Oklahoma § 25-1312 - Status Verification System - Definitions

§ 25-1312. Status Verification System - Definitions

As used in Sections 6 and 7 of this act:

1. “Status Verification System” means an electronic system

operated by the federal government, through which an authorized

official of an agency of the State of Oklahoma or of a political

subdivision therein may make an inquiry, by exercise of authority

delegated pursuant to Section 1373 of Title 8 of the United States

Code, to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status

of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any

purpose authorized by Section 7 of this act. The Status

Verification System shall be deemed to include:

a.

the electronic verification of work authorization

program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and

Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208,

Division C, Section 403(a); 8 U.S.C., Section 1324a,

and operated by the United States Department of

Homeland Security, known as the Basic Pilot Program,

b.

any equivalent federal program designated by the

United States Department of Homeland Security or any

other federal agency authorized to verify the work

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eligibility status of newly hired employees, pursuant

to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

(IRCA), D.L. 99-603,

c.

any other independent, third-party system with an

equal or higher degree of reliability as the programs,

systems, or processes described in this paragraph, or

d.

the Social Security Number Verification Service, or

such similar online verification process implemented

by the United States Social Security Administration;

2. “Public employer” means every department, agency, or

instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the

state;

3. “Subcontractor” means a subcontractor, contract employee,

staffing agency, or any contractor regardless of its tier; and

4. “Unauthorized alien” means an alien as defined in Section

1324a(h)(3) of Title 8 of the United States Code.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 112, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.