1
Pass
RESPONSE RECEIVED
Department of Children, Youth &
Their Families
2/28/2018
1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Rules Committee
3/14/2018
1
Pass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee
3/14/2018
2
Pass
RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee
3/14/2018
3
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
3/20/2018
3
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
4/3/2018
3
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
4/13/2018
3