85R268 TSR-D
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 765
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring political subdivisions to participate in the
federal electronic verification of employment authorization
program or E-verify.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 179 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 179. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
Sec. 179.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by
Section 673.001, Government Code.
(2) "Political subdivision" means a county,
municipality, school district, junior college district, other
special district, or other subdivision of state government.
Sec. 179.002. VERIFICATION. A political subdivision shall
register and participate in the E-verify program to verify
information of all new employees.
Sec. 179.003. STATE FUNDING PROHIBITED FOR FAILURE TO
PARTICIPATE IN E-VERIFY. Beginning the September 1, 2018, state
fiscal year, a political subdivision may not receive state funds if
the political subdivision fails to register or participate in the
E-verify program as required by Section 179.002. A political
subdivision denied state funds under this section may receive state
funds beginning the state fiscal year following the state fiscal
year in which the political subdivision fully complies with the
requirements of Section 179.002. The Governor's Office of Budget,
Planning, and Policy shall adopt rules to implement this section
uniformly among state agencies from which state funds are
distributed to a political subdivision.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.