12-4-124 - Illegal immigrants. - Tennessee Statutes

12-4-124. Illegal immigrants.

(a)  (1)  The state or other state entities shall not contract to acquire goods or services from any person who knowingly utilizes the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of a contract for goods or services entered into with the state or a state entity.

     (2)  No person may contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities if that person knowingly utilizes the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of a contract to supply goods or services entered into with the state or a state entity.

     (3)  After January 1, 2007, no person may enter into a contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities without first attesting in writing that the person will not knowingly utilize the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of the contract, and will not knowingly utilize the services of any subcontractor who will utilize the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of the contract.

(b)  If any person who contracts to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities, or who submits a bid to contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities, is discovered to have knowingly utilized the services of illegal immigrants in the performance of the contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities, the commissioner of finance and administration shall declare that person to be prohibited from contracting for or submitting a bid for any contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities for a period of one (1) year from the date of discovery of the usage of illegal immigrant services in the performance of a contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities.

(c)  Any person who is prevented from contracting for or submitting a bid for a contract to supply goods or services to the state or other state entities for one (1) year pursuant to subsection (b) may appeal the imposition of the one-year prohibition by utilizing an appeals process to be established by the commissioner of finance and administration.

(d)  The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. All rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

[Acts 2006, ch. 878, § 1.]