N.J. Stat. tit. 30, ch. 6

N.J. Stat. tit. 30, ch. 6
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N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1 Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The commission for the amelioration of the condition of the blind and the visually impaired, hereinafter in this article referred to as the "commission," shall hereafter be known as the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It shall provide all means which it deems feasible for ameliorating the condition of the blind and visually impaired and shall prepare and maintain a register of all the blind within the State. Wherever used herein, the word "blind" shall be deemed to mean and include the visually impaired. Amended by L. 1962, c. 197, s. 40; L. 1970, c. 300, s. 22; L. 1986, c. 147, s. 1, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.1 Definitions

As used in this act: a. "Blind" means having a condition which qualifies an individual as a blind person as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1964, c. 290 (C. 30:6-18). b. "Commission" means the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Human Services. c. "Visually impaired" means having a condition in which a person has a corrected visual acuity not exceeding 20/70, but not less than 20/200, in the person's better eye, or in which the peripheral field of the person's vision has contracted so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 40 degrees but no less than 20 degrees. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 3, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.2 Confidential report

a. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall require the confidential reporting to the commission by every ophthalmologist, optometrist, other eye or health care provider, or any other agency, organization or facility as the commissioner determines to be appropriate, of all cases in which a person is known to be blind or visually impaired or may become blind or visually impaired as the result of a degenerative eye condition, including, but not limited to: corneal degeneration, uveitis, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, any progressive hereditary disease causing retinal degeneration, diabetic retinopathy which requires treatment, ischemic optic neuropathy, and glaucoma with a restriction of 10 degrees or less in either eye. b. The Commissioner of Human Services shall determine by regulation the providers, facilities and agencies which shall be required to report to the commission pursuant to subsection a. of this section immediately upon ascertaining that a person is blind or visually impaired or has a degenerative eye condition. The commissioner shall also determine the types of conditions that shall be reported, the type of information that shall be contained in the confidential report and the method for making the report. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 4, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.3 Use of report

The confidential reports made pursuant to this act shall not be included under materials available to public inspection pursuant to P.L. 1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.). The reports shall be used only by the commission and other agencies that may be designated by the Commissioner of Human Services and shall not otherwise be divulged or made public so as to disclose the identity of any person to whom they relate, except insofar as: a. The individual identified or his legal guardian, if any, or if he is a minor, his parent or legal guardian, consents to the disclosure; or b. A court, upon making a determination that disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and that failure to make the disclosure would be contrary to the public interest, orders the disclosure. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 5, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.4 No liability

An individual or organization providing information to the commission in accordance with this amendatory and supplementary act shall not be deemed to be or held liable for divulging confidential information. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 6, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.5 Voluntary use of services

Nothing in this act shall be construed to compel any individual to receive services from the commission. L. 1986, c. 147, s. 7, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-1.6 Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired administrators, duties

33. The director or other chief administrative officer of any public office of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall: a. cause copies of the voter registration forms and instructions provided for under subsections e. and f. of section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) and the declination form provided for in subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.1994, c.182 (C.19:31-6.11) to be distributed at each such office to each person appearing in person thereat to apply for services or assistance provided thereby or to seek a recertification, renewal or change of address relative to the assistance provided at such office. An employee of the office shall inquire of every such person whether the person, if not already registered to vote from the place of his or her present residence, wishes to be so registered and shall inform the person that whether or not the applicant chooses to register will not affect the person's eligibility for those services. The employee shall subsequently review the forms to determine whether or not the person wishes to register to vote. If the person does not wish to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary to complete the declination form and then inform the person that the form will be retained by the employee. If the person wishes to register, the employee shall provide the person with any assistance necessary in completing the voter registration form; shall inform the applicant that the applicant may leave the completed form with the employee or mail it personally to the Secretary of State; and if the applicant chooses to leave the form, shall accept the completed form, stamp or otherwise mark the lower right hand corner of the document with the date on which it was so received, and forward it to the Secretary of State. The employee shall provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the voter registration form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance; b. provide for the continuous supply of the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section to every office of the commission which provides assistance; c. provide the forms and instructions specified in subsection a. of this section in both the English and Spanish languages in those offices which are located in any county in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4 or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4); d. provide for the collection of completed voter registration forms by any employee of the office and for the transmittal of the forms to the Secretary of State; e. provide that the forms, instructions and assistance specified in subsection a. of this section shall be provided to any person with a disability who receives assistance or services at that person's home from an employee of the office; f. inform each employee of the office who assists in registering a person to vote that that employee shall not: (1) seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration; (2) display any such political preference or party allegiance; (3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or (4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits; and g. make certain that no information relating to a declination to register to vote by an individual in connection with any type of application for service made by that individual at any office is used for any purpose other than voter registration. L.1994,c.182,s.33.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-2 Aiding the blind; loans, stock, tools furnished; repayment

