Attorney General No.
SA2003RF0048
Secretary of State No.
1014
Description
Amends Constitution to require providers of public benefits to verify whether applicants are lawfully present in the United States. Prohibits state or local public benefits for any aliens classified as ineligible under federal law. Requires state and local officials to report immigration law violations to federal authorities; failure to report is a misdemeanor. Requires state to verify driver's license applicant's identity and lawful presence in United States. Prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from accepting identification documents not issued by a state or federal jurisdiction. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: This measure could result in increased annual costs to the state and local governments in the tens of millions of dollars to verify citizenship or immigration status of persons receiving specified public services. This measure could also result in program savings over $100 million annually to the state and local governments, primarily counties, due to reduced expenditures for certain public services.
Proponents
Ron Price, Save our State, PO Box 5250, Buena Park, CA 90622, (714) 899-9631
Date
12-1-2003
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
PUBLIC BENEFITS. DRIVER'S LICENSE. ELIGIBILITY. IMMIGRATION STATUS AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. California Initiative 1014 (2003).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1170