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SB 90 Employment; verification of eligibility. 

Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Employment; verification of eligibility.  Requires employers to participate in an electronic employment verification system or any equivalent federal work authorization program. The measure prohibits an employer from allowing an individual to start work unless the employer has conducted the identity verification process through the electronic employment verification system and has obtained a response that affirmatively verifies that the individual is legally eligible for employment in the United States. Violations are a Class 1 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 12/26/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081092212  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/26/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081092212
• 12/26/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/21/08  Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/08  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/28/08  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Special on Immigration
• 01/30/08  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)