The commission during each fiscal year may expend such sum as shall be appropriated, for the practical encouragement, by loans of capital, of stock in trade, or of tools and apparatus, to blind persons desirous of earning a living by any form of business or productive activity. The commission may also loan any of the moneys provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for the amelioration of the condition of the blind, and contract for the repayment of the same, and the moneys when repaid shall form a part of the fund to be kept and maintained by the board for its work.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-11 Funds for training of blind; contributions from federal government

When, upon investigation, the commission finds that any blind person who is a resident of this State may be enabled to earn his living in part or in whole, by a course of special instruction or training, the commission may, within the limit of available appropriations, grant sufficient funds to, or in behalf of, a blind individual for the purpose of defraying the cost of board, tuition, travel expenses, tools, and other necessary training charges. The State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies, or its duly authorized representative, is hereby empowered to negotiate with and enter into co-operative agreements with the Federal Government for the purpose of receiving contributions therefrom for the vocational rehabilitation of the blind and any funds so received shall be paid into the State treasury and held for the use of the commission to be used, together with funds obtained from the State and from other sources for the vocational rehabilitation of the blind, and for the payment and reimbursement due and growing out of the commission's administration of the State plan for the rehabilitation of the blind which shall include the setting up of necessary rules, regulations, standards, policies and methods of administration in conformity with applicable Federal law and regulation for promoting and carrying through the vocational rehabilitation of blind individuals. Any Federal funds received for administrative purposes shall be made available to the commission as part of its annual appropriation. Amended by L.1944, c. 241, p. 802, s. 2; L.1967, c. 197, s. 1, eff. Aug. 15, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-13 Surgical or medical treatment

If the commission, upon examination, finds that a blind individual may have any disability benefited or removed by proper surgical operation, or medical treatment, according to the evidence of a qualified specialist, the commission may expend for such surgical operation or medical treatment those funds which may be available for the purpose in order to treat, remedy, or remove such disability. Amended by L.1944, c. 241, p. 803, s. 3.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15 Inquiries; annual report

The commission is empowered to make inquiries concerning the causes of blindness and the proportion of cases within the State which is preventable and is entitled to receive the cooperation of other State and local government agencies in making these inquiries. The commission shall publish an annual report, including, but not limited to, incidence and prevalence rates of blind and visually impaired persons in all areas of the State. Amended by L. 1986, c. 147, s. 2, eff. Nov. 13, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.1 Permit for operation of stand in public building, grounds and premises by blind person

It shall be lawful for the head of any department, board, agency, or governing body in charge of any State, county or municipal building, grounds and premises, to grant priority and preference to the New Jersey State Commission for the Blind in the issuance of a permit to operate in such building, grounds and premises, under their control, a stand, with or without mechanical machines, for the vending of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, and such other articles as may be approved; provided, however, that such stand, with or without mechanical machines, shall be operated by a blind person under the supervision and control of the said New Jersey Commission for the Blind. Such blind person must be 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for 1 year immediately prior to the date of his application for a stand, with or without mechanical machines. In buildings, grounds and premises where a stand, with or without mechanical machines, now exists the present operator shall not be removed, but when such operator ceases to operate such stand, with or without mechanical machines, priority and preference for the further operation of the stand, with or without mechanical machines, shall be granted to the New Jersey Commission for the Blind. L.1938, c. 349, p. 877, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1938. Amended by L.1962, c. 59, s. 1; L.1963, c. 81, s. 8.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.2 Exemption from license fee, rental or other charge

No license fee, rental, or other charge shall be demanded, exacted, required or received for the granting of such permit or for the operation of such stand. L.1938, c. 349, p. 877, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.3 Administration of State's vending machine program; use of revenues

1. The State's vending machine program for State properties shall be administered by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services. There is appropriated annually to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired the amount of revenue from the audits or other collection activities of the State's vending machine program. From these revenues, an annual amount shall be appropriated to provide vision screening services and other prevention services within the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired based on available funding and program need, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. In each fiscal year, there shall be a maximum amount allowable for costs within the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to administer the vending machine program and for audits or other collection activities. The maximum amount of administrative costs permitted shall be no more than 15% of the revenue collected in the respective fiscal year, and in no case shall exceed $130,000. This amount shall also be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1999,c.146,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.4 Appropriation of excess revenues

