Criteria for Issuance of License

Criteria for Issuance of License. (a) The Garment Factory Local Task Force (GFLTF) shall establish desired criteria for the granting of licenses to operate garment factories in the Second Senatorial District. Such criteria shall be established by regulations adopted consistent with the purpose of this article and consistent Commonwealth-wide laws and regulations on the regulation of garment factories. The GFLTF regulations may be more, but not less, restrictive than those imposed by Commonwealth-wide law. (b) In addition to the requirement for a minimum capital investment provided by this article, criteria adopted by the GFLTF shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The number of local hires to be made by the licensee; (2) The degree of local ownership offered to citizens of the Northern Marianas in the garment manufacturing or factory business; (3) The extent of benefits offered to employees, including, but not limited to, profit sharing plans, medical benefits, maternity leaves, vacation, length of work week; (4) Training programs offered to employees to advance their skills; (5) The number of local workers to be placed in management positions; (6) Where they may have already been granted a Commonwealth business license, that applicants for a license to operate a garment factory demonstrate that they have successfully maintained such a valid license; and (7) The degree to which the applicant will improve infrastructure and supply its own power, water, and other utility needs. When there is competition for the five available garment factory licenses in the Second Senatorial District, the GFLTF shall apply these and other appropriate criteria to select the best licensee. Source: Tinian LL 6-4, § 7, modified.