52:27H-21.26. Definitions

As used in this act:

a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development or his designated representative, which may be the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.

b. "Minority" means a person who is:

(1) Black, which is a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa; or

(2) Hispanic, which is a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture, with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands regardless of race; or

(3) Asian American, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands; or

(4) American Indian or Alaskan native, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.

c. "Minority business" means a business which is:

(1) A sole proprietorship, owned and controlled by a minority;

(2) A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by minorities in which at least 51% of the ownership interest is held by minorities and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the minorities who own it; or

(3) A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minorities who own it, and which is at least 51% owned by one or more minorities, or, if stock is issued, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more minorities.

d. "Small business" means a business which is of a size and type defined by the commissioner.

e. "Women's business" means a business which is:

(1) A sole proprietorship owned and controlled by a woman;

(2) A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by women in which at least 51% of the ownership is held by women and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more women who own it; or

(3) A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women who own it, and which is at least 51% owned by women, or, if stock is issued, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more women.

f. "Grantee" means a county or municipality who has received a grant under this act.

g. "Technical assistance" means aiding the establishment, development and promotion of small, minority and women's businesses operating within the grantee's jurisdiction by means that will be defined by the commissioner under the provisions of the act.

h. "Certification assistance" means aiding minority and women's businesses within the grantee's jurisdiction in becoming certified, under State regulations, to be eligible to bid on public contracts or otherwise represent themselves as a "minority business" or "women's business" under any program conducted by public agencies for which such certification is so required. Certification assistance also covers the cost to the grantee of integrating and standardizing existing local government certification procedures with State certification standards and procedures.

L. 1987, c. 56, s. 2.