Bill Text: NJ S2556 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-06 - Substituted by A3596 [S2556 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S2556-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 2556

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED DECEMBER 13, 2010

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM

District 31 (Hudson)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Stack and Ruiz

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes local public contract set-aside program for employers who hire former prisoners.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning certain public contract set-aside programs and amending P.L.1985, c.482.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.  Section 2 of P.L.1985, c.482 (C.40A:11-42) is amended to read as follows:

     2.  a.  The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a qualified minority business enterprise set-aside program.  In authorizing such a program, the governing body of a county or municipality shall establish a goal for its contracting agencies of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to qualified minority business enterprises.

     b.  The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a qualified women's business enterprise set-aside program.  In authorizing such a program, the governing body of a county or municipality shall establish a goal for its contracting agencies of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to qualified women's business enterprises.

     c.  The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a qualified small business enterprise set-aside program.  In authorizing such a program, the governing body of a county or municipality shall establish a goal for its contracting agencies of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to qualified small business enterprises.

     d.  The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a qualified prisoner re-entry employer set-aside program.  In authorizing such a program, the governing body of a county or municipality shall establish a goal for its contracting agencies of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to qualified business enterprises that employ former prisoners.   

(cf: P.L.1985, c.482, s.2)

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that the governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish a qualified prisoner re-entry employer set-aside program.  In authorizing such a program, the governing body shall establish a goal for its contracting agencies of setting aside a certain percentage of the dollar value of total procurements to be awarded as set-aside contracts to qualified business enterprises that employ former prisoners.