IC 22-5-1.7-11.1: Contractors with public works contract required to use E-Verify program

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:

(1) the contract contains:

(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

(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.