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NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-3 - Employment of executive director, personnel; contract authority.

52:9WW-3 Employment of executive director, personnel; contract authority.  3. The foundation's board of trustees shall be authorized, within the limits of its own funds, to employ an executive director and professional, technical and administrative personnel. Employees of the foundation shall not be construed to be employees of the State of New Jersey. The board shall also be authorized to contract for such professional and administrative services as it shall deem necessary. No member of the board of trustees shall engage in any business transaction or professional activity for profit with the Department of State.  L.2005, c.371, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-4 - Secretary of state incorporator, initial chair of board.

52:9WW-4 Secretary of state incorporator, initial chair of board.  4. The Secretary of State shall be an incorporator of the foundation. The Secretary of State shall serve as the initial chair of the board of trustees.  L.2005, c.371, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-5 - Adoption of bylaws.

52:9WW-5 Adoption of bylaws.  5. Upon the incorporation of the foundation and the establishment of the first board of trustees, the board shall adopt bylaws setting forth the structure, offices, powers and duties of the foundation, using the following guidelines. Members of the foundation shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The chairperson may appoint such subcommittees as deemed necessary or desirable, and if a subcommittee is appointed, the members of the subcommittee shall elect one of the members to serve as chair and one of the members to serve as vice-chair. The foundation shall meet no less than quarterly and at the call of the chairperson. A meeting of the foundation may also be called upon the request of 13 of the foundation's members and 13 members of the foundation shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. The foundation shall hold at least four public hearings in different parts of the State, at such times and places as the foundation shall determine. All issues raised by those testifying at the hearings shall be recorded and included, together with the foundation's responses, if any, in the foundation's report to the Governor as required by section 6 of this act. L.2005, c.371, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-6 - Reports to Governor, Legislature, public.

52:9WW-6 Reports to Governor, Legislature, public.  6. The foundation shall bi-annually report its progress and advise the Governor of the foundation's recommendations as they relate to the charge and duties set forth. The foundation shall annually report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the public. The report shall address the responsibilities as set forth in section 1 of this act, along with all other issues which the foundation finds to be necessarily related. L.2005, c.371, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-7 - Use of funds.

52:9WW-7 Use of funds.  7. All funds received by the foundation, other than those necessary to pay the expenses of the foundation, shall be used exclusively for the establishment, support and promotion of the Asian American Study Foundation. L.2005, c.371, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-8 - Financial assistance, eligibility for grants.

52:9WW-8 Financial assistance, eligibility for grants.  8. The Department of State is authorized to provide financial assistance and those services of employees of the State which may be required to form and incorporate the foundation within the limits of funds appropriated to the Department of State or made available to the Department of State by contribution, gift, donation or otherwise for these purposes. Once the foundation is incorporated, it may apply for grants in aid from any department or instrumentality of the State of New Jersey. L.2005, c.371, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-9 - Expenses payable from foundation's funds.

52:9WW-9 Expenses payable from foundation's funds.  9. All expenses incurred by the foundation shall be payable from funds raised by the foundation, and no liability or obligation, in tort or contract, shall be incurred by the State for the operation of the foundation. The foundation shall obtain private counsel, and shall not be represented by the Attorney General or indemnified by the State of New Jersey. L.2005, c.371, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9WW-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9WW-10 - Annual audit.

52:9WW-10 Annual audit.  10. A certified public accountant shall be selected by the foundation to annually audit the foundation's funds. The foundation shall contract for and receive such audit annually, and shall submit the audit to the Secretary of State and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. L.2005, c.371, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-1 - Findings, declarations, determinations.

52:9X-1 Findings, declarations, determinations.  1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) during its existence, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology encouraged the development of scientific and technological programs, stimulated academic-industrial cooperation, and coordinated activities of technological centers and business facilities; (2) the primary mission of the commission was to accelerate economic development by applying science and technology applications to industry; (3) the principal goals of the commission were the creation of new jobs and the revitalization of industry by encouraging new enterprises, particularly those that are oriented towards the adoption of the most advanced scientific and technological techniques; and (4) due to the elimination of its funding in 2010, the commission became non-operational. b. The Legislature therefore determines that it is necessary and desirable to: (1) re-establish the commission as a qualified body to exercise oversight for the responsibility of implementing, evaluating, and formulating long-range plans and programs for science, innovation, and technology in New Jersey; and (2) rename the commission as the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to recognize the role and the importance of innovation developed at the State's institutions of higher education and businesses to the economy of this State. L.1985, c.102, s.1; amended 2018, c.91, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-2 - Definitions.

