SB57 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

E-Verify, ALVerify, or E-Verify employer agent service, use by businesses, employers, and certain subcontractors to verify immigration status and employment eligibility authorized, Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess. am'd.; Secs. 31-13-9, 31-13-15 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, business entities and employers in this state, as well as business entities and employers receiving state contracts, grants, or incentives, must enroll in the federal E-Verify program to verify the immigration status and eligibility of employees.

Also under existing law, subcontractors on a project paid for by state contract, grant, or incentive must enroll in the federal E-Verify program to verify the immigration status and eligibility of employees.

This bill would provide business entities and employers in this state with an option to use federal E-Verify, the ALVerify program developed by the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama, or the E-Verify employer agent service established by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security to verify the immigration status and eligibility of an employee.

This bill would also provide subcontractors on a project paid for by state contract, grant, or incentive with an option to use federal E-Verify, the ALVerify program developed by the Center for Advanced Public Safety at the University of Alabama, or the E-Verify employer agent service established by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security to verify the immigration status and eligibility of an employee.

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Subjects

Immigration Law