Establishes "Minority and Women-Owned Businesses State Contractor Remedies Act."
This bill establishes specific contracting goals for New Jersey State agencies to increase participation by minority and women-owned businesses in state contracts. It sets detailed percentage targets (ranging from 3.95% to 37.59%) for different contract types and business categories based on a 2024 disparity study, including 24.26% for construction contracts with women-owned businesses and 10.14% for Hispanic American-owned businesses in construction. State agencies must develop annual plans to meet these goals, make a "good faith effort" to achieve them, and submit reports to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. If agencies fail to make a good faith effort, they must submit a remedial plan, and the Chief Diversity Officer can require their procurement be managed by another agency. Prime contractors are also required to make good faith efforts to meet subcontractor goals for these businesses.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
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