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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-3 - Definitions relative to availability of health data.

52:9YY-3 Definitions relative to availability of health data.
3. As used in this act:
"Department" means the Department of Health and Senior Services.
"Disclosure" means the disclosure of health data to a person or entity outside the department.
"Health data" means any information, except vital statistics as defined in R.S.26:8-1, relating to the health status of people, the availability of health care resources and services, or the use and cost of these resources and services. Health data shall not include information that is created or received by members of the clergy or others who use spiritual means alone for healing.
"Identifiable health data" means any item, collection or grouping of health data which makes the person supplying it or described in it identifiable.
"Research and statistical purposes" means the performance of certain activities relating to health data, including, but not limited to: describing the group characteristics of persons or entities; analyzing the interrelationships among various characteristics of persons or entities; the conduct of statistical procedures or studies to improve the quality of health data; the design of sample surveys and the selection of samples of persons or entities; the preparation and publication of reports describing these activities; and other related functions; but excluding the use of health data for a person or entity to make a determination directly affecting the rights, benefits or entitlements of that person or entity.
L.2001, c.192, s.3; amended 2010, c.87, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-5 - Duties of the department.

52:9YY-5 Duties of the department.
5. a. The department may:
(1) collect and maintain health data from State government agencies or other entities on:
(a) the extent, nature and impact of illness and disability on the population of the State;
(b) the determinants of health and health hazards;
(c) health resources, including the extent of available personnel and resources;
(d) utilization of health care;
(e) health care costs and financing; and
(f) other health-related matters;
(2) undertake and support research, demonstrations and evaluations concerning new or improved methods for obtaining current data with respect to any of the health data described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
(3) promote standards for health data that will facilitate the comparison of information and ease the burden of data preparation and reporting.
b. The department may collect health data on behalf of other entities.
c. The department shall collect health data only on a voluntary basis from persons and entities, except to the extent that specific statutory authority exists to compel the reporting of such data. When requesting health data from a person or entity, the agency shall notify the person or entity in writing as to the following:
(1) whether the person or entity is required to supply the health data and any sanctions which may be imposed for noncompliance;
(2) the purposes for which the health data is being collected; and
(3) if the department intends to disclose identifiable health data for other than research and statistical purposes, the information to be disclosed, to whom it is to be disclosed, and for what purposes.
d. No health data obtained by the department under this section may be used for any purpose other than the purpose for which they were supplied or for which the person or entity described in the data has otherwise consented.
e. The department shall:
(1) take such actions as may be necessary to assure that the health data which it obtains and maintains are accurate, timely and comprehensive, as well as specific, standardized and adequately analyzed and indexed; and
(2) publish, disseminate and otherwise make available these data on as wide a basis as practicable.
f. The department shall take such actions as are appropriate to effect the collection and compilation of health data produced within the State and to maximize the usefulness of the data collected.
g. The department shall:
(1) participate with federal, State and local government agencies in the design and implementation of a cooperative system of producing comparable and uniform health data at the federal, State and local levels;
(2) undertake and support research, development, demonstrations and evaluations concerning such a cooperative system; and
(3) assume its fair share of the data costs associated with implementing and maintaining such a system.
L.2001, c.192, s.5; amended 2010, c.87, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-6 - Disclosure of health data, conditions.

52:9YY-6 Disclosure of health data, conditions.
6. a. The department shall make no disclosure of any health data which identifies a person's health status or utilization of health care unless the person described in the data has consented to the disclosure.
b. A person or entity to whom the department has disclosed health data shall make no disclosure of any health data which identifies a person's health status or utilization of health care unless the person described in the data has consented to the disclosure.
c. No identifiable health data obtained by the department shall be subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in a civil or criminal, judicial, administrative or legislative proceeding, nor shall a person or entity with lawful access to identifiable health data pursuant to this act be compelled to testify with regard to that data; except that data pertaining to a party in litigation may be subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in an action brought by or on behalf of that party to enforce a liability arising under this act.
L.2001, c.192, s.6; amended 2010, c.87, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-7 - Security of health data.

52:9YY-7 Security of health data.
7. The department shall take appropriate measures to protect the security of health data which it obtains, including:
a. limiting access to the data to authorized persons;
b. designating a person to be responsible for the physical security of the data;
c. developing and implementing a system for monitoring the security of the data;
d. periodically reviewing all health data to evaluate whether it is appropriate to remove identifying characteristics from the data; and
e. developing a program for the routine scheduled destruction of all forms, records or electronic files maintained by the department which contain identifiable health data.
L.2001, c.192, s.7; amended 2010, c.87, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-8 - Additional powers of department.

52:9YY-8 Additional powers of department.
8. To effectuate the purposes of P.L.2001, c.192 (C.52:9YY-1 et seq.), and in addition to any other powers authorized by law, the department shall have the authority, in accordance with State law, to:
a. make and enter into contracts to purchase services and supplies and to hire consultants;
b. develop and submit a proposed budget;
c. accept gifts and charitable contributions;
d. apply for, receive and expend grants;
e. adopt regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act;
f. establish charges for and collect payment from persons and entities for the provision of services, including the dissemination of health data;
g. receive and expend appropriations;
h. enter into a reimbursable work program with other State government agencies or private entities under which funds are transferred from the other agencies or entities to the department for the performance of activities pursuant to this act; and
i. provide such other services and perform such other functions as the department deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under this act.
L.2001, c.192, s.8; amended 2010, c.87, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9YY-9 - Penalties for unauthorized disclosures; liability of department.

52:9YY-9 Penalties for unauthorized disclosures; liability of department.
9. a. A person or entity whom the department determines has violated the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2001, c.192 (C.52:9YY-6), regarding the disclosure of health data shall be subject, in addition to any other penalties that may be prescribed by law, to: a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such violation, but not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate for multiple violations; or a civil penalty of not more than $250,000, if the department finds that these violations have occurred with such frequency as to constitute a general business practice.
The penalty shall be sued for and collected in the name of the department in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
b. The department or an entity acting on its behalf shall be liable to a person or entity injured by the intentional or negligent violation of the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2001, c.192 (C.52:9YY-6), in an amount equal to the damages sustained by the person or entity, together with the cost of the action and reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court.
L.2001, c.192, s.9; amended 2010, c.87, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9Z-1 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission established

52:9Z-1. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission established
There is established in the Department of State the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. The commission shall consist of 45 members:
a. a representative of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to be appointed by the Governor and to serve at the pleasure of the Governor;
b. a representative of the Governor's office to be appointed by the Governor and to serve at the pleasure of the Governor;
c. four members of the Senate to be appointed by the President thereof, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party;
d. four members of the General Assembly to be appointed by the Speaker thereof, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and
e. 35 public members to be appointed by the Governor. The public members shall be residents of the State and shall represent the various geographical areas of the State; shall represent various civic, social, religious, educational, business and artistic organizations; and shall be committed to resolving conflict and to upholding the humanitarian philosophy of Dr. King.
L.1989,c.188,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9Z-3 - Members; terms, filling of vacancies, reimbursement

52:9Z-3. Members; terms, filling of vacancies, reimbursement
Legislative members shall serve during the two-year legislative term in which the appointment is made. Public members shall serve for a term of two years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the membership shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments were made. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
L.1989,c.188,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9Z-4 - Duties of the commission

52:9Z-4. Duties of the commission
The commission shall:
a. develop, coordinate, and advise the Governor and Legislature of Statewide activities in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday;
b. establish programs designed to educate the citizens of New Jersey about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement;
c. meet with other groups and organizations in order to coordinate events and seek volunteers who are willing to donate their talents; and
d. receive donations, through fund-raising activities and contributions, from individuals and public and private organizations in order to carry out its responsibilities and to address the needs of Dr. King's living memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
L.1989,c.188,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9Z-5 - Rights of the commission

52:9Z-5. Rights of the commission
The commission is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency which it may require and which may be available to it for these purposes and to employ stenographic and clerical assistants and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for these purposes.
L.1989,c.188,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-1 - New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships.

52:9ZZ-1 New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships.
1. The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships 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 State, 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.2017, c.17, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-2 - Membership of the commission.

