Skip to main content
HR 3285 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Criminal justice information and records District of Columbia Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management State and local government operations Subversive activities

District of Columbia Employee Suitability Act of 2011

Introduced: October 31, 2011 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives.
Oct 31, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 31, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Employee Suitability Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish criteria to determine whether an individual is suitable for employment with the District of Columbia government.

Authorizes the hiring authority involved, subject to exceptions, to find an individual unsuitable and take a suitability action only on the basis of: (1) misconduct or negligence in employment; (2) criminal or dishonest conduct; (3) material, intentional false statement, or deception or fraud in examination or appointment; (4) alcohol abuse of a specified character; (5) illegal use of narcotics, drugs, or other controlled substances without evidence of substantial rehabilitation; (6) knowing and willful engagement in acts or activities designed to overthrow the U.S. government by force; and (7) any statutory or regulatory bar preventing the lawful employment of the individual involved in the position in question.

Specifies additional factors the hiring authority may consider.

Prohibits a hiring authority from making a new determination under this Act for an individual who has already been determined suitable or fit based on character or conduct unless: (1) a new investigation is required under the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (Merit Personnel Act) or any successor law, or (2) no new investigation is required but the investigative record on file for the individual shows conduct incompatible with the core duties of the relevant covered position.

Makes such suitability determination factors: (1) applicable to any office in the District of Columbia executive branch and to any District of Columbia independent agency, and (2) inapplicable to the Council and courts of the District of Columbia.

Prohibits appointments to any position in the excepted service under the Merit Personnel Act unless the individual applies for and submits to a criminal background check in accordance with the Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004.

What's happening now November 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2