Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
SB517: Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-4311.1 as follows:
§ 2.2-4311.1. Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and federal immigration law; required contract provisions.
All public bodies shall include in every contract of more than $10,000 the following provisions:
1. That the contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations during the performance of the contract; and
2. That the contractor does not, and shall not during the performance of the contract, knowingly employ an unauthorized alien as defined in the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-4311 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-4311. Employment discrimination by contractor prohibited; required contract provisions.
All public bodies shall include in every contract of more than $10,000 the following provisions:
1. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
a. The contractor will shall not
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other basis
prohibited by state law relating to discrimination in employment, except where
there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the
normal operation of the contractor. The contractor agrees to post in
conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment,
notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
b. The contractor, in all solicitations or advertisements for
employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, will shall state
that such contractor is an equal opportunity employer.
c. Notices, advertisements and solicitations placed in accordance with federal law, rule or regulation shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section.
d. The contractor shall certify to the Commonwealth that such contractor has undertaken immigration status verification on all of his employees, and that all employees of the contractor are legally authorized to work in the United States.
2. The contractor will shall include
the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs a, b and c in every subcontract or
purchase order of over $10,000, so that the provisions will be binding upon
each subcontractor or vendor.
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