Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-11.1. Contractors with public works contract required to use E-Verify program
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Sec. 11.1. This section applies only to a contract for a public works project entered into or renewed after June 30, 2015. A public agency may not enter into or renew a contract for a public works project with a contractor unless:
(A) a provision requiring the contractor to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program; and
(1) the contract contains:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-11.1
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- contractor: means a person that satisfies either of the following:
Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-2
- E-Verify program: means the electronic verification of work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (P. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-3
- public agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-30-1-11. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-6.2
- public works project: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-16-13-6. See Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-6.4
- unauthorized alien: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 22-5-1.7-9
(B) a provision that provides that a contractor is not required to verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees of the contractor through the E-Verify program if the E-Verify program no longer exists; and
(2) the contractor signs an affidavit affirming that the contractor does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien.
As added by P.L.252-2015, SEC.32.