Marietta Daily Journal

Bill would mandate E-verify participation
by Katy Ruth Camp

February 25, 2010

ATLANTA – State representatives continue to introduce legislation aimed at decreasing jobs given to those in the country illegally.

State Rep. Bobby Reese (R-Sugar Hill) on Tuesday filed the Georgia Employer and Worker Protection of Act of 2010, also known as House Bill 1259. If passed, the bill would require all Georgia businesses to sign an affidavit agreeing to participate in the federal citizenship verification program E-Verify in order to obtain a business license or occupational tax certificate. Currently, only public entities such as municipalities and state agencies are required to participate in E-Verify per 2006’s Senate Bill 529…

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