PA: licensing changes for those with criminal record
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission in Pennsylvania has approved new regulations that a past criminal offense will only be considered relevant to an application for professional licensing if it occurred in the past five years. The rulemaking "includes schedules of criminal convictions that may constitute grounds to refuse to issue, suspend or revoke a license, certificate, registration or permit for each of the 29 professional and occupational licensing boards/commissions. . .; sets forth a uniform fee for the processing of preliminary determinations. . . ; clarifies the effect of a particular crime being designated as “directly related” to a particular profession or occupation; and sets forth the process by which the various boards and commissions will conduct the “individualized assessments” required."
The new regulations now go to the Attorney General for approval.