On page 1, line 5, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, delete "fifty" and insert " twenty-five"
On page 1, line 5, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, after "employees" insert " shall"
On page 1, line 6, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, delete ", shall, within twenty days of" and insert " and no later than the twentieth day after"
On page 1, line 16, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, delete "If the attorney general deems the complaint meritorious and receives written confirmation from the United States Department of Homeland Security or the United States Department of Justice that an employer has knowingly employed an unauthorized person in violation of federal immigration law, the attorney general may recover a civil penalty of two-thousand dollars for each violation. The attorney general shall forward to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section.
An employer who uses the e-verify in good faith and maintains the verification record is not liable for any civil penalty arising from an employee's work authorization. An employer is not liable for the actions of a third-party staffing agency, subcontractor, or labor contractor, unless the employer knowingly participated in a violation." and insert "
If upon investigation the attorney general has reasonable cause to determine that a violation of section 1 of this Act has occurred, the attorney general must commence a civil action in circuit court to recover a civil penalty in the amount of two thousand dollars per unauthorized employee. The attorney general shall forward any civil penalty collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund.
Nothing in this section prohibits the attorney general from initiating an investigation based on information from any other source. "
On page 2, line 4, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, delete "Any " and insert "An "
On page 2, line 5, of the Senate State Affairs Engrossed bill, after "evade" insert " a"