Local Government

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 that apply to Georgia's public employers, and  the contractors and subcontractors of Georgia's public employers. Under  Section 2 of SB 529, public employers, their contractors and  subcontractors are required to verify the work eligibility of all newly  hired employees through an electronic federal work authorization  program. The new requirements became effective on July 1, 2007. 

As required under SB 529, the Georgia Department of Labor has  promulgated new rules for the implementation of Section 2. The  Department added a new Chapter 300-10-1, entitled "Public Employers,  Their Contractors and Subcontractors Required to Verify New Employee  Work Eligibility Through a Federal Work Authorization Program," to the  Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia. The new rules designate  the "Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) / Basic Pilot Program"  operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of the  U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the electronic federal work  authorization program to be utilized for these purposes.