Date of Award
5-28-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
On February 21, 2019, Assembly Member Phil Ting introduced AB 1076, Criminal Records: Automatic Relief, for consideration to become law. The bill passed with majority votes through the Assembly Public Safety Committee, Assembly Appropriations Committee, and the Assembly Floor. It was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newson on October 8, 2019. The law goes into effect January 1, 2021. This paper discusses an overview of the law, identifies which Californians will be impacted, and offers a description of how arrest records and similar law is managed throughout the United States. This paper explores how public and private employers in the Bay Area will perceive and be affected by this law. Six (6) key informant interviews were conducted to understand the development of the law and its long-term implications and their opinions are discussed. Public and private employers were surveyed, forty-two responses were received and their results were analyzed. The new law will play a major role on how background checks and potential employees are conducted; this paper attempts to identify the extent of those impacts on the employers who will have the burden of following this new mandate. Lastly, this paper offers recommendations based on findings and lists areas for further research.
Recommended Citation
VirgenTorres, Teresa, "Impact and Perceptions of AB 1076, Automatic Relief of Criminal Records for Eligible Californians, by Public and Private Employers in the Bay Area" (2020). EMPA Capstones. 379.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/379