Bill > SSB3015

Introduced Session

This bill relates to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners (BOEE), school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill requires the BOEE to require all initial applicants for licensure and all applicants for license renewal to produce evidence of the applicant’s lawful presence in the United States as a condition of initial licensure or license renewal. These requirements apply to all applications for initial licensure, and all applications for license renewal, that are submitted to the BOEE on or after the effective date of the bill. Practitioners who are not subject to license renewal requirements are required to produce evidence of the practitioner’s lawful presence in the United States every five years as a condition of remaining licensed. The bill establishes the documents that the BOEE will accept as proof of an applicant’s or practitioner’s lawful presence. The bill requires the board of directors of each school district, the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school, and the governing board of each charter school and innovation zone school to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals who have accepted an offer of employment in accordance with federal law.

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Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2218. (on 02/04/2026)

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