| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to requiring political subdivisions to participate in the |
|
|
federal electronic verification of employment authorization |
|
|
program or E-verify. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Local Government Code, is |
|
|
amended by adding Chapter 179 to read as follows: |
|
|
CHAPTER 179. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION |
|
|
Sec. 179.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
|
|
(1) "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by |
|
|
Section 673.001, Government Code. |
|
|
(2) "Political subdivision" means a county, |
|
|
municipality, school district, junior college district, other |
|
|
special district, or other subdivision of state government. |
|
|
Sec. 179.002. VERIFICATION. A political subdivision shall |
|
|
register and participate in the E-verify program to verify |
|
|
information of all new employees. |
|
|
Sec. 179.003. STATE FUNDING PROHIBITED FOR FAILURE TO |
|
|
PARTICIPATE IN E-VERIFY. Beginning the September 1, 2018, state |
|
|
fiscal year, a political subdivision may not receive state funds if |
|
|
the political subdivision fails to register or participate in the |
|
|
E-verify program as required by Section 179.002. A political |
|
|
subdivision denied state funds under this section may receive state |
|
|
funds beginning the state fiscal year following the state fiscal |
|
|
year in which the political subdivision fully complies with the |
|
|
requirements of Section 179.002. The Governor's Office of Budget, |
|
|
Planning, and Policy shall adopt rules to implement this section |
|
|
uniformly among state agencies from which state funds are |
|
|
distributed to a political subdivision. |
|
|
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |