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Leveling the hiring field: Local leaders weigh in on new Austin hiring ordinance

By Samantha Smith

A new ordinance passed in Austin March 24 delaying timing of criminal background checks could mean a trickle down effect, and possibly a debate, on the feasibility of those rules in Buda and Kyle. 

Austin’s new ordinance, called the Fair Chance Ordinance, delays an employer running a criminal background check until a job candidate is about to be offered a job.

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