A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require all contractors and SUBCONTRACTORS doing business with the State or any political subdivision of the state to use e‑verify.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑133.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143‑133.3.  E‑verify compliance.
(a)	No board or governing body of the State, or of any institution of the State government, or of any political subdivision of the State, may enter into a contract unless the contractor, and the contractor's subcontractors under the contract, verify the work authorization of each employee through E‑verify.
(b)	A board or governing body of the State, or of any institution of the State government, or of any political subdivision of the State, shall be deemed in compliance with this section if the contract includes a term requiring the contractor, and the contractor's subcontractors, verify the work authorization of each employee through E‑verify.
(c)	This section shall not apply to any of the following:
(1)	Expenses related to travel, including transportation and lodging, for employees, officers, agents, or members of State or local boards, commissions, committees, or councils.
(2)	Contracts solely for the purchase of goods, apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment.
(3)	Contracts let under G.S. 143‑129(e)(1), (9), or (9a).
(4)	Contracts let under G.S. 143‑129(g).
(d)	As used in this section, E‑verify has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 64‑25(5)."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2017, and applies to contracts awarded on or after that date.