§ 126A-6-2.  E-Verify.

(a) (Effective until contingency met - see note) Each agency, community college, and public school unit as defined in G.S. 115C-5 shall verify, in accordance with the E-Verify Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et seq., each individual's legal status or authorization to work in the United States after hiring the individual as an employee to work in the United States.

(a) (Effective once contingency met - see note) Each agency, community college, and public school unit as defined in G.S. 115C-5 (i) shall verify, in accordance with the E-Verify Program administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et seq., each individual's legal status or authorization to work in the United States after hiring the individual as an employee to work in the United States and (ii) comply with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the General Statutes.

(b) OSHR may operate a centralized program to electronically offer E-Verify access to executive branch agencies.  (2026-40, ss. 1, 5.7(c).)