BILL NUMBER: AB 2532	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chiu
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Williams)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to repeal Sections 9601.5 and 9601.7 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code, relating to employment services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   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 1.  Section 9601.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
repealed. 
   9601.5.  Each state or local government agency or community action
agency, or any private organization contracting with a state or
local government agency, that provides employment services,
including, but not limited to, job training, retraining, or
placement, shall 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. For purposes of this
section, proof of legal status or authorization to work includes, but
is not limited to, a social security card, immigration visa, birth
certificate, passport, or other valid document providing evidence of
legal residence or authorization to work in the United States. This
section shall not apply to employment services offered by school
districts under secondary school and adult education programs.

  SEC. 2.  Section 9601.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
repealed. 
   9601.7.  (a) Each state or local government agency or community
action agency, or any private organization contracting with a state
or local government agency, that enters into an agreement with the
department to provide employment services including, but not limited
to, job training, retraining, or placement, shall 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.
   (b) The notice shall read:
      NOTICE: Attention All Job Seekers

   The Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) requires
that all employers verify the identity and employment authorization
of all individuals hired after November 6, 1986. An employer is
required to examine documents provided by the job seeker establishing
identity and authorization for employment in the United States. In
addition, it is a violation of both state and federal law to
discriminate against job seekers on the basis of ancestry, race, or
national origin. This agency provides employment services funded by
the federal or state government that are available only to
individuals who are United States citizens or who are legally
authorized to work in the United States.