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NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.24b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.24b - Establishment of trust fund.

52:27D-43.24b Establishment of trust fund.  3. The Department of Children and Families shall establish a trust fund for the deposit of the fees collected pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1993, c.188 (C.52:27D-43.24a). The moneys from the trust fund shall be used for the specific purpose of providing grants-in-aid to programs for displaced homemakers as identified by the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1979, c.125 (C.52:27D-43.20).  L.1993, c.188, s.3; amended 2012, c.16, s.155.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.24c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.24c - Rules, regulations

52:27D-43.24c. Rules, regulations  4. The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this act including rules and regulations establishing eligibility requirements for programs for displaced homemakers to receive the grants-in-aid.  L.1993,c.188,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.25 - Short title

52:27D-43.25. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hispanic Women's Demonstration Resource Centers Act."  L.1990,c.83,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.26 - Findings, declarations

52:27D-43.26. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Hispanics in New Jersey represent 9% of the total population and constitute the second largest and fastest growing minority in the State. b. In 1985, 32% of all Hispanic families were headed by women; 43% of whom were families in poverty. c. Hispanic women are concentrated in low-skill, low-salary jobs, working fewer hours per year and earning less than either black or white women; their disadvantaged employment status is linked to the fact that Hispanic women have completed fewer years of education than non-Hispanic women; only 6% have completed college and a mere 43% of Hispanic women as compared to 69% of non-Hispanic women have graduated from high school.  d. Contributing to the Hispanic women's plight is the fact that cultural differences and language barriers are not acknowledged by the present educational, career and social services system in New Jersey; although some agencies have bilingual staff, they lack the bicultural knowledge of the socioeconomic obstacles that affect an Hispanic woman's ability to fully participate in the programs currently offered.  L.1990,c.83,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.27 - Definitions

52:27D-43.27. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Center" means an Hispanic women's demonstration resource center established pursuant to this act which is intended to enhance the employability of Hispanic women. b. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. c. "Division" means the Division on Women in the Department of Community Affairs. d. "Director" means the Director of the Division on Women. e. "Hispanic" means a person who is of Spanish or Latin American culture, with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands. f. "Office" means the Office of Hispanic Affairs in the Department of Community Affairs. L.1990,c.83,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.28 - Hispanic women's demonstration resource centers.

52:27D-43.28 Hispanic women's demonstration resource centers.  4. The division shall establish not less than two but not more than five Hispanic women's demonstration resource centers; one in conjunction with an existing facility in southern New Jersey and the other in conjunction with an existing facility in northern New Jersey. The centers shall be established in locations serving populations of Hispanic women in northern and southern New Jersey through the issuance of grants to public or private nonprofit organizations servicing either women or Hispanic populations. In reviewing grant applications under this act, the division shall give due consideration to the needs of the Hispanic women in the municipality in which the applicant is located and surrounding area.  The division shall develop comprehensive guidelines for the establishment, goals and operation of the centers. In carrying out the purpose of this act, the director shall consult with the Office of Hispanic Affairs.  L.1990, c.83, s.4; amended 2007, c.39, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.30 - Goals of center

52:27D-43.30. Goals of center  The centers and programs established under this act shall emphasize activities which provide training and other employment related services which are designed to enhance the employability and earnings of Hispanic women and impact on the quality of their lives and those of their families. The centers and programs shall, to the extent possible, identify existing job opportunities for women and assist those women who utilize the centers in obtaining employment.  L.1990,c.83,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.31 - Coordination of services

52:27D-43.31. Coordination of services  The division shall make a study of employment needs of individuals who use the services of the centers and of existing programs and services which are effective in meeting those needs. The division shall also coordinate community organizations, women's groups, and public agencies to maximize the utilization of existing programs and resources. The coordination shall include, but not be limited to, the Office of Hispanic Affairs in the Department of Community Affairs, the Division of Vocational Education in the Department of Education, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor, and the Division of Public Welfare in the Department of Human Services. The goal of this coordination shall be to put Hispanic women in touch with existing programs and to foster cooperation and the exchange of information among all departments and agencies of State government which sponsor employment and related programs of special interest to women.  P.L.1990,c.83,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.32 - Assessment information

52:27D-43.32. Assessment information  Each center shall compile and maintain a description and assessment of each program it operates pursuant to this act including, but not limited to, the following information: the number of women served; the number who enrolled in English language courses; the number given educational counseling; the number given career counseling; the number who obtained employment; the number who enrolled in educational or vocational courses; the number of those enrolled who completed the courses; the cost per woman for each enrollment in a program; the number who were referred for medical assistance; the number who were referred to domestic violence shelters; the number referred for government assistance; the number placed in jobs; the number no longer receiving public assistance funds; the number referred for legal assistance; and the total number of staff and the ratio of staff to persons served under the program.  Data and findings shall be made available to the Governor and the Legislature annually. L.1990,c.83,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.33 - Powers of director

