BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2532 (Chiu) - As Introduced February 19, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill repeals requirements in state law that state and local
government employers and community action agencies verify an
individual's legal status or authorization to work prior to
providing services to that individual.
FISCAL EFFECT:
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Minor/absorbable costs to the Employee Development Department
(EDD) to update current policies, processes and manuals. EDD
indicates removing the requirement to verify legal status and
authorization to work before providing a staff-assisted service
would simplify and streamline the intake process, which would
save time for front line staff in the EDD's America's Job Center
of California offices.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational
Fund (MALDEF) are sponsoring this bill to repeal two
Unemployment Insurance provisions (UIC) that they state impose
an unnecessary and redundant burden on businesses providing
employment services. Regulation of employment for immigrants
is already covered in federal law so any additional state
requirements place added costs on businesses. They further
state that repealing the two UIC sections would do nothing to
change immigrant eligibility for any government services which
is regulated by other provisions of federal and state law. Nor
would the bill change the federal obligation that employers
face with respect to employment of authorized workers and the
duty to check work authorization of new hires.
2)Background. State law requires that Employment Development
Department (EDD) to verify a job seeker's legal status and
authorization to work in the United States prior to providing
an employment-related service. The requirement applies to all
employment service applicants, whether or not they are U.S.
citizens, temporary or resident aliens, residing in or outside
of California. If this bill were enacted, Federal law still
requires the EDD to ask each client to indicate eligibility to
work in the U.S. prior to providing job training and placement
services; however, it does not require agencies to verify an
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individual's legal status to work prior to providing
employment services.
Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081