E-Verify program; requires Virginia Employment Commission to use. (SB789)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Employment Commission; E-Verify program. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to use the E-Verify program for each individual the Virginia Employment Commission refers to an employer to perform work within the Commonwealth. The bill also defines the E-Verify program. Read the Bill »
Status
01/24/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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12/28/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100611D |
12/28/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB789) |
01/21/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB789) |
01/24/2011 | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2011 | Letter sent to Virginia Employment Commission |
Comments
The e-Verify program is a program that duplicates rather than replaces the current paper employer verification system. Since the VEC is not an employer or a business, it is not clear that federal law allows it to participate in the E-Verify system as this bill envisions. VACOLAO opposes this bill.
I think the idea is that verification is an additional service that the agency can provide for employers who use the agency's employment referral services. I understand, though, that the E-verify system is pretty wonky so I don't know that I'd rely upon it to absolutely determine whether a prospective employee is eligible for employment in the U.S.