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Mar 07, 2006
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Lie Detectors

The Senate took no action on a House-passed bill, pushed by the State Police, to allow police agencies to give lie detector tests to job applicants.
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Mar 07, 2006
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DCYF Background Checks

Legislative committees took no action on DCYF legislation that would have given the agency and licensed day care providers direct access to job applicants’ entire criminal history, including records of arrests not followed by convictions.
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Mar 07, 2006
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Mar 07, 2006
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Lie Detectors

The Senate took no action on a House-passed bill, pushed by the State Police, to allow police agencies to give lie detector tests to job applicants.
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Mar 07, 2006
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Mar 07, 2006
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DCYF Background Checks

Legislative committees took no action on DCYF legislation that would have given the agency and licensed day care providers direct access to job applicants’ entire criminal history, including records of arrests not followed by convictions.
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