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NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-5 - Regulations relative to access for persons with physical disabilities.

52:32-5 Regulations relative to access for persons with physical disabilities.  2. The Department of Community Affairs shall promulgate regulations which shall prescribe the kinds, types, and quality of facilities in public buildings as defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-6) required to provide access for persons with physical disabilities. The regulations shall differentiate between small public buildings, defined as those with a total gross enclosed floor area of less than 10,000 square feet, and large public buildings, defined as those with a total gross enclosed floor area of 10,000 square feet or more. Small public buildings shall be required to have accessible entrances servicing the first or ground floor areas and facilities for persons with physical disabilities on all accessible floors, however, the provisions for small public buildings shall not apply to the conversion of a small public building to another use or to renovations or modifications of a small public building if there is insufficient space between the building and its lot lines or between the building and the public way to allow for the installation of an entrance ramp which meets the criteria of the "State Uniform Construction Code" adopted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.). Large public buildings shall be required to have accessible entrances, facilities for persons with physical disabilities on all accessible floors, and elevators or other means of access for persons with physical disabilities between floors, except floors which contain only mechanical equipment or floors which contain less than 3,000 square feet of total floor area.  L.1971, c.269, s.2; amended 1975, c.220, s.2; 1981, c.35, s.1; 1987, c.246, s.1; 2003, c.72, s.3; 2017, c.131, s.206.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-5.1 - Use of stroller in public buildings; conditions

52:32-5.1. Use of stroller in public buildings; conditions  1. A person with a permanent disability or limited mobility who holds an identification card issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation pursuant to either P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-204 et seq.) or P.L.1980, c.47 (C.39:3-29.2 et seq.) and who, due to that disability or limited mobility, needs to transport his child in a stroller is entitled to the use of a public building, notwithstanding the building's prohibition on the use of strollers, subject to the following conditions: a. The person shall not leave the stroller unattended; b. The person who transports a child in a stroller shall not be charged any extra fee or payment for admission to or use of a public building ; c. The person who transports a child in a stroller shall be liable for any damages done to the premises of a public building by the stroller. As used in this section, "public building" means a public building as defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-6), and "stroller" means a non-motorized, wheeled vehicle designed to push or otherwise transport a young child, including, but not limited to, a carriage, a folding-type umbrella stroller, or a full-size stroller. L.1996,c.143.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-5.2 - Display of advertisement, public bidding required.

52:32-5.2 Display of advertisement, public bidding required.  12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a State entity, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2004, c.42 (C.27:5-27 et al.), shall not enter into any contract or agreement for the construction on, or development or maintenance of, real property owned or controlled by it, with any person, firm, partnership or corporation for the purpose of displaying any advertisement, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-7), without publicly advertising for bids. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any State entity may enter into a contract or agreement for the maintenance of (but not the construction on or development of) such real property for the purposes of displaying any advertisement, with any of its current contractors, tenants or licensees with respect to the current real property on which they are a contractor, tenant or licensee for the purpose of displaying any advertisement, for a period of time not to exceed five years, without publicly advertising for bids. Where, pursuant to the foregoing, the State enters into a contract or agreement with a current contractor, tenant or licensee for a period not exceeding five years, after the completion of that contract or agreement, any future contract or agreement for the same purposes shall be done by publicly advertising for bids. L.2004,c.42,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-5.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-5.3 - Definitions relative to energy savings for construction of certain State buildings.

52:32-5.3 Definitions relative to energy savings for construction of certain State buildings.  1. As used in this act: "High performance green building" means a building that is designed and constructed in a manner that achieves at least: a. a silver rating according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System as adopted by the United States Green Building Council; b. a two globe rating according to the Green Globes Program as adopted by the Green Building Initiative; or c. a comparable numeric rating according to a nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate numeric sustainable development rating system, guideline, or standard as the Commissioner of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Director of Energy Savings established pursuant to Executive Order No.11 of 2006, and the Board of Public Utilities, may designate by regulation. A "high performance green building" shall not mean any free-standing parking facility, multiple use maintenance facility or storage facility. "State governmental entity" means the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the State government, any agency or instrumentality of the State, including any board, bureau, commission, corporation, department, or division, any independent State authority, and any State institution of higher education. A county, municipality, or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall not be deemed a State governmental entity. L.2007, c.269, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-5.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-5.4 - Standards for certain energy savings for new State buildings.

52:32-5.4 Standards for certain energy savings for new State buildings.  2. Any new building having at least 15,000 square feet in total floor area that is to be constructed for the sole use of a State governmental entity after the effective date of this act shall be designed and managed to meet standards for a high performance green building. The Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury, in cooperation with the New Jersey Building Authority where appropriate, shall enforce the provisions of this act. All plans, specifications and bid proposal documents for any building to which the provisions of this section apply shall identify all the requirements for meeting the appropriate certification level standard as provided in subsection a., b. or c. of section 1 of this act, as appropriate. The requirements of this act shall not apply to any building for which a request for proposal for entering into a contract to design the building has been issued prior to the effective date of this act. L.2007, c.269, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-7 - Administration and enforcement

52:32-7. Administration and enforcement  The administration and enforcement of this act shall be in accord with the "State Uniform Construction Code Act" (P.L.1975, c. 217; C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations promulgated thereunder. L.1975, c. 220, s. 4, eff. Oct. 8, 1975. Amended by L.1981, c. 35, s. 3, eff. Feb. 12, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-8 - Exceptions from specific requirements.

