Note from D.A. – all future Georgia legislation aimed at protecting American workers will be held up to the “Vincent Fort test”…if it isn’t tougher than the Democrat’s 1997 bill, it is Weenieville pap!

Yo Senator Fort – where were you in 2006? or 2009? or 2010?

In 1997 Georgia state Senator Vincent Fort opposed illegal aliens taking Georgia’s public works jobs?!

This one will go around the Capitol a few times in January. I promise.

I am having difficulty typing because I have tears in my eyes from really long periods of uncontrollable nauseous laughter.

Let’s all define P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L W-H-O-R-E. Yikes Senator, wait until Jerry Gonzalez sees this clear illustration of your “anti-immigrant hatred! ” Or Bill Nigut!

SB 257 – Public Works – prohibit illegal alien employment

First Reader Summary

A bill to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government in general, so as to prohibit the employment of illegal aliens on public works for the state or any authority, county, municipality, school district, or other local government unit or political subdivision; to provide for an oath relative to the employment of illegal aliens on such public works; to provide for a penalty.

Fort, Vincent D (39)

Status Summary HC: SC: SLGO LA: 02/11/97 S – Read 1st time

Page Numbers – 1/ 2
Code Sections – 36-80-17
Senate Action House
2/11/97 Read 1st time

SB 257 97 LC 26 0116

SENATE BILL 257

By: Senator Fort of the 39th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

1- 1 To amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
1- 2 Georgia Annotated, relating to local government in general,
1- 3 so as to prohibit the employment of illegal aliens on public
1- 4 works for the state or any authority, county, municipality,
1- 5 school district, or other local government unit or political
1- 6 subdivision; to provide for an oath relative to the
1- 7 employment of illegal aliens on such public works; to
1- 8 provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to
1- 9 provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to
1-10 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

1-12 SECTION 1.

1-13 Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia
1-14 Annotated, relating to local government in general, is
1-15 amended by adding a new Code Section 36-80-17 at its end to
1-16 read as follows:

1-17 “36-80-17.

1-18 (a) Whenever public work for the state or any county,
1-19 municipality, school district, local government unit or
1-20 political subdivision, or any state or local authority is
1-21 to be let out by contract, no person, firm, partnership,
1-22 or corporation procuring such work shall employ on any
1-23 such work any alien in the United States in violation of
1-24 any law, convention, or treaty of the United States.

1-25 (b) Before commencing any public work pursuant to
1-26 subsection (a) of this Code section, any person, firm,
1-27 partnership, or corporation procuring such public work
1-28 shall make an oath in writing that he or she has not
1-29 directly or indirectly violated subsection (a) of this
1-30 Code section. The oath shall be filed with the officer
1-31 whose duty it is to make the payment under the contract.
1-32 If the contractor is a partnership composed of more than
1-33 one person, all of the partners and any officer or agent
1-34 or other person who may have represented or acted for them

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2- 1 in bidding or procuring the contract shall also unite in
2- 2 making the oath. If the contractor is a corporation, all
2- 3 officers, agents, or other persons who may have acted for
2- 4 or represented the corporation in bidding or procuring the
2- 5 contract shall make the oath.

2- 6 (c) Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation
2- 7 violating or failing to comply with subsections (a) and
2- 8 (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
2- 9 for each instance of improper employment of an alien and
2-10 for each instance of failure to make the required oath or
2-11 false swearing and upon conviction thereof shall be
2-12 punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than
2-13 $1,000.00 for each such instance.”

2-14 SECTION 2.

2-15 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
2-16 Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval but
2-17 shall be applicable only to contracts entered into after its
2-18 effective date.

2-19 SECTION 3.

2-20 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
2-21 repealed. HERE

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Clerk of the House
Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk
Last Updated on 04/20/98