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AN ACT TO REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, TO CREATE A GOOD-FAITH SAFE HARBOR FOR EMPLOYERS WHO UNKNOWINGLY RECEIVE FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM, TO ALLOW THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR TO CONDUCT RANDOM COMPLIANCE CHECKS RELATED TO E-VERIFY, TO ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO CURE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION FOR GOOD-FAITH REPORTS OF SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 13 LABOR FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT.