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NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-4 - Determination of fair employment opportunities for minorities and women.

52:40-4 Determination of fair employment opportunities for minorities and women.  4. The Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance in the Department of the Treasury shall be the entity within the Executive Branch responsible for determining whether minorities and women have been offered a fair opportunity for employment on State contracts. Executive Branch departments and agencies, independent authorities, and State colleges and universities are directed to cooperate fully with the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance's enforcement efforts, consistent with law, and to award public contracts only to those businesses that agree to comply with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements. L.2009, c.335, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-5 - Cooperation.

52:40-5 Cooperation.  5. The Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall work cooperatively with the United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, including sharing its workforce data to the maximum extent permitted by law, to assist the United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in its enforcement efforts. L.2009, c.335, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-6 - Determination of compliance.

52:40-6 Determination of compliance.  6. When not restricted by any other State or federal law, the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall determine whether each of the State entities whose performance it monitors have properly allocated and released to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as authorized by law, one-half of one percent of the total cost of a construction contract of $1,000,000 or more, to be used by the department for the New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity program to train minorities and women for employment in construction trades. This provision shall apply to those construction contracts when the funding for the contract consists entirely of appropriated funds or a combination of funds from appropriated funds and other sources. L.2009, c.335, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-7 - Mandatory contract language.

52:40-7 Mandatory contract language.  7. All construction contracts entered into and funded, in whole or in part, by the State shall include mandatory equal employment opportunity and affirmative action contract language that requires contractors to make a good faith effort to recruit and employ minorities and women as required by the provisions of the regulations promulgated in the New Jersey Administrative Code, including but not limited to N.J.A.C.17:27-3.6 to 3.8, and 17:27-7.3 and 7.4. As to the portion of each contract that is State funded, the language of the contract shall provide that payment may be withheld for failure of the contractor to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the reporting agency that the required good faith effort was made. Failure of a contractor to satisfy the good faith effort requirement of its contract may also subject it to assessments imposed pursuant to findings of the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance, in accordance with administrative regulation N.J.A.C. 17:27-10. L.2009, c.335, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-8 - Posting of job openings, exceptions.

52:40-8 Posting of job openings, exceptions.  8. Except as described in subsections a. and b. of this section, each Executive Branch agency that is a recipient of federal economic recovery funds pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 shall include in any contract, grant, or agreement funded in whole or in part with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 a clause requiring subrecipients, contractors, subcontractors, local education agencies, and vendors to post all job openings created pursuant to the contract, grant, or agreement on the State's Job Bank at least 14 days before hiring is to commence. The clause shall state: "Since the funds supporting this contract, grant, or agreement are provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the subrecipient, contractor, subcontractor, local education agency, or vendor will post any jobs that it creates or seeks to fill as a result of this contract, grant, or agreement. The subrecipient, contractor, subcontractor, local education agency, or vendor shall post jobs to the New Jersey State Job Bank by submitting a job order using the form available on the Internet, notwithstanding any other posting the subrecipient, contractor, subcontractor, local education agency, or vendor might make. Any advertisements posted by the subrecipient, contractor, subcontractor, local education agency, or vendor for positions pursuant to this contract, grant, or agreement must indicate that the position is funded with ARRA funds." a. Posting shall not be required when the employer intends to fill the job opening with a present employee, a laid-off former employee, or a job candidate from a previous recruitment, when pre-existing, legally binding collective bargaining agreements provide otherwise, or when an exception has been granted to the reporting agency by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. b. Nothing in this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), shall be interpreted to require the employment of apprentices if such employment may result in the displacement of journey workers employed by any employer, contractor or subcontractor. L.2009, c.335, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-9 - Job postings encouraged for local government entities, education agencies, New Jersey employers.

52:40-9 Job postings encouraged for local government entities, education agencies, New Jersey employers.  9. All local government entities and local education agencies that have received or will receive directly from a federal agency federal economic recovery funds are encouraged but not mandated to require their contractors and subcontractors to post job openings on the State's Job Bank at least 14 days before hiring is to commence. All New Jersey employers that enter into contracts funded with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 received by a local government entity or a local education agency directly from a federal agency are encouraged but not mandated to post job openings created pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. L.2009, c.335, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-10 - Required contractual language.

