Connecticut
Connecticut
Final grade: C-
Exclusion Grade
B-
Relevance Grade
C
Due Process Grade
F
Strengths
- Boards must consider evidence of rehabilitation.
- Boards are banned from using arrests and erased records.
Areas of Improvement
- Ban agencies from using vague standards like “good moral character.”
- Add safeguards for due process, like requiring a petition process and placing the burden of proof onto the state.
Connecticut earns a final grade of C- for its mediocre protections. In 2017, Connecticut enacted a modest reform that exempts applicants for barber or hairdresser licenses from having to submit to a background check.
Statute: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-80 (2019)
Exclusion
Overarching ban on blanket bans | Yes |
Ban on considering arrest records | Yes |
Ban on considering post-conviction relief records | Yes, erased records |
Time limit | No limit |
Ban on vague, discretionary character standards | No |
Relevance
Relationship between the crime and the license sought | “The nature of the crime and its relationship to the job for which the person has applied” |
Required factors for consideration | |
Rehabilitation | Yes |
Time elapsed since crime was committed | Yes |
Age when crime was committed | No |
Employment History | No |
Testimonials | No |
Due Process
Petition Process | No |
Burden of Proof | Both unspecified |
Right to appeal | No |
Written notice requirement | Yes |