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CA ACA27

CA

Status

Introduced

5/10/2012

Primary Sponsor

Felipe Fuentes

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Origin

State Assembly

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a voluntary program administered by the Department of Justice allowing undocumented immigrants who file state income tax returns with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to participate from 2014-2018

  • Requires qualified persons to meet eligibility criteria including continuous California residency since January 1, 2008, no felony convictions, English language proficiency (with exceptions), and consent to background checks and disclosure of identifying information

  • Mandates the Franchise Tax Board to submit annual reports to the Legislature from 2014-2018 detailing tax receipts collected from program participants without identifying specific individuals

  • Requires the Governor to request that federal agencies refrain from apprehending, detaining, removing, or prosecuting qualified program participants and their families, except in cases meeting ICE priority enforcement criteria

  • Provides that all identifying records related to the program shall be destroyed on January 1, 2019, and the entire program becomes inoperative on January 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Taxation: undocumented immigrants.

Last Action

From printer. May be heard in committee June 10.

5/11/2012

Full Bill Text

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