52:40-10 Required contractual language.  10. The Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses shall send to the reporting agencies required contractual language. The Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses shall work with each reporting agency to ensure the reporting of and compliance with contract-specific contracting and subcontracting goals for the reporting agency that are consistent with the availability percentages set forth. L.2009, c.335, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-11 - Responsibilities of reporting agency.

52:40-11 Responsibilities of reporting agency.  11. Each reporting agency shall: a. Inform the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses of contracting opportunities at the same time that it advertises or otherwise posts public notices of such opportunities, via consistent and timely upload of all-inclusive information to the bid opportunities database services managed by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses. All pre-bid requirements shall be prominently advertised at the time of uploading to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses; b. Actively and regularly use the databases and other on-line services managed and operated by the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses to identify additional potential bidders. The ongoing use of these resources by buyers, procurement agents, and other purchasing staff shall be closely monitored by the reporting agency's senior management; c. Contact the businesses identified in the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses's databases and on-line services to provide them with notice of the contracting opportunities available through the reporting agency; and d. Report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses all payments and awards prime contractors have issued to subcontractors, identifying payments and awards to minority and women-owned businesses on at least a quarterly basis. L.2009, c.335, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-12 - Incorporation of certain language into contracts.

52:40-12 Incorporation of certain language into contracts.  12. To the maximum extent practicable, and when not restricted by any other State or federal law, each reporting agency shall incorporate the substance of required contractual language regarding small businesses into its contracts, while continuing to follow the State and federal laws and regulations governing its contracting and procurement practices. L.2009, c.335, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-13 - Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.

52:40-13 Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.  13. Each reporting agency shall, when substitution of subcontractors or sub-consultants is permitted, promulgate policies governing the circumstances under which contractors or consultants may substitute subcontractors or sub-consultants named in bid proposals or otherwise identified as small or women or minority-owned business subcontractors, sub-consultants, or vendors. The substitution policies shall provide that: a. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain approval from a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor before including that contractor in a bid proposal or similar contract-related submission; b. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain authorization from the reporting agency before it substitutes a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor named in a bid proposal or other contract-related submission; and c. If the substitution is approved, the contractor or consultant shall make a good faith effort to utilize another small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor in place of the previous small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor. L.2009, c.335, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-14 - Reports.

52:40-14 Reports.  14. Each reporting agency shall report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses when it incorporates required language in its contracts. It shall also report to the Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses when it has adopted a substitution policy, when such policy is permitted. The Division of Development for Small Businesses, and Women's and Minority Businesses shall report on the number of reporting agencies that have modified their contracts and adopted a substitution policy at three-month intervals until all of the reporting agencies have completed incorporation of contractual language as may be required and promulgated and, when legally permitted, adoption of the substitution policy. L.2009, c.335, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-15 - Cooperation with recipients of funding.

52:40-15 Cooperation with recipients of funding.  15. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall work together with all other reporting agencies that will receive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and with the representatives of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Departments of Labor, Energy, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and any other federal agencies distributing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: a. Coordinate with labor unions that will aggressively recruit minorities and women for apprenticeships and training opportunities; b. Increase outreach to and enrollment of minorities and women in apprenticeship, training, and related programs; and c. Ensure that, to the greatest extent possible under the law, minorities and women apprentices and trainees are working on State and ARRA-funded work sites. L.2009, c.335, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-16 - Increased engagement with certain banks, credit unions.

52:40-16 Increased engagement with certain banks, credit unions.  16. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury and other departments, agencies, and independent authorities shall, consistent with law, take steps to increase their engagement of small, minority, or women-owned or controlled banks and credit unions to meet their financial services needs. L.2009, c.335, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-17 - Interpretation as compliance with federal law.

52:40-17 Interpretation as compliance with federal law.  17. Nothing in P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall modify existing law, State or federal, or authorize a reporting agency to amend, modify, or otherwise alter pre-existing legal obligations. P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted consistently with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the federal regulations and guidelines governing its implementation, and in the event of a conflict between P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) and federal law governing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted to comply with federal law. L.2009, c.335, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-18 - Rules, regulations.

52:40-18 Rules, regulations.  18. The Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), that are consistent with Executive Order No. 151 (2009) and its appendices. L.2009, c.335, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-19 - Preparation of contracting guide.

