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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring state agencies to participate in the federal |
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electronic verification of employment authorization program, or |
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E-verify. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 6, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 673 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 673. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION |
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Sec. 673.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "E-verify program" means the electronic |
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verification of employment authorization program of the federal |
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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 |
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(Pub. L. No. 104-208, reprinted in note, 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a), |
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operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, or a |
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successor employment authorization program designated by the |
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United States Department of Homeland Security or other federal |
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agency authorized to verify the employment authorization status of |
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newly hired employees under the federal Immigration Reform and |
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Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.). |
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(2) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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659.101. |
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Sec. 673.002. VERIFICATION. A state agency shall register |
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and participate in the E-verify program to verify information of |
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all new employees. |
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Sec. 673.003. RULES. The Texas Workforce Commission shall |
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adopt rules and prescribe forms to implement this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |