Taxation: undocumented immigrants.

Existing law creates within state government the Department of Justice. Existing law provides that the department is under the direction and control of the Attorney General. Existing law requires the Franchise Tax Board to, among other things, administer personal and corporation income tax laws and certain other nontax programs, including the collection of specified delinquent debt. This bill would, until January 1, 2020, establish a program that would require the Department of Justice, until January 1, 2018, to report to the Franchise Tax Board information on a qualified person, defined as, among others, a person who is not eligible to receive a social security number, but who has filed a state income tax return with a valid individual taxpayer identification number. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to submit an annual report to the Legislature, until January 1, 2019, that details the tax receipts collected from qualified persons who participate in the program. The bill would provide that information collected under the program is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under the California Public Records Act, except for purposes authorized under the act. The bill would require the destruction of all records collected under the act, as specified. The California Constitution provides that the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial. Existing law requires that the Governor see that the law is faithfully executed. Existing law provides that the Governor is the sole official organ of communication between the state and the government of any other state or of the United States. Existing federal law regulates immigration. This bill would require the Governor to request that the President of the United States direct the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , and other relevant federal agencies to not expend resources during the term of the program to apprehend, detain, or remove any qualified person participating in the program, or to prosecute any individual employing a qualified person.