52:40-19 Preparation of contracting guide.  19. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses shall prepare a contracting guide identifying the management practices that have the greatest success in: increasing the number of small and minority and women-owned businesses made aware of contracting opportunities with the State; and increasing the number of such businesses competing for contracts with the State or subcontracts with entities contracting with the State. As soon as practicable thereafter, the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses shall distribute the contracting guide to the reporting agencies. L.2009, c.335, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-20 - Implementation of provisions.

52:40-20 Implementation of provisions.  20. As soon as practicable after its receipt of the contracting guide, each reporting agency shall implement those provisions that it views as most likely to have the greatest impact in increasing contracting opportunities for small and minority and women-owned businesses. L.2009, c.335, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:40-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:40-21 - Reports.

52:40-21 Reports.  21. Within 15 months of the effective date of this act, P.L.2009, c.335 (C.52:40-1 et seq.), the Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses and the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance shall each prepare a report describing the reporting agencies' implementation of this act. The Division of Development for Small Businesses and Women's and Minority Businesses and the Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance each shall prepare a second report within 12 months of issuing its first report. L.2009, c.335, s.21/
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-1 - Department continued; executive head

53:1-1. Department continued; executive head  The department of state police, created and established by an act entitled "An act creating a department of state police, providing for the appointment of a superintendent thereof, together with the officers and men who shall constitute the force, defining their powers and duties, and making an appropriation for the expenses connected therewith," passed March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one (L.1921, c. 102, p. 167), as amended and supplemented, is continued. The executive and administrative head of such department shall be a superintendent of state police.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-2 - Appointment, term, salary, and bond of superintendent

53:1-2. Appointment, term, salary, and bond of superintendent  The Superintendent of State Police, hereinafter referred to as the superintendent, shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the superintendent's successor is appointed and has qualified and shall be removable by the Governor after charges have been preferred and a hearing granted. The superintendent shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law, and shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond to the State of New Jersey in the sum of $20,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties. Amended by L.1941, c. 193, p. 583, s. 1; L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 1; L.1947, c. 65, p. 218, s. 1; L.1962, c. 65, s. 14, eff. July 1, 1962; L.1971, c. 105, s. 2, eff. April 16, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-3 - Deputy superintendent

53:1-3. Deputy superintendent  The superintendent may appoint a deputy superintendent with the rank of major. He shall receive such salary as shall be approved by the Attorney General and the president of the Civil Service Commission, subject to the availability of funds. Amended by L.1945, c. 85, p. 426, s. 2; L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 2; L.1962, c. 65, s. 15; L.1967, c. 253, s. 1, eff. Dec. 22, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-3.1 - Executive officer

53:1-3.1. Executive officer  The superintendent may appoint an executive officer, with the rank of major. He shall receive such salary as shall be approved by the Attorney General and the president of the Civil Service Commission, subject to the availability of funds. L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 3. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 16; L.1967, c. 253, s. 2, eff. Dec. 22, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-4 - Qualifications for superintendents and commissioned officers; promotions

53:1-4. Qualifications for superintendents and commissioned officers; promotions  The superintendent, the deputy superintendent and the executive officer of State Police, as well as the captain or lieutenant of each troop, in order to be eligible to an appointment as such, shall be a citizen of the United States and shall be appointed on the basis of training, experience and administrative qualifications required for the responsibilities of the office. A commissioned officer in the State Police shall be eligible to promotion to the rank of captain or to ranks above that of captain, and a noncommissioned officer shall be eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. Amended by L.1947, s. 65, p. 219, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-5 - Officers and personnel

53:1-5. Officers and personnel  The Department of State Police in addition to the superintendent, the deputy superintendent and the executive officer shall consist of: a. A headquarters staff and three troops. b. Officers and men, the number of each grade of which shall be substantially as follows: One captain inspector; four captains; thirteen lieutenants; two staff sergeants; four first sergeants; thirty sergeants; twenty corporals; ten first-class detectives; twenty second-class detectives and two hundred and eighty troopers. Amended by L.1947, c. 65, p. 219, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-5.2 - Change in rank and grade; increase in personnel

53:1-5.2. Change in rank and grade; increase in personnel  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rank and grade of any member of the State Police may be changed from time to time, and the number of personnel increased, by the superintendent of State Police where such change or increase is necessary for the efficient operation of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety; provided, the action of the said superintendent in making any such change or increase, shall be approved by the head of said department. No such change or increase shall be made unless it can be effected within the limitations of the appropriations for the said division. L.1950, c. 154, p. 337, s. 3.