Denial of Application
The fourth key step in the Texas employment law project is to make it a requirement that employers provide any applicant with a written notice explaining to them why exactly their application was rejected if the reason of rejection is due to applicant having a criminal record. This requirement is vital to the process of getting these people with a criminal records reintegrated into society. First off, many of these applicants may either be on parole or on a rehabilitation program to help them find a job and reintegrate back into society successfully. Either one of these things may require the applicant to apply to a specific number of jobs during an allotted period of time and may even require them to find a job in an allotted amount of time to remain on parole or stay in rehabilitation. By the employer providing the applicant with a written notice explaining to them the reason why their application was rejected,
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The authors will collect through research and data collection that this law is productive to society. The research question will be proposed that studies the recidivism rates of ex-offenders that have gained employment within one year of release versus the recidivism rate of those who did not gain employment within one year of release. This is such a vital step in the Texas employment law project because it proves through research and data collection that this law; is effective, reduces recidivism, which intern reduces tax payers money being spent on private housing for inmates, and empowers those with past convictions to become productive members of society again. The authors will propose this research question to many organizations that are currently fighting for a law such as the Texas Employment law such as; Reintegration Round Table, The Probation and Parole offices, Mission Waco, The Meyers Center, and the list goes