52:9ZZ-2 Membership of the commission.
2. The commission shall consist of 19 members as follows:
a. the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or a designee, who shall serve ex officio;
b. the Secretary of Higher Education, or a designee, who shall serve ex officio;
c. the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or a designee, who shall serve ex officio;
d. twelve members appointed by the Governor who shall include: the president of a public research university, a representative of a public college or university located in the State and a representative of an independent college or university located in the State that are actively engaged in business partnerships, a representative of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, a representative of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, a representative of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, a representative of the New Jersey Technology Council, a representative of BioNJ, a representative of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, a representative of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities, a representative of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, and a representative of the New Jersey Association of Independent Colleges and Universities;
e. four members of the public with backgrounds in higher education, public-private partnerships, private sector innovation, or a combination of those experiences. The President of the Senate, Speaker of the General Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly shall each appoint one of these members.
L.2017, c.17, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-3 - Terms; vacancies; designation of chairperson.

52:9ZZ-3 Terms; vacancies; designation of chairperson.
3. a. The terms of the appointed members of the commission shall be for five years, except that of the appointments first made to the commission, six shall serve for terms of three years, five shall serve for terms of four years, and five shall serve for terms of five years. Each appointed member shall serve for the term of the appointment and until his successor is appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission for any reason other than the expiration of the term shall have a term of appointment for the unexpired term only. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
b. The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the commission from among his appointed members.
L.2017, c.17, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-4 - Duties of the commission.

52:9ZZ-4 Duties of the commission.
4. The commission shall:
a. Explore how to best foster innovation in the State through public-private partnerships in higher education;
b. Stimulate academic-industrial collaboration through such mechanisms as business incubation facilities and clinical research and clinical trials;
c. Identify and support research opportunities at New Jersey academic institutions and other institutions that can advance economic development and employment;
d. Facilitate collaborations between businesses and institutions of higher education, with a greater emphasis on research and development in the pharmaceutical, biosciences, biotechnology, medical technology, information technology, and telecommunications industries;
e. Identify and support opportunities for partnerships between institutions of higher education and pharmaceutical, biosciences, and biotechnology companies that can accelerate the commercialization of new therapies, drugs, and technologies;
f. Identify strategies to significantly increase the number of clinical trials conducted by public and independent institutions of higher education in the State;
g. Identify the workforce and economic development needs of the State and strategies for meeting those needs;
h. Study the current roles of the four-year public and independent institutions of higher education, the county colleges, and the county vocational school districts in meeting and advancing the workforce and economic development needs of the State, and make recommendations on improving the role of each of these sectors in advancing these needs; and
i. Provide the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), with a report by January 30 of each year describing the status of the commission's activities and the efforts of the ombudsman pursuant to section 6 of this act.
L.2017, c.17, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-5 - Authority of the commission.

52:9ZZ-5 Authority of the commission.
5. The commission is authorized to:
a. Adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), concerning the operation of the commission, the functions and responsibilities of its officers and employees, and other matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act;
b. Maintain offices at such places within the State as it may designate;
c. Employ, subject to the availability of funds, an executive director and other personnel as may be necessary, whose employment shall be in the unclassified service of the Civil Service, except that employees performing stenographic or clerical duties shall be in the career service and appointed pursuant to Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes;
d. Conduct meetings and public hearings in connection with the purposes of this act;
e. Enter into contracts with individuals, organizations, and institutions necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this act; and
f. Take any and all necessary or convenient actions to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers granted in this act.
L.2017, c.17, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:9ZZ-6 - Higher Education-Business Partnership Ombudsman.

52:9ZZ-6 Higher Education-Business Partnership Ombudsman.
6. In addition to any other duties and responsibilities that the commission may assign to the executive director, the executive director shall serve as the Higher Education-Business Partnership Ombudsman. A business that seeks to form a partnership with an institution of higher education may collaborate and work with the ombudsman in the establishment of that partnership. The ombudsman shall:
a. Assist business and industry in making the appropriate contacts at the institutions of higher education that may be necessary to foster a partnership;
b. Make available to business and industry information on research efforts, either planned or in progress, at institutions of higher education that may be applicable to the work of that business or industry and may foster its interest in establishing a collaboration or partnership with the institution;
c. Collaborate with institutions of higher education in the establishment of strategies that an institution might implement to inform business and industry of the expertise and achievements of the institution's faculty and research staff applicable to the business or industry's area of interest;
d. Conduct annual outreach efforts to pharmaceutical companies to assess the interest of those companies in establishing clinical trials at institutions of higher education in the State;
e. Determine the specific reasons for any lack of interest in conducting clinical trials at institutions of higher education and then work with the institutions to implement actions that address the concerns and issues raised; and
f. Annually assess the success of institutions of higher education in meeting the research and development needs of business and industry.
L.2017, c.17, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:10A-1 - Salaries of legislators.