52:27D-43.33. Powers of director  The director: a. May seek, receive and make use of any funds which may be available from federal or other sources in order to augment State funds which are appropriated pursuant to this act, and shall make every effort to qualify the program for federal funding;  b. Shall apply for and make use of funds made available from federal and other sources for job training, including funds appropriated to the State under the federal Job Training Partnership Act, Pub.L.97-300 (29 U.S.C. s. 1501 et seq.); and  c. May establish guidelines governing the expenditure of funds to carry out the provisions of this act.  L.1990,c.83,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.34 - Annual report

52:27D-43.34. Annual report  The department shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation of this act.  L.1990,c.83,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.35 - Definitions relative to domestic violence.

52:27D-43.35 Definitions relative to domestic violence.  1. As used in this act: "Director" means the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Community Affairs. "Division" means the Division on Women in the Department of Community Affairs. "Domestic Violence" means domestic violence as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19) and section 1 of P.L.2003, c.41 (C.17:29B-16). L.2005,c.204,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.36 - Domestic violence public awareness campaign.

52:27D-43.36 Domestic violence public awareness campaign.  2. a. The Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence and the Commissioners of Human Services and Health and Senior Services, shall establish a domestic violence public awareness campaign in order to promote public awareness of domestic violence among the general public and health care and social services professionals and provide information to assist victims of domestic violence and their children.  b. The public awareness campaign shall include the development and implementation of public awareness and outreach efforts to promote domestic violence prevention and education, including, but not limited to, the following subjects: (1) the causes and nature of domestic violence; (2) risk factors; (3) preventive measures; and (4) the availability of, and how to access, services in the community for victims of domestic violence, including, but not limited to, shelter services, legal advocacy services, and legal assistance services.  c. The director shall coordinate the efforts of the division with any activities being undertaken by other State agencies to promote public awareness of, and provide information to the public about, domestic violence. d. The director, within the limits of funds available for this purpose, shall seek to utilize electronic and print media, and may prepare and disseminate such written information as the director deems necessary, to accomplish the purposes of P.L.2005, c.204 (C.52:27D-43.35 et seq.). e. The division shall make available electronically on its Internet website in English and Spanish information about domestic violence as described in subsection b. of this section. f. The director may accept, for the purposes of the public awareness campaign, any special grant of funds, services, or property from the federal government or any of its agencies, or from any foundation, organization, or other entity. g. The director shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, no later than 18 months after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.204 (C.52:27D-43.35 et seq.), on the activities and accomplishments of the public awareness campaign. L.2005, c.204, s.2; amended 2012, c.16, s.156.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-43.37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-43.37 - Audit of effectiveness of response to domestic violence.

52:27D-43.37 Audit of effectiveness of response to domestic violence.  1. a. The Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Community Affairs shall audit the effectiveness of State, county and local response to domestic violence by sponsoring, at the county and local level, community safety and accountability audits throughout the state. b. The audit shall include a systematic analysis of intra-agency and interagency policies and procedures used by: (1) law enforcement agencies and the court system when investigating and prosecuting cases of domestic violence-related fatalities and near fatalities, as appropriate; and (2) State and local agencies and organizations when providing services to victims of domestic violence. L.2013, c.246, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-44 - Short title

52:27D-44. Short title  This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "State Aid for Urban Renewal Projects Law of 1967." L.1967, c. 80, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-45 - Declaration of necessity; liberal construction

52:27D-45. Declaration of necessity; liberal construction  This act being deemed and hereby declared necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State in order to assure the elimination of slums and blighted areas by assisting municipalities to carry out urban renewal projects, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof. L.1967, c. 80, s. 2, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-46 - Legislative findings

52:27D-46. Legislative findings  The Legislature finds that there exist in many municipalities in this State blighted areas by reason of hazardous, unsafe, unsanitary, dilapidated or overcrowded conditions and other conditions constituting a serious and growing menace, injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the State, which conditions are more fully enumerated and specified in section 1 of chapter 187 of the laws of 1949, as amended by section 1 of chapter 248 of the laws of 1951. The Legislature further finds that the widespread character of blight, the difficulty of eliminating such conditions, the enormous cost thereof and the limited resources available for this purpose to the municipalities in which such conditions exist, render it essential that this State aid and assist such municipalities by making capital grants available to encourage municipalities to initiate urban renewal programs and to expand existing urban renewal programs. L.1967, c. 80, s. 3, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-47 - Definitions

