Bill to ease occupational license restrictions for inmates passes committee

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Bill to ease occupational license restrictions for inmates passes committee

A bill to create certificates of employability for those who have been recently released from the Alabama Department of Corrections passed the House Judiciary Committee.  HB238, sponsored by Parker Moore, R-Hartselle, would “create a presumption of rehabilitation and fitness for licensure if an individual has been granted an order of limited relief.” The occupational licensing board could still consider the “conduct of the underlying conviction.…