Bill Text: GA HB1259 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Georgia Employer and Worker Protection Act of 2010; enact
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-09 - House Second Readers [HB1259 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1259-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1259
By:
Representatives Reese of the
98th,
Rice of the
51st,
Austin of the
10th,
Parsons of the
42nd,
Loudermilk of the
14th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
enact the "Georgia Employer and Worker Protection Act of 2010"; to provide for a
short title; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal
corporations, so as to require participation in the federal employment
eligibility verification system as a condition of obtaining a business license
or occupational tax certificate; to provide for related matters; to provide for
an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Employer and Worker
Protection Act of 2010."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, is amended by
revising Code Section 36-60-6, relating to the issuance of local business
licenses and evidence of state licensure, as follows:
"36-60-6.
(a)
Before any county or municipal corporation issues a business license
or
occupational tax certificate to any person
engaged in a profession or business required to be licensed by the state under
Title 43, the person must provide evidence of such licensure to the appropriate
agency of the county or municipal corporation that issues business licenses. No
business license shall be issued to any person subject to licensure under Title
43 without evidence of such licensure being presented.
(b)
Any person presenting false or misleading evidence of such state licensure shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, before
any county or municipal corporation issues or renews a business license or
occupational tax certificate to any business, the business shall obtain
authorization to use and agree to use, as a condition of being issued a business
license or occupational tax certificate, the federal employment eligibility
verification system known as E-Verify or any future replacement employment
eligibility verification system. In order to ensure compliance with this
subsection, any county or municipal corporation issuing a business license or
occupational tax certificate shall require, as a part of the application
process, a notarized sworn affidavit from each applicant attesting that he or
she will utilize the employment eligibility verification system. The affidavit
shall include the federally assigned user number and date of authority and shall
express an intent to continually use the system in accordance with federal
regulations.
(c)
Any county or municipal corporation issuing a business license or occupational
tax certificate shall annually provide to the Department of Audits and Reports,
not later than December 31 of each year, a report demonstrating compliance with
the provisions of this Code section. Each year, the Department of Audits and
Reports shall conduct an annual audit of no fewer than 25 percent of such
reporting agencies. The Department of Audits and Reports shall publish not
later than February 1 of each year a report of the department's audit
findings."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, and shall apply to business licenses
or occupational tax certificates issued on or after such date.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.