HB 1727 has been filed mandate the Federal "E-Verify" program to Virginia public procurements, and broadly expands the program to anyone seeking a publicly issued permit or license and having over 15 employees. Link to the proposed legislation follows:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?111+ful+HB1727
This should be of interest to everyone involved or intending to become involved in public contracting in particular, but also to anyone involved in a business requiring licensure or permitting, and is legislation to which you should consider making your opinion known to your legislator and considering long term planning and cost implications moving forward.
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