52:9X-2 Definitions.  2. For purposes of P.L.1985, c.102 (C.52:9X-1 et seq.): "Advanced technology center" means outstanding programs or departments at New Jersey's public and private higher education institutions, which are provided substantial and concentrated financial support to promote their development into national-level bases for innovative technology research. "Business incubation facilities" means the provision of space and technical assistance to a targeted network of developmental facilities, consisting of low-cost space, for short-term occupancy, to new companies employing selected technologies congruent with the strengths of the State's public and private institutions of higher education. "Commission" means the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1985, c.102 (C.52:9X-3). "Innovation partnership grants" means matching grants to academic researchers performing applied research in emerging technologies at the State's public and private institutions of higher education, which are of strategic importance to the New Jersey economy, under regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). "Technology extension services" means programs to accelerate the application and transfer of technological innovation by the State's public and private institutions of higher education to existing industry, specifically to work with the State's businesses to adapt these innovations to the requirements of individual business operations. L.1985, c.102, s.2; amended 2018, c.91, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-3 - Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.

52:9X-3 Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.  3. The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology is created and established in the Executive Branch of the State Government. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is allocated within the Department of the Treasury, but notwithstanding this allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. L.1985, c.102, s.3; amended 2018, c.91, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-4 - Membership.

52:9X-4 Membership.  4. a. The commission shall consist of the following 17 members: (1) four public members to be appointed by the Governor, with each public member having a background in a field of science or technology or in a business related to science and technology; (2) two public members to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and two public members to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, with each public member having a background in a field of science or technology, or in a business related to science and technology; (3) two members of the Senate, who shall not be of the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate and who shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members, and two members of the General Assembly, who shall not be of the same political party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and who shall as serve ex officio, non-voting members; (4) the Secretary of Higher Education, ex officio, or the secretary's duly authorized representative; (5) the Commissioner of Education, ex officio, or the commissioner's duly authorized representative; (6) the Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, ex officio, or the executive director's duly authorized representative; and  (7) two presidents from the State's public and private research institutions of higher education, who shall be appointed annually by the Governor and who shall serve as ex officio, non-voting members. b. In the selection of public members, a strong effort shall be made to appoint women and minorities to the commission. The commission members who are not members of the Senate or the General Assembly and who are not presidents from the State's public and private research institutions of higher education shall have a right to vote on the various matters considered by the commission. c. The terms of office of any member of the commission that served prior to the effective date of P.L.2018, c.91 shall expire on June 30, 2018. L.1985, c.102, s.4; amended 1986, c.49; 2018, c.91, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-5 - Terms; removal, suspension.

52:9X-5 Terms; removal, suspension.  5. a. The terms of the public members of the commission appointed by the Governor shall be for five years or until their successors are appointed, except that of the appointments first made to the commission under P.L.2018, c.91, two shall serve for three years or until their successors are appointed, three shall serve for four years or until their successors are appointed, and three shall serve for five years or until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but only for the balance of the unexpired term. The commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the commission for its purposes. b. Each member appointed by the Governor may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of the hearing. Each member, before entering upon the member's duties, shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of the office faithfully, impartially, and justly to the best of the member's ability. A record of these oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. L.1985, c.102, s.5; amended 2018, c.91, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-6 - Chair.

52:9X-6 Chair.  6. The Governor shall designate the chair of the commission from among the public members appointed by the Governor. L.1985, c.102, s.7; amended 2018, c.91, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-7 - Executive director.

52:9X-7 Executive director.  7. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and who shall receive compensation as provided by law. L.1985, c.102, s.7; amended 2018, c.91, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-8 - Staff.

52:9X-8 Staff.  8. The executive director shall be responsible for the selection of properly qualified staff members of the commission. Staff members shall have strong backgrounds in science, innovation, and technology as well as in economic development. L.1985, c.102, s.8; amended 2018, c.91, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-9.1 - Short title

52:9X-9.1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey High Technology and Biotechnology Industry Promotion Act." L.1995,c.277,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-9.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-9.2 - Findings, declarations relative to biotechnology, high technology industries

