Bill Text: GA SB65 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Employment Security; provide that benefits shall not be paid to noncitizens who are not employed legally
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Senate Read and Referred [SB65 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB65-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 65
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Murphy of the 27th, Unterman of the 45th, Hill of
the 32nd, Loudermilk of the 52nd and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to employment security, so as
to provide that benefits under such chapter shall not be paid to noncitizens who
are not employed legally; to provide that such payments shall not be made unless
the noncitizen is present in this country legally at the time such payments are
made; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions relative to employment security, is amended by adding a
new Code section to read as follows:
"34-8-5.
(a)
Benefits under this chapter shall not be paid under this chapter to an alien
unless he or she is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent
residence at the time of the covered employment, was lawfully present for the
purposes of the covered employment, or was permanently residing in the United
States under color of law at the time of the covered employment.
(b)
No benefit under this chapter shall be paid under this chapter to an alien
unless he or she is present in this country legally at the time such payment is
made.
(c)
Any data or information required of an individual applying for benefits to
determine whether benefits are payable to the individual because of the
individual's alien status must be uniformly required from all applicants for
benefits.
(d)
In the case of an individual whose application for benefits would otherwise be
approved, a determination that benefits to the individual are not payable
because of the individual's alien status may not be made except upon a
preponderance of the
evidence."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.