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OH HB184
Bill
Status
5/19/2009
Primary Sponsor
John Adams
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AI Summary
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All public and private employers must register with a federal status verification system (such as E-Verify) to verify the identity and legal working status of newly hired employees, effective July 1, 2009.
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Public agencies cannot enter into contracts with private employers unless the employer participates in a status verification system; public agencies must cancel contracts with non-compliant employers and require affirmation of participation in all bids or proposals.
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Employers must affirm their participation in a status verification system on their state income tax returns; failure to do so constitutes falsification or dereliction of duty.
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Jail officials must make reasonable efforts to determine the citizenship status of confined persons charged with criminal offenses and notify the United States Department of Homeland Security if an individual is determined to be an illegal alien; electronic fingerprints must be collected for illegal aliens.
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Political subdivisions are prohibited from enacting ordinances or policies that restrict law enforcement officers or employees from communicating with federal officials about an individual's immigration status; judges and magistrates must consider whether a defendant is an unlawfully admitted alien when determining bail.
Legislative Description
To require employers to register and participate in a status verification system to verify the work eligibility status of all new employees and to affirm their participation on their state income tax returns, to specify that an employer's failure to affirm their participation in the status verification system on their state income tax returns constitutes falsification or dereliction of duty, to require public agencies to cancel contracts with private employers who do not participate in a status verification system, to require jail officials to make a reasonable effort to verify the citizenship of confined persons, to collect electronic fingerprints of illegal aliens, and to notify the United States Department of Homeland Security in certain circumstances, to prohibit political subdivisions from restricting communication and cooperation with federal officials regarding a person's citizenship status, to require judges and magistrates to consider immigration status and other factors in determining a defendant's bail, and to declare an emergency.
Employee status verification-citizenship
Last Action
To Judiciary
5/19/2009