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      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 07-1073
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Judd, Jahn, Liston, Swalm, and Todd;
      also SENATOR(S) Keller, and Kopp.
      
      
      Concerning the use of the basic pilot program in connection with
           a public contract for services in order to confirm the
           employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  8-17.5-102 (1) and (2) (b) (I), Colorado Revised
      Statutes, are amended to read:
      
           8-17.5-102.  Illegal aliens - prohibition - public contracts for
      services.  (1)  A state agency or political subdivision shall not enter into or
      renew a public contract for services with a contractor who knowingly
      employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work under the
      contract or who knowingly contracts with a subcontractor who knowingly
      employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work under the
      contract.  Prior to executing a public contract for services, each prospective
      contractor shall certify that, at the time of the certification, it does not
      knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien and that the contractor
      has participated or attempted to participate in the basic pilot program in
      order to verify that it does not employ any illegal aliens confirm the
      employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for
      employment in the United States.
      
           (2) (b)  Each public contract for services shall also include the
      following provisions:
      
           (I)  A provision stating that the contractor has verified confirmed
      or attempted to verify confirm the employment eligibility of all
      employees who are newly hired for employment in the United
      States through participation in the basic pilot program that the contractor
      does not employ any illegal aliens and, if the contractor is not accepted into
      the basic pilot program prior to entering into a public contract for services,
      that the contractor shall apply to participate in the basic pilot program every
      three months until the contractor is accepted or the public contract for
      services has been completed, whichever is earlier.  The provision specified
      in this subparagraph (I) shall not be required or effective in a public
      contract for services if the basic pilot program is discontinued.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
      a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final
      adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a
      referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
      constitution, (August 8, 2007, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2007);
      except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item,
      section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
      part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Andrew Romanoff                      Joan Fitz-Gerald
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO