h_bus_2016a_2016-03-22t13:41:41z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/22/2016

01:42 PM -- HB 16-1114



Representative DelGrosso introduced House Bill 16-1114. The bill eliminates current employment verification standards that:

• require each employer in Colorado to attest within 20 days that it has verified the legal work status of each employee, has not altered or falsified employee identification documents, and has not knowingly hired an unauthorized alien;
• require each employer in Colorado to submit documentation to the director of the Division of Labor in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) that demonstrates that the employer is in compliance with federal employment verification requirements;
• authorize the CDLE to conduct random audits of employers to ensure compliance with federal employment verification laws;
• require the CDLE to request documentation upon receipt of a valid complaint that an employer is non-compliant with federal employment verification laws; and
• fine an employer for failing to provide required documentation or for providing fraudulent documentation.

Representative DelGrosso provided the committee with a copy of amendment L.001 (Attachment A).



160322 AttachA.pdf



Representative DelGrosso responded to questions from the committee.



01:49 PM -- Brent Boydson, Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill.



01:51 PM -- Nicholas Colglazier, Colorado Competitive Council (C3), testified in support of the bill.



01:52 PM -- Sonia Riggs, Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in support of the bill.



01:54 PM -- Kathy White, Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill.



01:56 PM -- Joy Athanasiou, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), testified in support of the bill.

02:01 PM



Representative DelGrosso made closing remarks on the bill.