AB 2532, as introduced, Chiu. Employment services: verification.
Existing law requires each state or local government agency or community action agency, or any private organization contracting with a state or local government agency, that provides specified employment services to verify an individual’s legal status or authorization to work prior to providing services to that individual in accordance with procedures established under federal law. Existing law specifies that proof of legal status or authorization to work includes specified documents providing evidence of legal residence or authorization to work in the United States. It also specifies that those provisions requiring verification of an individual’s legal status or authorization to work prior to providing employment services do not apply to employment services offered by school districts under secondary school and adult education programs.
Existing law requires each state or local government agency or community action agency, or any private organization contracting with a state or local government agency, that provides specified employment services to post in a prominent location in the workplace a notice stating that only citizens or those persons legally authorized to work in the United States will be permitted to use the agency’s or organization’s employment services that are funded by the federal or state government, as specified.
This bill would repeal the above-described requirements.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 9601.5 of the Unemployment Insurance
2Code is repealed.
Each state or local government agency or community
4action agency, or any private organization contracting with a state
5or local government agency, that provides employment services,
6including, but not limited to, job training, retraining, or placement,
7shall verify an individual’s legal status or authorization to work
8prior to providing services to that individual in accordance with
9procedures established under federal law. For purposes of this
10section, proof of legal status or authorization to work includes, but
11is not limited to, a social security card, immigration visa, birth
12certificate, passport, or other valid document providing evidence
13of legal residence or authorization to work in the United States.
14This section shall not apply to employment services offered by
15school districts under secondary school and adult education
16programs.
Section 9601.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code
18 is repealed.
(a) Each state or local government agency or
20community action agency, or any private organization contracting
21with a state or local government agency, that enters into an
22agreement with the department to provide employment services
23including, but not limited to, job training, retraining, or placement,
24shall post in a prominent location in the workplace, a notice stating
25that only citizens or those persons legally authorized to work in
26the United States will be permitted to use the agency’s or
27organization’s employment services that are funded by the federal
28or state government.
29(b) The notice shall read:
3The Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
4requires that all employers verify the identity and employment
5authorization of all individuals hired after November 6, 1986. An
6employer is required to examine documents provided by the job
7seeker establishing identity and authorization for employment in
8the United States. In addition, it is a violation of both state and
9federal law to discriminate against job seekers on the basis of
10ancestry, race, or national origin. This agency provides employment
11services funded by the federal or state government that are available
12only to individuals who are United States citizens or who are
13legally authorized to work in the United States.
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