KYW Newsradio: Bipartisan effort to reform Pa. professional licensing laws
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State Sen. John DeSantis, a Republican, is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 637, which will force boards to consider an applicant's efforts at rehabilitation and give a pre-ruling as to whether licensing is possible.
"Before investing time and money into a training program," DeSantis said.
According to the Board of Pardons, the top reason ex-offenders apply for clemency is access to employment.
A bipartisan group of advocacy groups also joined in the push to pass the new clean slate legislation, including Justice Action Network, Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Harrisburg NAACP, Commonwealth Foundation, Community Legal Services Philadelphia, and Americans for Prosperity.