Bill > AB281

This bill establishes an employment eligibility verification program, requiring state agencies, designated purchasing agents, and local governmental units to use the federal employment eligibility verification program to confirm that individuals they hire or contract with are legally authorized to work in the United States. The federal employment eligibility verification program, operated by the federal Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration, allows employers to verify employee work authorization. The bill amends existing statutes to prohibit state entities from entering into contracts or orders with employers not enrolled in this federal program or those who knowingly employ individuals deemed ineligible by the program, and it also applies these verification requirements to construction work contracts exceeding certain dollar thresholds, with exceptions if the federal program is discontinued.