Rep. COLLINS proposes the following Amendment No. to S. 1032 (COUNCIL\DG\1032C001.NBD.DG22):

Reference is to Printer's Date 5/4/22-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/ SECTION___. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-1-35.A person who:

( 1)has a current and valid employment authorization approved by federal immigration authorities;

(2) came to the United States before reaching his eighteenth birthday;

(3) has continuously and presently resided in the United States since initially arriving in the country;

(4) was physically present within the United States at the time a request was made for consideration of deferred action with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;

(5) has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors; and

(6) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety;

shall be eligible for occupational or professional licensure under the provisions of this title provided all other applicable occupational or professional requirements are met." /