H-8187

   Amend House File 2189 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  26.8A  E-verify program —— employee verification —— background checks.
   1.  a.  Each bidder shall verify the employment eligibility of each of the bidder’s employees using the e-verify program and submit with its bid a certification that the employment eligibility of each employee of the bidder has been verified.
   b.  For purposes of this subsection, “e-verify program” means the employment verification program as jointly administered by the United States department of homeland security and the United States social security administration or any successor program.
   2.  Each bidder shall submit with its bid the results of a national criminal history check performed through the state criminal history repository for each employee of the bidder.>
   2.  Title page, line 1, after <to> by inserting <public construction, including verification of employment eligibility and criminal history of individuals by employers, and>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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GOSA of Scott