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Senate bill would require universal E-Verify for employers and contractors; wide proponent testimony at committee hearing
Summary
Senate Bill 324 would require universal use of E-Verify by public and private employers in Texas, make participation a condition of state contracts and licensure, and authorize the comptroller to debar noncompliant contractors.
Senator Kolkhorst presented Senate Bill 324, a refile of prior measures, which would require all public and private employers in Texas to use the federal E-Verify system to verify employment authorization for new hires. The bill would make E-Verify a condition for state contracts and licensure, authorize the comptroller to debar contractors from state contracting for repeated noncompliance…
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