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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring governmental entities to participate in the |
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federal electronic verification of work 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 A, Title 6, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Chapter 619 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 619. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION |
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Sec. 619.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "E-verify program" means the electronic |
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verification of work authorization program of the federal Illegal |
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Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Pub. |
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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 work authorization program designated by the United |
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States Department of Homeland Security or other federal agency |
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authorized to verify the work authorization status of newly hired |
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employees pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control |
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Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.). |
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(2) "Governmental entity" means: |
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(A) the state; or |
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(B) a political subdivision of the state, |
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including a municipality, a county, or any kind of district. |
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Sec. 619.002. VERIFICATION. A governmental entity shall |
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register and participate in the E-verify program to verify |
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information of all new employees. |
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Sec. 619.003. RULES. The Texas Workforce Commission shall |
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adopt rules and prescribe forms to implement this chapter. |
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Sec. 619.004. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. An employee of a |
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governmental entity who is responsible for verifying information of |
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new employees of the governmental entity as required by Section |
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619.002 is subject to immediate termination of employment if the |
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employee fails to comply with that section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |