How HB 1435 changes current law

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The bill establishes the Office for New Americans and introduces various changes to licensing, discrimination laws, and immigration enforcement policies in Florida.

• 20.60

  8. The Office for New Americans, which shall: a. Create and implement a statewide strategy and program to foster and promote immigrant and refugee inclusion in this state in order to improve economic mobility, enhance civic participation, and improve receiving communities' openness to immigrants and refugees. b. Address this state's workforce needs by connecting employers and job seekers within the immigrant and refugee community. c. Serve as an information clearinghouse for state.

  Establishes the Office for New Americans to support immigrant inclusion and workforce connections.

• 322.08

  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may require an applicant to produce specific documents from the United States Department of Homeland Security for purposes of identification. → The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may require proof of a specified identification number for certain applicants for a driver license.

  Changes the requirements for obtaining a driver license by requiring a specific identification number.

• 322.12

  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall not waive certain tests for applicants who provide proof of identity using specified foreign documents.

  Prohibits waiving tests for applicants using foreign identification documents.

• 322.142

  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall disclose or make accessible certain photographs and related information to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law. → The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall not disclose or make accessible certain photographs and related information to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee or agent of such agency.

  Restricts sharing of personal information with immigration enforcement agencies.

• 322.17

  An applicant may submit fingerprints and other unique biometric means of identity with an application for a driver license.

  Removes the requirement for applicants to submit fingerprints for a driver license application.

• 322.19

  A licensee shall obtain a duplicate or replacement instruction permit or driver license, renew a driver license, or change his or her name or address in person and upon submission of specified identification documents under certain circumstances.

  Requires personal appearance and specific identification documents for various license transactions.

• 908.104

  Certain law enforcement agencies must facilitate a screening by a public defender of a person subject to a federal immigration detainer who is in the agency's custody.

  Mandates screening for detainees subject to immigration detainers.

• 760.01

  Discrimination based on a person's immigration status is unlawful.

  Makes discrimination based on immigration status illegal.

• 760.45

  Prohibits a person or entity from discriminating against an individual because the individual holds or presents a driver license that does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005.

  Protects individuals from discrimination related to non-compliant driver licenses.

• 448.095

  Private employers are required to use the E-Verify System to verify the employment eligibility of their employees.

  Removes mandatory E-Verify requirements for private employers.