Bill Text: TX HB765 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to requiring political subdivisions to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program or E-verify.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-01 - Referred to State Affairs [HB765 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB765-Introduced.html
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| By: Shaheen | H.B. No. 765 | |
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| 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. | ||
