Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:16A-13. Employees of existing office of Secretary of State transferred Such employees of the existing office of Secretary of State, as the Secretary of State may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon him, are hereby transferre…

52:16A-130 Terms of membership. 3. Each public member of the commission shall serve a term of three years, except that in making the first appointments to the commission, 10 public members shall appointed to serve for one year, 10 for two years, and 10 for three years. The length…

52:16A-131 Conducting official business; annual report. 4. The majority of authorized members of the commission shall be required to conduct official business. The commission shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to P.L.1991…

52:16A-133 Assistance from state governmental entities. 6. The commission is authorized to call upon any department, office, division or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports and other information…

52:16A-134 Responsibilities and duties. 7. The commission shall have the following responsibilities and duties: a. To develop policies to improve the community, economic, social well-being, health and educational needs important to AAPI communities in New Jersey; b. To develop an…

52:16A-135 Business Action Center, Department of State, customer assistance metrics program; report to Governor, Legislature. 1. a. No later than six months after the effective date of this act, the Business Action Center within the Department of State shall establish and maintai…

52:16A-136 New Jersey Business Action Center, small business manual, established, maintained. 1. a. The executive director of the New Jersey Business Action Center in the Department of State shall establish and maintain, in collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development A…

52:16A-136.1 Mentorship program, Business Action Center. 1. a. The Business Action Center established in the Department of State pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011 shall establish a mentorship program to match mentor entities with experience in particular areas with new…

52:16A-136.2 Business Action Center liaison, State, manufacturing businesses; duties, responsibilities. 3. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, shall designate an existing or newly hired employee of the Business Action …

52:16A-136.3 Secretary of State, resources, incentives, provide technological, financial, workforce development, manufacturing businesses. 4. a. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Economic Development A…

52:16A-136a New Jersey Business Action Center, publicly available information, guidance, small businesses, Internet presence, establish, maintain. 1. a. The New Jersey Business Action Center established in the Department of State pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011, shal…

52:16A-136b New Jersey Business Action Center, outreach, assistance. 2. The New Jersey Business Action Center, in creating guidance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2023, c.185 (C.52:16A-136a), shall conduct outreach to institutions of higher education, county colleges, the technolog…

52:16A-137 "New Jersey Ireland Trade Commission" established; membership requirements. 1. a. There is established in, but not of, the Department of State the New Jersey Ireland Trade Commission. The commission shall consist of 23 members, to be appointed as follows: (1) (a) Four …

52:16A-138 Commission chairs, quorum. 2. The President of the Senate shall designate two co-chairpersons from among the President's appointments, one each from the majority and minority party; and the Speaker of the General Assembly shall designate two co-chairpersons from among …

52:16A-139 Commission purpose, duties; report, Governor, Legislature. 3. a. The purpose of the New Jersey Ireland Trade Commission shall be to: (1) advance bilateral trade and investment between New Jersey and Ireland; (2) initiate joint action on policy issues of mutual interest…

52:16A-14. Appropriations transferred All appropriations available and to become available to the Secretary of State, and all appropriations available and to become available to the State Athletic Commissioner are hereby transferred to the Department of State established hereunde…

52:16A-140 Commission, funds, gifts, grants, bequests; Department of the Treasury. 4. The New Jersey Ireland Trade Commission shall be authorized to raise funds, through direct solicitation or other fundraising events, alone, or with other groups, and accept gifts, grants, and be…

52:16A-141 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: The State of New Jersey recognizes its historical ties with Haiti and economic concerns shared by its Haitian-American residents regarding the Republic of Haiti; Haiti has faced significant challenges,…

52:16A-142 The New Jersey-Haiti Commission established. 2. a. The New Jersey-Haiti Commission is hereby created and established in the Department of State. The commission shall advise the Governor and Legislature on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the State an…

52:16A-143 New Jersey-Haiti Commission, duties, objectives; report to Governor, Legislature. 3. a. The commission shall: conduct a comprehensive review of historical ties between New Jersey and Haiti, including existing cultural exchanges, economic interactions, and the number of…

52:16A-15. Civil Service, pension or retirement rights not affected Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1948, c. 4…