2. At the discretion of the Commissioner of Human Services, revenues in excess of the amounts budgeted to expand vision screening services and other prevention services and associated administrative costs may be appropriated: a. to return up to 25% of the revenue received from respective Department of Human Services facilities to the facilities to be used for client welfare programs when not needed for vision screening and other prevention services; b. to provide liability insurance for clients of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired who are operators of vending facilities in the commission's Business Enterprise Program; and c. to expand vision screening and other prevention services. L.1999,c.146,s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-15.5 Appropriation of unexpended balance

3. The unexpended balance of vending machine program receipts at the end of the State fiscal year on June 30, 1999 and any subsequent fiscal year shall be appropriated to expand vision screening services and other prevention services. L.1999,c.146,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-16 Instruction of certain persons; children; rates.

30:6-16. An annual sum, the per capita amount of which for each pupil shall be fixed by the State House Commission, when appropriated by the Legislature, may be applied by the commission mentioned in R.S.30:6-1 for the instruction or placing for instruction in a suitable and convenient institution or elsewhere, persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind, blind, visually impaired, or with a developmental disability or mental deficiency and who are residents of the State as the board may select. Whenever deemed necessary by the commission, blind babies and young children with physical or intellectual disabilities whose needs cannot be met in other institutions for the blind shall be sent to some convenient and suitable institution in the State where special hospital care, instruction and support can be provided but the rate to be paid by the State including clothing and necessary transportation shall not exceed the rate fixed by the State House Commission. The rate to be paid for any blind child placed in an institution outside the State, including clothing shall not exceed the per capita rate fixed by the State House Commission. amended 1944, c.241, s.4; 1965, c.59, s.90; 2010, c.50, s.51.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-16.1 Language Instruction Program.

1. a. There is established in the Department of Human Services the Language Instruction Program. The program shall provide early language instruction to support the language acquisition and developmental needs of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children aged five and younger and their families. All services delivered under this program shall be free of charge. b. At a minimum, under the program, the department shall match each eligible child and eligible child’s family with an American Sign Language Deaf Language Associate to provide the child and family with instruction and support services up to 25 hours a week. The department shall ensure that all American Sign Language Deaf Language Associates assigned to the program complete specified training and adhere to curriculum requirements as determined by the department. The department shall make available language instruction services that follow an established curriculum tailored to American Sign Language in all applicable settings where the eligible child participates in daily activities, including childcare centers, preschool programs, summer camps, and in the child’s home. The department shall provide additional services under the program, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child and the eligible child’s family, including, but not limited to: information and referral services to other State and non-State resources including, but not limited to, services offered by the Early Intervention System in the Department of Health; case management services provided by an individual fluent in American Sign Language; assistance in locating and coordinating a qualified interpreter or real-time caption provider; resources for obtaining hearing aids and other equipment to support the needs of the eligible child, including bone-anchored hearing devices and cochlear implants, access to audiological evaluations, hearing technology maintenance and aural rehabilitation services provided by licensed audiologists, and augmentative and alternative communication evaluations; and the provision of sensitivity training to the eligible child’s health care providers, education or day care providers, or other applicable supports on awareness of the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. c. In order to be determined eligible to receive services under the program, an eligible child’s family shall provide proof of the child’s hearing loss, age, and New Jersey residency to the department. d. As used in this section: “American Sign Language Deaf Language Associate” means a deaf adult with experience working with babies, toddlers, and children who has advanced proficiency skills to provide a fluent American Sign Language model for an eligible child and eligible child’s family. “Department” means the Department of Human Services. “Program” means the language instruction program established under this section to support the language acquisition and developmental needs of deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind children aged five and younger and their families. L.2025, c.257, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-16.2 Annual report.

2. The Department shall issue a report annually to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), regarding the implementation and impact of the program established pursuant to section 1 of this act. L.2025, c.257, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-17 Policy of state

It is the policy of the State to assist blind persons, and organizations established to aid blind persons, in the sale of goods or articles which are the product of blind workers' labor by providing a means of authenticating the source of such goods and articles and by preventing misrepresentation as to items offered for sale as the product of blind persons. L.1964, c. 290, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-18 Definitions

As used in this act: (a) "Blind person" means a person whose vision in his better eye with proper correction does not exceed 20/200 or who has a field defect in his better eye with proper correction which contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. (b) "Goods or articles made by blind persons" shall be construed to mean goods or articles in the manufacture of which not less than 75% of the total hours of direct labor is performed by a blind person or persons. (c) "Direct labor" means all work required for the preparation, processing and assembling goods or articles including the packaging and packing thereof, but not including time spent in the supervision, administration, inspection and shipping of such operations, or in the production of component materials by other than blind persons. L.1964, c. 290, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-19 Identification of goods; registration; fees

