A bill to require verification that public contracts are performed by employees who are entitled to work in the United States; to prescribe acceptable methods for verifying legal presence in the United States; to condition the eligibility of employers to perform certain public contracts on participation in the federal immigrant verification system; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide sanctions and penalties.
Senate Bill No. 444 requires public employers and their contractors in Michigan to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the legal work status of new employees, imposes penalties for violations, and takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