52:27D-47. Definitions  The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act have the following respective meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) The term "act" shall mean this act, and amendments and supplements thereto, and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. (b) The term "commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. (c) The term "department" shall mean the Department of Community Affairs. (d) The term "fund" shall mean the State Urban Renewal Assistance Fund established pursuant to section 10 of this act. (e) The term "local grants-in-aid" shall mean the local assistance required, whether by appropriation, cash grant, municipal services and facilities or otherwise, in connection with any urban renewal project as provided for and determined in accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States governing such project and any contract between the municipality or local public agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States. (f) The term "local public agency" shall mean any agency authorized by a municipality, or by one or more municipalities acting jointly pursuant to law, to undertake a redevelopment project either in accordance with chapter 306 of the laws of 1949, as amended and supplemented or chapter 300 of the laws of 1949, as amended and supplemented. (g) The term "municipality" shall mean any political subdivision of the State other than a county or a school district, and shall include 2 or more municipalities acting jointly pursuant to law. (h) The term "urban renewal project" shall mean a project as defined by section 5, chapter 306 of the laws of 1949, as supplemented by section 2 of chapter 212 of the laws of 1956, as amended by section 1, chapter 64 of the laws of 1957, and also a redevelopment project as defined by section 4 of chapter 300 of the laws of 1949, as amended by section 1, chapter 86 of the laws of 1951, as supplemented by section 2, chapter 211 of the laws of 1956, and shall include those programs, projects, tests and demonstrations authorized by and to effectuate the purposes of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, section 314 of the Housing Act of 1954, Title VII of Public Law 87-70 (the Housing Act of 1961), and Public Law 89-754 (the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966), and all laws amendatory and supplementary thereto. L.1967, c. 80, s. 4, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-48 - Application for capital grant; factors considered

52:27D-48. Application for capital grant; factors considered  (a) The commissioner may make, or contract to make, a State capital grant to a municipality or to a local public agency to assist said municipality or local public agency in carrying out one or more urban renewal projects. Any municipality or local public agency desiring a State capital grant for an urban renewal project may apply to the commissioner therefor; provided, that the application has been authorized by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in which the project is or will be located; and provided further, that any such project has been determined by any department or agency of the United States to be eligible for assistance therefrom for such project and the municipality or the local public agency has executed a contract with any department or agency of the United States for planning advances for such project or has secured a letter from any department or agency of the United States authorizing it to proceed with the project. The municipality or local public agency shall submit a copy of the plan for any urban renewal project for which a State capital grant is sought and such other detailed information concerning the project, including maps, data, plans, estimated costs, method of financing and evidence of local approval, as the commissioner may require by rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. (b) The commissioner shall review and evaluate all applications submitted to him pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and shall establish such priorities for making grants pursuant to this act as shall give due regard to the following factors: (1) the degree to which the municipality needs urban renewal assistance, in view of its financial condition, available financial resources, tax rate, debt limit and other economic factors; (2) the extent of blight in the municipality and the extent to which the municipality has evidenced a readiness to utilize available resources to curtail the spread of blight and eliminate existing blighted areas and conditions; and (3) the degree to which the urban renewal project for which a State capital grant is sought will have a beneficial effect on the over-all economy and needs of the area or region in which it is located or on other programs or policies of this State. L.1967, c. 80, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-49 - Approval of applications

52:27D-49. Approval of applications  The commissioner may issue commitments for, and may make or contract to make, capital grants pursuant to section 5 of this act, upon his approval of any application submitted to him therefor and the finding that: (a) the municipality or local public agency has entered into a contract with any department or agency of the United States providing for the receipt therefrom of capital grants or loans for an urban renewal project, pursuant to which contract the municipality in which the project is or will be located is obligated to make local grants-in-aid; or, in the alternative, all conditions required by any department or agency of the United States for approval of any such capital grant or loan and grant contract have been met and final application has been made therefor, or all such conditions could have been met and the said final application could have been made but for the temporary unavailability of unencumbered funds for any such capital grant or loan and grant contract, in which latter 2 instances any commitment issued or contract thereupon executed by the commissioner shall be conditioned upon approval of a capital grant or loan and grant contract by any department or agency of the United States; (b) the proposed State capital grant will not exceed the amounts authorized by section 8 of this act; (c) the proposed plan for the urban renewal project is consistent with any area, regional or State plan of development or any existing State program affecting land use and has been approved by the local governing body of the municipality in which the project is or will be located; (d) the estimated funds available to the municipality and the local public agency for the urban renewal project, including loans and grants from any department or agency of the United States, local grants-in-aid and the proposed State capital grant, will be sufficient to meet all the probable costs of the project and assure its completion; and (e) there is no legal impediment or bar to the implementation and completion of the urban renewal project. L.1967, c. 80, s. 6, eff. May 31, 1967.