House of Representatives
State of Utah
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P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029 March 2, 2011
Madam Speaker:
The Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee reports a
favorable recommendation on H.B. 469, IMMIGRATION RELATED AMENDMENTS, by
Representative J. Dougall, with the following amendments:
Respectfully,
Jim Bird
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5, Line 125
:
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(2)
is
}
, except as provided in Subsection
(2)(b), means
an individual who is a citizen of a foreign country.
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6, Lines 160 through 178
:
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(1) To be considered for approval as a resident immigrant for purposes of the
program,
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a foreign national shall:
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(a) file an application with the department;
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(b)
}
(c)
pass a health and background screening;
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(c)
}
(d)
provide evidence that the foreign national has not been convicted
of, pled guilty to,
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pled no contest to, pled guilty in a similar manner to, or resolved by diversion or its
equivalent
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to a felony or class A misdemeanor;
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(d)
}
(e)
file proof of sponsorship by a sponsor who meets the
requirements of Section
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63G-12-203
; and
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(e)
}
(f)
pay a fee established by the department in accordance with
Section
63J-1-504
.
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(2) A foreign national is ineligible for the program if the individual
(a) is in the United States at the time of application for the program; or
(b)
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(a)
}
(i)
designated by the United States State Department as a state
sponsor of terrorism in
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accordance with section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act, section 40 of the Arms
Export
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Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act;
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(b)
}
(ii)
against which the United States has declared war; or
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(c)
}
(iii)
against which the United States has imposed sanctions as listed
under a sanctions
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program of the Office of Foreign Assets Control within the United States Department of
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Treasury.
Committee Chair
Voting: 6-0-1
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Bill Number
*HB0469*
HB0469