Chief Patron: Lingamfelter
New Hires -- E-Verify System Use (language only)

Item 4-6.05 #1h

Language
Page 421, beginning of line 47, insert “a.”
Page 421, after line 49, insert:
“b.  Any private sector entity or business, including sub-contractors, or non-profit organization who is employed by or otherwise financially compensated by the Commonwealth shall be required to use the E-Verify system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration when hiring its employees.  Any private sector entity or business, including sub-contractors, or non-profit organization who is found in deliberate noncompliance with this provision shall be prohibited from obtaining future employment or contracts with the Commonwealth or any of its jurisdictions for a period of 10 years."

Explanation
(This amendment requires private sector businesses and non-profit organizations who are employed by or otherwise compensated by the Commonwealth to use the E-Verify system to when hiring its employees. E-Verify is available at no cost to the user and is available on-line. The system compares an employee's I-9 information with over 444 million records in the Social Security Administration databases and more than 60 million records maintained by the Department of Homeland Security immigration databases.)