technical correction; employment of aliens

Plain English Breakdown

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Technical Correction for Hiring Non-U.S. Citizens on Public Projects

This bill amends a law to correct how non-U.S. citizens can be employed in connection with state, county, or municipal works.

What This Bill Does

• Amends the wording of an existing rule about hiring people who are not U.S. citizens or wards of the United States for jobs related to public works.
• Clarifies that prisoners working on street, road, and other public projects do not violate this rule.
• Specifies that teachers, instructors, and professors from foreign countries can still teach in Arizona under certain federal programs.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who are not U.S. citizens or wards of the United States
• Employers hiring for state, county, or municipal public works projects

Terms To Know

Wards of the United States

Individuals under the care and protection of the U.S. government.

Public Works

Projects funded by the government to improve public spaces like roads, parks, or buildings.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how it will be enforced.
• It is unclear if there are other exceptions besides teachers and prisoners.

Official Summary Text

SB1364 - technical correction; employment of aliens

Current Bill Text

SB1364 - 572R - I Ver

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technical correction; employment of aliens

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1364

Introduced by

Senator
Gowan

AN
ACT

amending section 34-301, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to employees on public works.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 34-301, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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34-301
.
Employment of aliens on public works prohibited; exceptions

A. A person
who is
not a
citizen or ward of the United States shall not be employed
upon

on
or in connection with any state, county or municipal
works or employment.

B. This section
shall not be construed
to

does not
prevent the working of prisoners by
the

this
state or a county or municipality

thereof

of this state
on street,
road
,
or other public
work, nor shall
the provisions of this section

works and does not
apply
to the employment of any teacher, instructor or professor authorized to teach
in the United States under the teacher exchange program as provided by federal
statutes or the employment of university or college faculty members.
END_STATUTE