Following is a listing of executive action for the week of December 24. Members of the General Assembly were set to begin a new session on January 1.
PUBLIC WORKS
The Pennsylvania Department of General Services has launched a website to assist contractors, subcontractors and state and local government bodies bidding on public works projects in meeting the requirements of the Public Works Employment Verification Act, which was set to go into effect January 1.
Signed by Governor Tom Corbett on July 5, the act requires contractors and subcontractors working on public works projects to verify the employment eligibility of each new employee through the federal governments E-Verify system.A statement issued by the DGS said the website provides preliminary information including a draft copy of the statement of policy (which, at press time, was scheduled for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on December 29) outlining the departments administration and enforcement of the act, the verification form required by the act and a link to the E-Verify system.