52:32-8 Exceptions from specific requirements.  5. In cases of practical difficulty, the enforcing agency may grant exceptions from the specific requirements of the standards and specifications required by P.L.1975, c.220 (C.52:32-4 et seq.) or permit the use of other methods or materials, but only when it is clearly evident that equivalent facilitation and protection for persons with physical disabilities are thereby secured. L.1975, c.220, s.5; amended 1981, c.35, s.4; 2015, c.131, s.208.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-9 - Limitation on exceptions

52:32-9. Limitation on exceptions  Exceptions based on practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship shall apply to the specific requirement in question, and shall not extend to all requirements of the standards and specifications mandated by this act. L.1975, c. 220, s. 6, eff. Oct. 8, 1975. Amended by L.1981, c. 35, s. 5, eff. Feb. 12, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-10 - Certificate of use or occupancy; issuance; compliance with requirements for physically handicapped

52:32-10. Certificate of use or occupancy; issuance; compliance with requirements for physically handicapped  No certificate of use or occupancy shall be issued by any enforcing agency for any public building constructed or remodeled in the State unless and until said public building complies with the requirements of this act, except as provided in sections 5 and 6 hereof. L.1975, c. 220, s. 7, eff. Oct. 8, 1975. Amended by L.1981, c. 35, s. 6, eff. Feb. 12, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-11 - Parking facilities, spaces for persons with physical disabilities.

52:32-11 Parking facilities, spaces for persons with physical disabilities.  1. The State, every board or body having control and regulation of parking facilities in every county and municipality, and every parking authority created pursuant to the "Parking Authority Law," P.L.1948, c.198 (C.40:11A-1 et seq.), is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to provide parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities in all parking facilities under the jurisdiction of the State or any such board, body, or parking authority. L.1975, c.221, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.209.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-12 - Parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities; guidelines.

52:32-12 Parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities; guidelines.  2. The State and every such board, body, or parking authority shall use the following guidelines when providing said parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities: a. A minimum of one percent of the total number of parking spaces, but not less than two parking spaces, shall be provided in an area of the parking facility which is most accessible and approximate to the building or buildings which the facility serves; b. Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the International Symbol of Access along with the following wording: "These spaces reserved for drivers with physical disabilities." c. Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons using wheelchairs, braces, or crutches to get in and out of either side of an automobile onto a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking; d. Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons using wheelchairs, braces, or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars; and e. Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit people with physical disabilities access from parking area to sidewalk. L.1975, c.221, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.210.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-13 - Enforcement

52:32-13. Enforcement  The State and the board of chosen freeholders of every county and the governing body of every municipality in this State shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this act within their respective jurisdictions. L.1975, c. 221, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-14 - Sidewalk constructed to facilitate use by persons with disabilities.

52:32-14 Sidewalk constructed to facilitate use by persons with disabilities.  1. A sidewalk hereafter constructed or reconstructed on public or private property for public use within this State, whether constructed by a public agency or a person, firm, corporation, nonprofit corporation, or association, shall be constructed in a manner that will facilitate use by persons with physical disabilities. At points of intersection between pedestrian and motorized lines of travel, and at other points where necessary to avoid abrupt changes in grade, a sidewalk shall slope gradually to street level so as to provide an uninterrupted line of travel. L.1975, c.224, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.211.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-15 - Standards established for accommodation of persons with disabilities.

52:32-15 Standards established for accommodation of persons with disabilities.  2. To carry out the purpose of section 1 of P.L.1975, c.224 (C.52:32-14) the Department of Transportation shall, within 30 days of the enactment of P.L.1975, c.224 (C.52:32-14 et seq.), and periodically thereafter as necessary, after consultation with the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Labor and the Director of the Division of Disability Services and the Executive Director of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Human Services, prescribe standards, which shall include, but not be limited to, standards of drainage, slope gradient, width, and slip-resistant qualities which will assure that a sidewalk will accommodate a person using a wheelchair or other persons with disabilities. All agencies and instrumentalities of State and local government, and every other person, firm, corporation or association shall comply with these standards and the provisions of P.L.1975, c.224 (C.52:32-14 et seq.) when undertaking construction or reconstruction of streets, curbs, or sidewalks. L.1975, c.224, s.2; amended 1999, c.91, s.14; 2017, c.131, s.212.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-16 - Access facilities; nonapplication of act

52:32-16. Access facilities; nonapplication of act  Nothing in section 2 of this act shall be construed to supersede the functions of the Department of the Treasury and the State Board of Education with respect to the design and construction of access facilities to school buildings and other public buildings pursuant to P.L.1971, c. 42 (C. 18A:18-2.1 et seq.) and P.L.1971, c. 269 (C. 52:32-4 et seq.). L.1975, c. 224, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-17 - Short title

52:32-17. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Set-Aside Act for Small Businesses, Female Businesses, and Minority Businesses."  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 1. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-18 - Declaration; finding

52:32-18. Declaration; finding  The Legislature declares that the existence of a strong and healthy free enterprise system is directly related to the well-being and competitive strength of small business, female business and minority business concerns and to the opportunity for small business, female business and minority business to have free entry into business, to grow and to expand; and finds that the State must ensure that a fair proportion of the State's total purchases and contracts for construction, property and services is placed with small business, female business and minority business concerns.  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 2. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-18.1 - Chief Diversity Officer.

