Introduced in Senate
A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, as "Fair Chance Jobs Month".
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That the Senate— (1) expresses support for the designation of April 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, as Fair Chance Jobs Month; and (2) supports efforts to— (A) ensure that people directly impacted by incarceration obtain stable and high-quality employment, housing, healthcare, and nutrition; (B) dismantle structural barriers to fair-chance hiring and employment, such as licensing restrictions, employer liability, and insurance restrictions; (C) expand workforce development programs for returning citizens, formerly incarcerated individuals, and others directly impacted by incarceration, including— (i) pre-apprenticeship programs; (ii) registered apprenticeship programs; (iii) career coaching, résumé building, technology literacy, and other skillset development programs; and (iv) programs that educate employers on best practices for, and the benefits of, fair-chance hiring; (D) match job providers with returning citizens and formerly incarcerated individuals seeking jobs; (E) support efforts from labor unions and worker organizations to engage returning citizens and formerly incarcerated individuals who are seeking jobs; (F) publicize work opportunities that are open to applicants with prior arrest or conviction records; and (G) foster greater collaboration and dialogue between Federal, State, and local government agencies, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, employers, labor unions, currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, and others directly impacted by incarceration to enhance fair-chance hiring and employment and help to heal communities impacted by mass incarceration.