S.B.
81
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
senate floor
Amendments
Amendment 10 February 22, 2008 10:24 am
Senator Scott K. Jenkins proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 2, Lines 44 through 47
Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
2-21-2008 :
44 verify the work eligibility status of the contractor's new employees;
{
45
. S. [identifies as a discriminatory employment practice the discharging of] provides that
it
45a is unlawful to discharge .S a lawful
46 employee while retaining an unauthorized alien in the same job category; }
47 . requires an agency or political subdivision of the state to verify the lawful presence
2. Page 16, Lines 464c through 482
Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
2-21-2008 :
464c services .S .
465
{
(4) (a) It is S. [a discriminatory practice] unlawful .S for an employing entity in the
465a state to discharge an
466 employee working in Utah who is a United States citizen or permanent resident alien while
467 retaining an employee who:
468 (i) the employing entity knows, or reasonably should have known, is an unauthorized
469 alien hired on or after July 1, 2009; and
470 (ii) is working in the state in a job category:
471 (A) that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility; and
472 (B) which is performed under similar working conditions, as defined in 29 U.S.C., Sec.
473 206 (d)(1), as the job category held by the discharged employee.
474 (b) An employing entity, which on the date of a discharge in question referred to in
475 Subsection (4)(a) is enrolled in and using the Status Verification System to verify the
476 employment eligibility of its employees in Utah who are hired on or after July 1, 2009, is
477 exempt from liability, investigation, or lawsuit arising from an action under this section.
478 (c) A cause of action for a violation of this Subsection (4) arises exclusively from the
479 provisions of this Subsection (4).
480 } Section S. [
481 63-99a-104. Receipt of state, local, or federal public benefits -- Verification --
482 Exceptions -- Fraudulently obtaining benefits -- Criminal penalties -- Annual report.
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