FL H6001

Removes the option for private employers to verify employment eligibility using Form I-9 documentation, leaving only the E-Verify system as the required verification method.

Eliminates the requirement that private employers retain copies of employment eligibility documentation for at least 3 years after initial employment.

Removes authorization for the Department of Law Enforcement, Attorney General, state attorney, and statewide prosecutor to request employment eligibility documentation from private employers.

Maintains the penalty provision requiring permanent license revocation for private employers found to have violated employment eligibility verification requirements three times within any 36-month period.

Takes effect July 1, 2022.