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Assembly Bill A4863

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relating to mandatory verification of an employee's legal status

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2009-A4863 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง139-l, St Fin L

2009-A4863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mandatory verification of an employee's legal status for any entity entering into a contract for work or services to be performed or goods to be sold in this state.

2009-A4863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4863

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to mandatory verifi-
  cation of an employee's legal status

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
139-l to read as follows:
  S 139-L. MANDATORY VERIFICATION OF AN EMPLOYEE'S LEGAL STATUS.  1. FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION:
  A. "CONTRACTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY ENTITY  ENTERING  INTO  A  CONTRACT  TO
PROVIDE  GOODS  OR SERVICES TO THE STATE WHICH EMPLOYS ONE OR MORE INDI-
VIDUALS.
  B. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED OR PERMITTED TO  WORK
FOR  A  CONTRACTOR  IN ANY OCCUPATION. THIS SHALL INCLUDE ALL FULL-TIME,
PART-TIME, SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.
  2. ANY ENTITY ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT FOR  WORK  OR  SERVICES  TO  BE
PERFORMED OR GOODS TO BE SOLD TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL VERIFY THAT
ALL  ITS EMPLOYEES ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO BE PRESENT IN THE
UNITED STATES. A CONTRACTOR SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE  COMPLIED  WITH  THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IF SUCH CONTRACTOR HAS
AND  RETAINS  APPROPRIATE  DOCUMENTATION  OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGAL STATUS
WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HIRE  DATE.  AN  INDIVIDUAL
WHO  PROVIDES  THE  APPROPRIATE  PAPERWORK IS PRESUMED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO
WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
  3. PROOF OF AN EMPLOYEE'S LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED  STATES  SHALL
INCLUDE  VALID DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, FROM THE NECESSARY STATE OR FEDERAL
AGENCY, THAT SUCH PERSON: (I) IS A UNITED STATES  CITIZEN,  (II)  IS  AN
ALIEN  LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE, (III) HAS
A CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, (IV) IS A REFUGEE OR  HAS  BEEN
GRANTED ASYLUM, (V) HAS A VALID, UNEXPIRED NONIMMIGRANT VISA OR NONIMMI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08159-01-9
              

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