52:16A-16. Orders, rules and regulations of Secretary of State continued This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the Secretary of State but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until ame…

52:16A-17. Orders, rules and regulations of Athletic Commissioner continued This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the State Athletic Commissioner, but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and eff…

52:16A-2. Secretary of State; appointment; salary; term; vacancy The head of the Department of State shall be the Secretary of State who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall serve during the term of office of the Governor. H…

52:16A-20. Pending actions or proceedings by or against officers whose powers and duties are transferred This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any officer, the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein assigned or t…

52:16A-21. Professional or occupational licenses not affected Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license, certificate of registration, or other authorization, heretofore issued to any person under any prior law, to practice any profession or to engage in any occ…

52:16A-22. Repeal All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1948, c. 445, p. 1762, s. 22.

52:16A-23. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of State Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 445, p. 1762, s. 23.

52:16A-24. Effective date This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.1948, c. 445, p. 1762, s. 24.

52:16A-25. State council on the arts; members; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation There is hereby established in the Department of State the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, to be referred to hereinafter as the council. a. The council shall consist of 17 public membe…

52:16A-25.1. Transfer of council on the arts to department of state The New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of Education, together with its functions, powers and duties, is transferred to the Department of State. L.1983, c. 42, s. 3, eff. Jan. 27, 1983.

52:16A-25.2. Transfer in accordance with State Agency Transfer Act The transfer directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). L.1983, c. 42, s. 4, eff. Jan. 27, 1983.

52:16A-26. Duties of council The duties of the council shall be: (a) To take such steps as may be deemed necessary and appropriate to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of the performing and creative arts, and to foster public interest in and support of the arts i…

52:16A-26.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State and Regional Centers of Artistic Excellence Act." L. 1985, c. 410, s. 1.

52:16A-26.10 New Jersey State Council on the Arts, best practice guidelines distribution, arts program for at-risk youth, delinquency. 1. a. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts shall publish on its website and disseminate to any organization in this State that expresses to t…

52:16A-26.11 "Artist District." 1. a. In addition to the powers and responsibilities provided under any other law, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts shall establish an "Artist District" designation for a municipality or an area within a municipality. b. The council shall e…

52:16A-26.2. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Council" means the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of State; b. "Cultural activities" means performances, displays, and educational programs of music, dance, opera, theatre, painting, sculpture, architecture…

52:16A-26.3. Powers, responsibilities In addition to the powers and responsibilities provided under any other law, the council shall have the following powers and responsibilities: a. To provide municipalities, counties and prospective centers with information related to qualific…

52:16A-26.4. Application for center designation A qualifying governmental body may develop and adopt by ordinance or resolution a State cultural center plan or a regional cultural center plan to be submitted to the council as an application for designation as a center. The plan s…

52:16A-26.5. State cultural center Upon application by a municipality, two or more contiguous municipalities or a county, the council shall designate a facility or network of facilities within the applicant's jurisdiction as a State cultural center under the provisions of this ac…

52:16A-26.6. Regional cultural center Upon application by a municipality, two or more contiguous municipalities, or a county, the council shall designate a facility or network of facilities within the applicant's jurisdiction as a regional cultural center under the provisions of …

52:16A-26.7 Continued grant eligibility 7. Participation in the cultural activities of a designated State or regional center shall not preclude an organization or individual from being eligible for a grant of fellowships awarded by the council pursuant to P.L. 1966, c.214 (C.52:1…

52:16A-26.8 Eligibility for certain Council on the Arts funding. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created pursuant to P.L.1966, c.214 (C.52:16A-25 et seq.), shall not exclude four-year colleges and universit…

52:16A-27. Executive director and other personnel; election of chairman and vice chairman; rules and regulations; hearings; annual report (a) The council shall employ an executive director and such other personnel as may be deemed necessary to accomplish its objectives within the…

52:16A-28. Council as official agency of state The council shall be the official agency of this State to receive and disburse all funds made available to the State Government by the National Endowment for the Arts or by any successor agency. L.1966, c. 214, s. 4.

52:16A-29. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Buildings Arts Inclusion Act." L.1978, c. 117, s. 1.