Bill Text: TX HB602 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to State Affairs [HB602 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB602-Introduced.html
| 88R501 SGM-D | ||
| By: Shaheen | H.B. No. 602 | |
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| relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state 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. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 180.010 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 180.010. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. (a) | ||
| In this section: | ||
| (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. | ||
| (b) A political subdivision shall register and participate | ||
| in the E-verify program to verify information of all new employees. | ||
| (c) An employee of a political subdivision who is | ||
| responsible for verifying information of new employees of the | ||
| political subdivision as required by Subsection (b) is subject to | ||
| immediate termination of employment if the employee fails to comply | ||
| with that subsection. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
