BILL NUMBER: AB 2076	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fuentes

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2008

   An act relating to employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2076, as introduced, Fuentes. Employment: hiring practices.
   The E-Verify program of the United States Department of Homeland
Security enables participating employers to verify that the employees
they hire are authorized to work in the United States.
   Various provisions of existing state and federal law prohibit
discrimination in employment on different bases, including, but not
limited to, the race, color, sex, religion, and marital status of a
person.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to ensure that employers enrolled in the federal E-Verify
program receive training materials and comply with applicable state
and federal antidiscrimination laws.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to ensure that employers enrolled in the federal E-Verify
program, which allows employers to verify that new employees are
authorized to work in the United States, receive training materials
and comply with applicable state and federal antidiscrimination laws.