SMALL BUSINESS 2ND CHANCE EMPL House SponsorsRep. Rita Mayfield 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Small Business Second Chance Employment Act. Provides definitions of "second chance ex-offender", "court certificate", and "small business". Provides that a small business that, in good faith, employs a second chance ex-offender who presents a court certificate stating that the offender completed his or her probation, parole, conditional discharge, mandatory supervised release, or sentence at least 10 years earlier, who is not a habitual criminal, and who was never convicted of a Class X or Class 1 felony, is not liable as a result of employing the second chance ex-offender, except for wilful and wanton misconduct by the small business, to any person for any criminal conduct that the second chance ex-offender employee engages in during his or her working hours. 2/17/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield 2/17/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/17/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die