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SB 529 Proposed Rules

Proposed New Rules Pursuant to Senate Bill 529
(Act 457 of the 2006 Georgia General Assembly)

Senate Bill 529 is the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act of 2006 (Act 457). Section 2 of SB 529 enacted new work eligibility verification requirements which apply to Georgia public employers, their contractors and subcontractors when hiring new workers. These provisions of the Act require public employers, their contractors and subcontractors to verify the work eligibility of all newly hired employees through an electronic Federal work authorization program. The new requirements become effective on July 1, 2007.

As required under SB 529, the Georgia Department of Labor is promulgating new rules for the implementation of this law. The Department of Labor proposes to add a new Chapter 300-10-1 to the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, entitled “Public Employers, Their Contractors and Subcontractors Required to Verify New Employee Work Eligibility Through a Federal Work Authorization Program.”

View the Department’s proposed new rules for Chapter 300-10-1, “Public Employers, Their Contractors and Subcontractors Required to Verify New Employee Work Eligibility Through a Federal Work Authorization Program.” This document is PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print. A free software download is available from the Adobe web site.

A public hearing will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., at the Capitol Education Center, located at 180 Central Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, in the main auditorium, to provide an opportunity for the public to comment upon, and provide input into, the proposed new rules. Any interested individual may present his or her comments at the public hearing, submit written comments to the Department, or do both. Oral statements should be concise to permit all interested persons an opportunity to be heard. Written comments must be submitted to the Georgia Department of Labor before the close of business on the date of the public hearing, Thursday, May 3, 2007.

Written statements may be submitted to: Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner of Labor, Suite 600, 148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E., Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751, or received through facsimile transmission to 404-656-2683, or e-mailed to commissioner@dol.state.ga.us.