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. [10] 7 .S . Section 63-99a-104 is enacted to read:
             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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