ACCG and GMA Joint Training

 

Georgia's Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011: 

Verification, Reporting and Enforcement

 

 

The Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association held a joint training sessions on Georgia’s Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act (House Bill 87) for counties and cities on December 8, 2011.  
 

These sessions provided an overview of mandated local government immigration verification requirements.  While E-Verify and SAVE compliance has been required of Georgia’s counties and cities for three years, the passage of HB 87 during the 2011 legislative session imposes various new reporting mandates and penalties for noncompliance, ranging from loss of qualified local government status, fines, and possible jail time and removal from office for elected and appointed officials.   

 

These training sessions highlighted: 

• Current local government I-9, E-Verify and SAVE requirements;
• How to properly register for and use E-Verify and SAVE;
• House Bill 87 provisions and recent Court actions;
• New E-Verify and SAVE affidavit requirements;
• New E-Verify and SAVE reporting requirements;
• Working with the State Department of Audits, Department of Community Affairs and Attorney General’s Office;
• What county and city “benefits” require SAVE verification;
• What are “secure and verifiable” documents;
• What are the various timelines for compliance;
• What are the penalties for noncompliance; and
• What areas need further clarification? 

Immigration Training Seminar for Cities and Counties (PowerPoint Presentation)

 

For questions or comments, please contact Todd Edwards at ACCG (tedwards@accg.org) or Rusi Patel at GMA (rpatel@gmanet.com).