(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, a state agency employee shall not inquire into, or request information or documents to ascertain, a person's immigration status for the purpose of identifying if the person has complied with federal immigration laws, including civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C. sec. 1325 or 1326, except as required by state or federal law or as necessary to perform state agency duties, or to verify a person's eligibility for a government funded program for housing or economic development if verification is a necessary condition of the government funding.(2) Beginning January 1, 2022, a state agency shall not collect the following, except as required by state or federal law or as necessary to perform state agency duties, or to verify a person's eligibility for a government funded program for housing or economic development if verification is a necessary condition of the government funding: (a) Place of birth;(b) Immigration or citizenship status; or(c) Information from passports, permanent resident cards, alien registration cards, or employment authorization documents.(3) This section does not apply to a database or automated network collecting data or documents that ssports, permanent resident cards, alien registration cards, or employment authorization documents.(3) This section does not apply to a database or automated network collecting data or documents that was activated by a state agency on or before December 31, 2021.Added by 2021 Ch. 353, § 1, eff. 6/25/2021.
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