An Act To Support Employment Opportunity in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7051, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §38, is amended to read:
3. Hiring and promoting neutrality; credit history inquiries. The final decision of whether a person will be hired or promoted by the State may not be made in part or wholly by a person related to the job candidate by consanguinity or affinity within the 4th degree. The director by rules shall insure that this section will not deprive any applicant or employee of full consideration for hiring or promotion. The State may not seek to obtain or inquire about the credit history of a prospective employee or require that a prospective employee provide a credit history as a condition of employment.
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This bill prohibits the State from seeking to obtain or inquiring about the credit history of a prospective employee or requiring that a prospective employee provide a credit history as a condition of employment.