To facilitate ready and authoritative identification of goods or articles made by blind persons, any blind person and any public or private institution or agency, firm, association or corporation engaged in the manufacture or distribution of goods or articles made by a blind person or persons shall apply to the Commission for the Blind for a registration and authorization to use an official imprint, stamp, symbol or label, designed or approved by the commission, to identify goods and articles as made by the blind persons. Nothing in this act shall authorize the identification of goods or articles as made by blind persons when the direct labor performed by blind persons in connection therewith shall consist solely of the packaging or packing thereof as distinguished from the preparation, processing or assembling of such goods or articles. The commission shall investigate each application, under rules and regulations it shall adopt for the administration of this act, to assure that such person or organization is actually engaged in the manufacture or distribution of blind-made goods or articles. The commission may register, without investigation, nonresident individuals and out-of-state agencies, firms, associations or corporations upon proof that they are recognized and approved by the state of their residence or organization pursuant to a law of such state imposing requirements substantially similar to those prescribed pursuant to this act. No fee shall be charged for registration of an individual blind person who manufactures and sells products of his own labor. A fee of $5.00 shall be charged and collected for registration of any other person, firm or corporation. All registrations shall be valid for 1 year from date of issue. L.1964, c. 290, s. 3. Amended by L.1975, c. 349, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-20 Necessity for identification; prerequisites

No goods or articles made in this or any other State may be displayed, advertised, offered for sale or sold in this State upon a representation that the same are made by blind persons unless the same are identified as such by label, imprint, stamp or symbol, and no such goods or articles may be so identified unless at least 75% of the total hours of direct labor of producing such goods or articles shall have been performed by a blind person or persons. L.1964, c. 290, s. 4.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-21 Labeling

Any blind workman, or any public or private institution or agency, corporation, firm or association, registered with the commission pursuant to this act, engaged in the manufacture or distribution of articles of merchandise, made or manufactured by a blind person or persons, shall imprint or stamp upon such articles of merchandise or affix thereto labels containing the words, "made by a blind workman or made by the blind, or blind-made," to which shall be added the name of the manufacturer, the place of manufacture and such other information as the commission may prescribe. L.1964, c. 290, s. 5.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-22 Violations; penalties

Any person, firm, corporation, institution or association, who (a) shall use or employ an imprint, stamp, symbol or label issued or approved by the Commission for the Blind or an imitation thereof without having registered with the commission, or (b) who shall directly or indirectly by any means indicate or tend to indicate or represent that the goods or articles were made by a blind person or persons when in fact such goods or articles were not so made, or (c) who shall directly or indirectly by any means indicate or tend to indicate or represent that the goods or articles were sold by or for the benefit of the blind when in fact such sale was not by or of substantial benefit to a blind person or persons is a disorderly person and punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both such fine or imprisonment. L.1964, c. 290, s. 6. Amended by L.1975, c. 349, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1976.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-23 Purpose.

1. The purpose of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-23 et seq.) is to further the policy of the State to encourage and assist persons who are blind or have a severe disability to achieve maximum personal independence through productive employment by assuring a continuous market for their commodities and services, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and minimizing their dependence on welfare and the need for costly institutionalization. L.1981, c.488, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.123.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-24 Definitions.

2. As used in this act: a. "Blind person" or "person who is blind" means a person whose vision in the better eye with proper correction does not exceed 20/200 or who has a field defect in the better eye with proper correction which contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. b. "Central Nonprofit Agency" means the agency designated by the commissioner pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-28). c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services. d. "Rehabilitation facility" means a rehabilitation facility located in this State which qualifies as a charitable organization or institution under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is conducted on a nonprofit basis for the purpose of carrying out a recognized program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental disability or injury and of providing these individuals with remunerative employment or other occupational rehabilitative activity of an educational or therapeutic nature as defined in section 525.1 et seq. of the regulations adopted pursuant to the federal "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 29 U.S.C. s. 201 et seq. and related codes, and which is engaged in the production of commodities or the provision of services in connection with which not less than 75 percent of the total hours of direct labor is performed by persons who are blind or who have a severe disability, excluding any hours of supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping. e. "Person with a severe disability" means a person with a physical, mental, or emotional disability, other than blindness but including a visual impairment, which substantially impairs employment and prevents that person from currently engaging in typical competitive employment. f. "State agency" means an agency of State government. L.1981, c.488, s.2; amended 1991, c.147, s.2; 2017, c.131, s.124.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-25 Commodities and Services Council established.

