Senate File 2412 S-5031 Amend Senate File 2412 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 2 < Section 1. Section 2.11, Code 2026, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. a. Each house of the general assembly 5 shall use the e-verify system of the United States citizenship 6 and immigration services to confirm the employment eligibility 7 of newly hired employees. 8 b. An employee may challenge the results of the submission 9 of the employee’s information to the e-verify system of 10 the United States citizenship and immigration services by 11 submitting a challenge, including documentation proving that 12 the results are incorrect, to the legislative council within 13 ten calendar days of receipt of the results. The legislative 14 council shall review the challenge and communicate the results 15 of the appeal to the employee and the appropriate house of the 16 general assembly as soon as practicable. 17 c. Each house of the general assembly shall transmit the 18 results of the e-verify system check to the United States 19 immigration and customs enforcement and other appropriate 20 federal immigration agencies if the check shows that the 21 subject of the check does not have legal status to be present 22 in the United States. 23 Sec. ___. Section 2A.2, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 24 by adding the following new paragraph: 25 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0i. (1) Use the e-verify system of the 26 United States citizenship and immigration services to confirm 27 the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. 28 (2) An employee may challenge the results of the submission 29 of the employee’s information to the e-verify system of 30 the United States citizenship and immigration services by 31 submitting a challenge, including documentation proving that 32 the results are incorrect, to the legislative council within 33 ten calendar days of receipt of the results. The legislative 34 council shall review the challenge and communicate the results 35 -1- SF 2412.2889 (1) 91 ss/ns 1/ 4 #1.

of the appeal to the employee and the director as soon as 1 practicable. 2 (3) The director shall transmit the results of the e-verify 3 system check to the United States immigration and customs 4 enforcement and other appropriate federal immigration agencies 5 if the check shows that the subject of the check does not have 6 legal status to be present in the United States. 7 Sec. ___. Section 2C.4, Code 2026, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 2C.4 Citizen of United States and resident of Iowa. 10 1. The ombudsman shall be a citizen of the United States 11 and a resident of the state of Iowa, and shall be qualified to 12 analyze problems of law, administration, and public policy. 13 2. a. The ombudsman shall use the e-verify system of the 14 United States citizenship and immigration services to confirm 15 the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. 16 b. An employee may challenge the results of the submission 17 of the employee’s information to the e-verify system of 18 the United States citizenship and immigration services by 19 submitting a challenge, including documentation proving that 20 the results are incorrect, to the legislative council within 21 ten calendar days of receipt of the results. The legislative 22 council shall review the challenge and communicate the results 23 of the appeal to the employee and the ombudsman as soon as 24 practicable. 25 c. The ombudsman shall transmit the results of the e-verify 26 system check to the United States immigration and customs 27 enforcement and other appropriate federal immigration agencies 28 if the check shows that the subject of the check does not have 29 legal status to be present in the United States. > 30 2. Page 1, line 6, after < employees. > by inserting < The 31 head of the department or agency shall transmit the results of 32 the e-verify system check to the United States immigration and 33 customs enforcement and other appropriate federal immigration 34 agencies if the check shows that the subject of the check does 35 -2- SF 2412.2889 (1) 91 ss/ns 2/ 4

not have legal status to be present in the United States. > 1 3. Page 1, line 14, before < There > by inserting < 1. > 2 4. Page 1, after line 20 by inserting: 3 < 2. The department shall transmit the results of a SAVE 4 program clearinghouse check to the United States immigration 5 and customs enforcement and other appropriate federal 6 immigration agencies if the check shows that the subject of the 7 check does not have legal status to be present in the United 8 States. 9 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 10A.114 Citizenship and immigration 10 status —— appeal. 11 1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 12 to allow an employee of a school district, a city, a county, 13 or the executive branch including the state board of regents 14 and each institution of higher education governed by the board, 15 or a person who has applied for a professional license in 16 this state, to challenge the results of the submission of the 17 person’s information to the SAVE program or the e-verify system 18 of the United States citizenship and immigration services with 19 the department. 20 2. A person must submit a challenge pursuant to subsection 1 21 and documentation proving that the results are incorrect within 22 ten calendar days of receipt of the results. 23 3. The department shall review a challenge submitted 24 pursuant to subsection 1 and communicate the results of the 25 appeal to the person who submitted the challenge and the hiring 26 authority or licensing board, as applicable, within seven 27 calendar days of receipt of the challenge. The decision of the 28 department is final agency action pursuant to chapter 17A. > 29 5. Page 2, line 1, before < The > by inserting < 1. > 30 6. Page 2, after line 4 by inserting: 31 < 2. The state board of regents and each institution of 32 higher education governed by the board shall transmit the 33 results of the e-verify system check to the United States 34 immigration and customs enforcement and other appropriate 35 -3- SF 2412.2889 (1) 91 ss/ns 3/ 4 #3. #4. #5. #6.

federal immigration agencies if the check shows that the 1 subject of the check does not have legal status to be present 2 in the United States. > 3 7. Page 2, line 31, before < The > by inserting < 1. > 4 8. Page 2, after line 34 by inserting: 5 < 2. The board of directors of each school district shall 6 transmit the results of the e-verify system check to the 7 United States immigration and customs enforcement and other 8 appropriate federal immigration agencies if the check shows 9 that the subject of the check does not have legal status to be 10 present in the United States. > 11 9. Page 3, line 4, after < employees. > by inserting < The 12 board shall transmit the results of the e-verify system check 13 to the United States immigration and customs enforcement and 14 other appropriate federal immigration agencies if the check 15 shows that the subject of the check does not have legal status 16 to be present in the United States. > 17 10. Page 3, line 9, after < employees. > by inserting < A city 18 shall transmit the results of the e-verify system check to the 19 United States immigration and customs enforcement and other 20 appropriate federal immigration agencies if the check shows 21 that the subject of the check does not have legal status to be 22 present in the United States. > 23 11. By renumbering as necessary. 24 ______________________________ CARRIE KOELKER -4- SF 2412.2889 (1) 91 ss/ns 4/ 4 #7. #8. #9. #10. #11.