52:10A-1 Salaries of legislators.
1. Members of the Senate and General Assembly shall receive annually, during the term for which they shall have been elected and while they shall hold their office, compensation in the sum of $35,000.00 beginning with the 1990 legislative year and compensation in the sum of $49,000 beginning with the 2002 legislative year and thereafter. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, each by virtue of his office, shall receive an additional allowance, equal to 1/3 of his compensation as a member. The compensation herein provided shall be paid to each member upon his qualifying into office as such member, and the additional allowance herein provided to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly shall be paid upon his qualifying into office as such officer.
L.1948,c.16,s.1; amended 1954, c.204; 1965, c.113; 1969, c.180, s.1; 1977, c.315; 1981, c.472, s.1; 1987, c.448; 1999, c.380, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:10A-2 - Person elected to fill vacancy

52:10A-2. Person elected to fill vacancy
Any person elected at the general election in any year to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Senate or General Assembly occurring for any cause other than expiration of term, shall, upon qualifying into office, receive for the remainder of the legislative year that proportion of the annual compensation payable to members of the Legislature as the number of days remaining in the legislative year following his qualification bears to the total number of days in the legislative year.
L.1971, c. 204, s. 1, eff. June 9, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:11-1 - President of senate to exercise powers of vice president of council

52:11-1. President of senate to exercise powers of vice president of council
The powers, privileges, duties and remunerations granted to or imposed by law upon the vice president of the council at and immediately prior to the time of the taking effect of the present constitution, shall be exercised, enjoyed and performed by the president of the senate, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the present constitution.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:11-2 - Officers and employees of senate and their compensation

52:11-2. Officers and employees of senate and their compensation
The officers and employees of the senate, other than the presiding officer, shall be those named herein, and no others, who shall severally receive the annual compensation specified herein, which compensation shall be in full payment of all their services, subject to the deductions provided by section 52:11-4 of this title:
Secretary of the senate, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Assistant secretary of the senate, twelve hundred dollars.
President's secretary, one thousand dollars.
Chaplain, three hundred dollars.
Supervisor of bills, twelve hundred dollars.
Assistant supervisor of bills, six hundred dollars.
Second assistant supervisor of bills, five hundred dollars.
Journal clerk, one thousand dollars.
Assistant journal clerk, five hundred dollars.
Second assistant journal clerk, four hundred dollars.
Calendar clerk, five hundred dollars.
Bill clerk, five hundred dollars.
Assistant bill clerk, five hundred dollars.
Sergeant at arms, seven hundred dollars.
Assistant sergeant at arms, five hundred dollars.
Clerk to committee on printed bills, five hundred dollars.
Clerk to committee on appropriations, five hundred dollars.
Clerk to committee on stationery and incidentals, two hundred dollars.
Secretary to committee on appropriations, five hundred dollars.
Four clerks to committees, to be assigned to duty by the secretary of the senate, three hundred and fifty dollars each.
Four stenographers, five hundred dollars each.
Five doorkeepers, three hundred and fifty dollars each.
Three gallery keepers, three hundred and fifty dollars each.
Four file clerks, three hundred and fifty dollars each.
Six pages, two hundred dollars each.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:11-2.1 - Sergeant-at-arms; tenure

52:11-2.1. Sergeant-at-arms; tenure
Any person holding or who shall hold the office, position or employment of sergeant-at-arms of the Senate of this State and who has served or shall have served for 20 years or more either consecutively or in the aggregate, shall continue to hold such office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom, except for good cause shown after a fair and impartial hearing.
L.1962, c. 68, s. 1, eff. June 4, 1962.