3. There is established in the Department of Human Services, the Commodities and Services Council for persons who are blind or who have a severe disability. The council shall consist of the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property; the Chief of the Bureau of State Use Industries; the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services; the Executive Director of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; the President of the New Jersey Association for Choices in Community Supports and Employment Services; or their designees; three citizens as at-large members, at least one of whom shall be a person who is blind, and at least one of whom shall represent the private business sector. The at-large members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of three years, except that of the first at-large members appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year. L.1981, c.488, s.3; amended 1991, c.147, s.3; 1999, c.91, s.12; 2017, c.131, s.125.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-26 Annual organization; chairman; expenses

The members of the council shall organize annually by the selection of one of their members to serve as chairman. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L.1981, c. 488, s. 4, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-27 Duties of the council.

5. The duties of the council shall include: a. Developing through the Central Nonprofit Agency a list of commodities and services which shall be set aside for purchase through approved rehabilitation facilities and establishing a fair market price for those commodities and services. b. Recommending to the commissioner an agency to be designated as the Central Nonprofit Agency. c. Encouraging the purchase of commodities and services of persons who are blind or who have a severe disability by political subdivisions of the State. L.1981, c.488, s.5; amended 1991, c.147, s.4; 2017, c.131, s.126.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-28 Designation of central nonprofit agency

The commissioner shall designate a nonprofit agency to facilitate the distribution of orders received from various State agencies for commodities and services on the set-aside list among approved rehabilitation facilities and to insure the effective and efficient administration of this act. L.1981,c.488,s.6; amended 1991,c.147,s.5.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-29 Functions, operations of central nonprofit agency

The functions and operations of the Central Nonprofit Agency shall include but not be limited to the following: a. Receiving and processing all applications from approved rehabilitation facilities for the setting aside of specific commodities and services to be provided by the applying facilities; b. Reviewing and certifying the capabilities of an applying facility to provide a specific commodity or service in keeping with quality standards, quantity and timely delivery requirements; c. Preparing a detailed annual report for submission to the council; d. Establishing and publishing a list of commodities and services provided by approved facilities, with timely revisions for distribution to all purchasing agents of the State and its political subdivisions. L.1981,c.488,s.7; amended 1991,c.147,s.6.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-30 Procurement of commodities, services through central nonprofit agency

8. State agencies and political subdivisions of the State shall make a good faith effort to procure, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2021, c.385 (C.30:6-30.1), five percent of their goods and services through the Central Nonprofit Agency from those commodities and services which have been set aside for purchase from approved rehabilitation facilities. L.1981,c.488,s.8; amended 1991,c.147,s.7; 2021, c.385, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-30.1 Purchase of goods and services from central nonprofit agency.

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any State department, agency, authority and instrumentality that is authorized to procure goods and services shall make a good faith effort to purchase five percent of such goods and services from the Central Nonprofit Agency as defined in section 2 of P.L.1981, c.488 (C.30:6-24). b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, all political subdivisions of the State and local government entities, including counties, municipalities, school districts, quasi-State agencies, State and county colleges, volunteer fire departments, volunteer first aid and rescue squads, public authorities, commissions, and independent institutions of higher learning, that are authorized to make purchases as provided in the cooperative purchase program pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1969, c.104 (C.52:25-16.1) and section 12 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-12), as well as all agencies, commissions, boards, and other entities that are authorized to make joint purchases with the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property as provided in section 1 of P.L.1959, c.40 (C.52:27B-56.1), shall also make a good faith effort to purchase five percent of their goods and services from the Central Nonprofit Agency. c. The State Treasurer shall take the necessary steps to coordinate the implementation of the terms of this section. The State Treasurer is authorized to call upon any department, office, or agency of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the State Treasurer's responsibilities under this section. Each department, office, division, and agency of this State is required to cooperate with the State Treasurer and to furnish the State Treasurer with assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. L.2021, c.385, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-31 Inapplicability of act if commodities manufactured by institutional labor available

This act does not apply in any case where commodities are available for procurement by any State agency from any other State agency or political subdivision of the State as provided in R.S. 30:4-95. L.1981, c. 488, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-32 Rules and regulations

The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1981, c. 488, s. 10, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.

N.J. Stat. § 30:6-33 Short title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Facilities Set-Aside Act." L.1991,c.147,s.8.
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