52:32-18.1 Chief Diversity Officer.  1. There is established in the Division of Purchase and Property in the State Department of the Treasury a Chief Diversity Officer. It shall be the duty of the Chief Diversity Officer to monitor the State's public contracting process for the purpose of compiling information on the awarding of contracts to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises, the total value of all contracts and the percentage of the value of those contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises.  L.2017, c.95, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-19 - Definitions

52:32-19. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Contracting agency" means the State or any board, commission, committee, authority or agency of the State.  b. "Chief" means the Chief of the Office of Small Business Assistance when used in conjunction with the small business and female business set-aside programs, or the Chief of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise when used in conjunction with the minority business set-aside program.  c. "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Development.  d. "Office" means the Office of Small Business Assistance in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development when used in conjunction with the small business and female business set-aside programs, or the Office of Minority Business Enterprise when used in conjunction with the minority business set-aside program.  e. "Small business" means a business which has its principal place of business in the State, is independently owned and operated and meets all other qualifications as may be established in accordance with P.L. 1981, c. 283 (C. 52:27H-21.1 et seq.).  f. "Small business set-aside contract" means (1) a contract for goods, equipment, construction or services which is designated as a contract with respect to which bids are invited and accepted only from small businesses, or (2) a portion of a contract when that portion has been so designated.  g. "Minority business" means a business which has its principal place of business in the State, is independently owned and operated and at least 51% of which is owned and controlled by persons who are black, Hispanic, Portuguese, Asian-American, American Indian or Alaskan natives.  h. "Minority business set-aside contract" means (1) a contract for goods, equipment, construction or services which is designated as a contract with respect to which bids are invited and accepted only from minority businesses; or (2) a portion of a contract when that portion is so designated. i. "Female business" means a business which has its principal place of business in the State, is independently owned and operated and at least 51% of which is owned and controlled by women.  j. "Female business set-aside contract" means (1) a contract for goods, equipment, construction or services which is designated as a contract with respect to which bids are invited and accepted only from female businesses; or (2) a portion of a contract when that portion is so designated.  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 3. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-20 - Set-aside contracts

52:32-20. Set-aside contracts  a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any State bidding or public contracts laws to the contrary, but subject to any supervening federal statutes or rules, contracting agencies, in consultation with the department, may designate a contract, or a portion thereof, for goods, equipment, construction or services to be awarded by a contracting agency as a small business, female business or minority business set-aside contract pursuant to the goals and procedures established by this 1985 amendatory act, whenever there is a reasonable expectation that bids may be obtained from at least three qualified small businesses, female businesses or minority businesses capable of furnishing the desired goods, equipment, construction or services at a fair and reasonable price. The designation shall be made prior to the advertisement for bids.  b. Where application of the goals and procedures established under this act would jeopardize the State's participation in a program from which the State receives federal funds or other benefits, the contracting agency may, in consultation with the department, withdraw the affected contracts from consideration or calculation.  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 4. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-21 - Goals

52:32-21. Goals  a. There are established the goals that contracting agencies award at least 15% of their contracts for small businesses, at least 7% of their contracts for minority businesses and at least 3% of their contracts for female businesses. These goals may, where appropriate, be attained by the direct designation of prime contracts for small business, minority business or female business or, in the case of a prime contract not directly designated for small business, minority business or female business, by requiring that a portion of such a prime contract be subcontracted to a small business, minority business or female business. Each contracting agency shall make a good faith effort to attain the goals established in this section.  b. The goals established in subsection a. of this section shall be attained independently of each other, and any given contract may be counted for purposes of attaining the small business goal, the minority business goal, or the female business goal, but not towards more than one goaL. Pursuant to the goals established by this act, a total of at least 25% of the State's procurement contracts shall be awarded to small businesses, minority businesses, and female businesses.  c. For purposes of attaining these goals, contracting agencies shall, when necessary, specifically set aside contracts or portions of contracts for which only small businesses, minority businesses or female businesses may bid.  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 5. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:32-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:32-22 - Dispute over designation

52:32-22. Dispute over designation  If the department and the contracting agency disagree as to whether a set-aside is appropriate for a contract or a portion of a contract, the dispute shall, within seven days, be submitted to the State Treasurer, or his designee, for final determination.  L. 1983, c. 482, s. 6. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 7.