52:9X-9.2. Findings, declarations relative to biotechnology, high technology industries  2. The Legislature finds and declares it to be the policy of this State that: a. The New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York region contains the second largest concentration of biotechnology companies in the country; and b. Nationwide, the biotechnology industry has grown from 100 companies in 1970 to over 1200 companies today, employing approximately 140,000 people across the country. Biotechnology industry sales are expected to reach $50 billion by the year 2000; and c. The continued growth of New Jersey's biotechnology and other high technology industries is integral to the creation of high-skill jobs and the growth of the State's economy in the 1990's and on into the 21st century; and d. The promotion of New Jersey's high technology industry, including its biotechnology industry, and the attraction to the State of biotechnology and other high technology companies is vital and necessary to the people of this State. Therefore, it is necessary and important to the economy of this State that a program be established to promote biotechnology and other high technology industries in New Jersey and to attract biotechnology and other high technology companies to the State. L.1995,c.277,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-9.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-9.3 - Program to promote biotechnology and other industries, established.

52:9X-9.3 Program to promote biotechnology and other industries, established.  3. The New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, shall establish a program to promote biotechnology and other high technology industries in the State and to attract biotechnology and other high technology companies to the State. The program shall: include research and information on commercial opportunities in biotechnology and high technology; provide technical and financial assistance to biotechnology and high technology companies considering locating in New Jersey; regularly represent or assist in representing the interests of New Jersey based firms in the national and international markets for biotechnology and high technology through conferences and seminars; provide New Jersey based firms with customized technical, financial and other assistance; authorize receiving a percentage of royalty payments from any intangible property, as that term is defined in section 5 of P.L.2002, c.40 (C.54:10A-4.4), awarded to those biotechnology and high technology companies that received assistance from the commission and which assistance led to the awarding of the intangible property, as appropriate, except that three-fourths of the amount of any royalty payments received by the commission shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund pursuant to an agreement with the State Treasurer; and recruit capital investment in New Jersey to be applied to the high technology and biotechnology industries. L.1995,c.277,s.3; amended 2005, c.272, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-9.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-9.4 - Consultation for program establishment

52:9X-9.4. Consultation for program establishment  4. In establishing the program required by this act, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology shall consult with the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey and other representatives of the biotechnology and high technology industries in this State. L.1995,c.277,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-9.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-9.5 - Ongoing analysis

52:9X-9.5. Ongoing analysis  5. In order to effectuate the purposes of this act, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology shall analyze on an ongoing basis the state of the biotechnology and high technology sectors in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, their strengths and weaknesses, their opportunities and risks, their emerging products, processes, and market niches, the commercialization of their technologies, their capital availability, their education and training needs and their infrastructure development. L.1995,c.277,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-10 - Annual reports, Innovation Council report.

52:9X-10 Annual reports, Innovation Council report.  10. a. The commission shall report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature on or before one year after the effective date of P.L.2018, c.91 and annually thereafter. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the commission and all advanced technology centers within its jurisdiction. The financial records of the commission shall be audited annually by the State Auditor. b. Within one year of the enactment of P.L.2018, c.91, and every third year thereafter, the Innovation Council, appointed pursuant to subsection i. of section 9 of P.L.1985, c.102 (C.52:9X-9), shall report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, on its recommendations on how this State can better achieve technology transfer efforts between public and private research institutions of higher education and industry, including the transfer of information available from various federal agencies. L.1985, c.102, s.10; amended 2018, c.91, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-11 - Short title.

52:9X-11 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "SMART Research and Development Compact Act." L.2005,c.377,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9X-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9X-13 - Transmission of authenticated copies of act.

52:9X-13 Transmission of authenticated copies of act.  3. Duly authenticated copies of this act shall, upon its approval, be transmitted to the Governor of each of the states of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania, to the President of the Senate of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of State of the United States. L.2005,c.377,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9YY-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9YY-1 - Short title.

52:9YY-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Data Act." L.2001, c.192, s.1; amended 2010, c.87, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:9YY-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:9YY-2 - Findings, declarations relative to availability of health data.

52:9YY-2 Findings, declarations relative to availability of health data.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the intention of the Legislature to establish a single point of contact for members of the public to obtain health data; b. The purpose of this initiative is to compile health care access, quality and cost data produced within the State from public and private entities and maximize the usefulness of the data for the public without duplicating existing data collection efforts by State agencies; and c. It is anticipated that the expense to the State of compiling and disseminating the available and useful health data for the benefit of the public will be minimal and will be partially offset by subscriptions to routinely published documents of the Department of Health and Senior Services, the purchase of special reports of the Department of Health and Senior Services, and the receipt of grants to provide health data information to the public. L.2001, c.192, s.2; amended 2010, c.87, s.11.