House Amendment 8230


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     1  1    Amend House File 2610 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 6, by inserting after line 7 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4                      <DIVISION    
     1  5                 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
     1  6    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  91F.1  DEFINITIONS.
     1  7    1.  "Commissioner" means the labor commissioner of
     1  8 the division of labor services of the department of
     1  9 workforce development.
     1 10    2.  "Employee" means a natural person who is
     1 11 employed in this state for wages paid on an hourly
     1 12 basis by an employer.
     1 13    3.  "Employer" means a person, as defined in
     1 14 section 4.1, who in this state employs for wages a
     1 15 natural person.  An employer does not include a
     1 16 client, patient, customer, or other person who obtains
     1 17 professional services from a licensed person who
     1 18 provides the services on a fee service basis or as an
     1 19 independent contractor.
     1 20    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  91F.2  LEGAL RESIDENCY
     1 21 VERIFICATION.
     1 22    1.  a.  Every employer shall verify the lawful
     1 23 presence of its employees in the state.
     1 24    b.  Employers shall use the federal employment
     1 25 eligibility program as authorized by the federal
     1 26 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
     1 27 Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104=208, and
     1 28 as administered by the department of homeland
     1 29 security's United States citizenship and immigration
     1 30 services bureau and the social security
     1 31 administration, to verify the legal residency or work
     1 32 status of all employees physically present in the
     1 33 state.  An employer shall be required to show receipts
     1 34 from the federal program as proof of employees' legal
     1 35 residency or work status.
     1 36    2.  The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to
     1 37 chapter 17A to establish a reasonable schedule and
     1 38 process for verification of legal residency of
     1 39 employees under this chapter.>
     1 40 #2.  Page 15, line 21, by inserting after the
     1 41 figure <91E,> the following:  <91F,>.
     1 42 #3.  Page 16, line 2, by inserting after the figure
     1 43 <91E,> the following:  <91F,>.
     1 44 #4.  Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
     1 45 word <individuals,> the following:  <and requiring
     1 46 employers to verify employees' legal presence in the
     1 47 state,>.
     1 48 #5.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     2  2 ALONS of Sioux
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     2  6 UPMEYER of Hancock
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     2 10 L. MILLER of Scott
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     2 14 GREINER of Washington
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     2 18 HUSEMAN of Cherokee
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     2 22 CHAMBERS of O'Brien
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     2 26 DRAKE of Pottawattamie
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     2 30 SANDS of Louisa
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     2 34 HEATON of Henry
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     2 38 WINDSCHITL of Harrison
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     2 42 GRASSLEY of Butler
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     2 46 SCHICKEL of Cerro Gordo
     2 47 HF 2610.709 82
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