Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Department of Homeland Security
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Homeland Security for Harris County Public Health to enroll in the federal E-Verify program and establish its own system identifier for employment eligibility verification.
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Background and Discussion:
E-Verify is a federal web-based system administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). It allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. As part of Harris County's compliance with federal employment eligibility verification laws, each department is required to process its own E-Verify cases for new hires under its assigned identifier. Currently, Public Health does not have direct access to the E-Verify system and must coordinate with other departments to complete required verifications. This creates inefficiencies and increases the risk of noncompliance with federal timelines. Approval of this RCA will allow Public Health to directly enroll in E-Verify, establish its own program administrator account, and independently manage new hire verification requirements.
Expected Impact:
Approval of this request will ensure that Public Health remains in compli...
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