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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
qualifications
for
state
and
local
1
government
employment
and
professional
licensure.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
7E.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Verification
of
United
States
citizenship
3
and
immigration
status.
Use
the
e-verify
system
of
the
United
4
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
to
confirm
the
5
employment
eligibility
of
newly
hired
employees.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
10A.101,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
“SAVE
program”
means
the
systematic
9
alien
verification
for
entitlements
system
of
the
United
10
States
department
of
homeland
security
and
the
United
States
11
citizenship
and
immigration
services.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.113
SAVE
program
clearinghouse.
13
There
is
created
within
the
department
a
SAVE
program
14
clearinghouse,
which
shall
serve
as
the
central
entity
to
15
process
requests
to
verify,
using
the
SAVE
program,
the
United
16
States
citizenship
and
immigration
status
of
an
individual
17
who
has
applied
for
a
professional
license
in
this
state.
18
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
19
implement
this
section.
20
Sec.
4.
Section
10A.506,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
a.
The
licensing
and
regulation
23
examining
boards
included
in
the
department
pursuant
to
24
subsection
1
shall
use
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse
created
25
within
the
department
pursuant
to
section
10A.113
to
verify
26
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
status
of
an
27
individual
who
has
applied
for
a
professional
license
from
the
28
board.
29
b.
A
denial
of
an
application
for
a
professional
license
due
30
to
the
results
of
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse
check
shall
31
be
appealed
to
the
director
and
the
director’s
decision
shall
32
constitute
final
agency
action.
33
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.9E
Verification
of
citizenship
and
34
immigration
status.
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The
state
board
of
regents
and
each
institution
of
higher
1
education
governed
by
the
board
shall
use
the
e-verify
system
2
of
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
to
3
confirm
the
employment
eligibility
of
newly
hired
employees.
4
Sec.
6.
Section
272C.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
“SAVE
program
clearinghouse”
means
7
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse
created
within
the
department
8
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
pursuant
to
section
9
10A.113.
10
Sec.
7.
Section
272C.4,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Use
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse
to
13
confirm
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
status
of
14
an
individual
who
has
applied
for
a
professional
license
from
15
the
board.
16
Sec.
8.
Section
272C.10,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
For
a
license
deemed
a
professional
19
license
by
the
licensing
board,
unlawful
presence
in
the
United
20
States,
as
determined
by
using
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse.
21
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
272C.15A
Disqualifications
for
22
unlawful
presence.
23
A
licensing
board
established
after
January
1,
1978,
and
24
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter,
shall
not
issue
or
25
renew
a
professional
license
to
an
individual
who
the
licensing
26
board
is
unable
to
verify
is
lawfully
present
in
the
United
27
States,
as
determined
by
using
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse.
28
Sec.
10.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.89
Verification
of
citizenship
29
and
immigration
status.
30
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
use
31
the
e-verify
system
of
the
United
States
citizenship
and
32
immigration
services
to
confirm
the
employment
eligibility
of
33
newly
hired
employees.
34
Sec.
11.
Section
331.324,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
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amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
1
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0p.
Use
the
e-verify
system
of
the
United
2
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
to
confirm
the
3
employment
eligibility
of
newly
hired
employees.
4
Sec.
12.
NEW
SECTION
.
364.26
Verification
of
citizenship
5
and
immigration
status.
6
A
city
shall
use
the
e-verify
system
of
the
United
States
7
citizenship
and
immigration
services
to
confirm
the
employment
8
eligibility
of
newly
hired
employees.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
qualifications
for
state
and
local
13
government
employment
and
professional
licensure.
The
bill
14
requires
each
head
of
a
department
or
independent
agency
15
of
this
state,
the
state
board
of
regents,
each
regents
16
institution,
the
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district,
17
the
board
of
supervisors
of
each
county,
and
each
city
to
use
18
the
e-verify
system
of
the
U.S.
citizenship
and
immigration
19
services
to
confirm
the
employment
eligibility
of
newly
hired
20
employees.
21
The
bill
creates
within
the
department
of
inspections,
22
appeals,
and
licensing
a
clearinghouse
to
process
requests
23
to
verify,
using
the
systematic
alien
verification
for
24
entitlements
system
of
the
U.S.
department
of
homeland
security
25
and
the
U.S.
citizenship
and
immigration
services
(SAVE
26
program),
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
status
27
of
individuals
who
have
applied
for
a
professional
license
28
in
this
state.
The
bill
requires
professional
licensing
29
boards
to
use
the
SAVE
program
clearinghouse
to
verify
the
30
U.S.
citizenship
and
immigration
status
of
an
individual
who
31
has
applied
for
a
professional
license
from
the
board
and
to
32
decline
to
issue
or
renew
a
license
if
the
licensing
board
is
33
unable
to
verify
that
the
person
is
lawfully
present
in
the
34
United
States.
The
bill
requires
the
denial
of
an
application
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for
a
professional
license
due
to
the
results
of
the
SAVE
1
program
clearinghouse
check
to
be
appealed
to
the
director
of
2
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing,
and
3
the
decision
of
the
director
shall
constitute
a
final
agency
4
action.
5
The
bill
also
requires
a
licensing
board
established
6
after
January
1,
1978,
to
adopt
rules
for
the
revocation
or
7
suspension
of
a
license
that
the
licensing
board
deems
to
be
8
a
professional
license
if
the
licensee
is
unlawfully
present
9
in
the
United
States,
as
determined
by
using
the
SAVE
program
10
clearinghouse.
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