New Jersey § 40a:11-41

§ 40a:11-41.

As used in this act: 1 a. “ County or municipal contracting agency ” shall mean the governing body of a county or municipality or any department, board,

commission, committee, authority or agency of a county or municipality but shall not

include school districts; b. “ Minority group members ” shall mean persons who are black, Hispanic, Portuguese, Asian-American, American

Indian or Alaskan natives; c. “ Qualified women's business enterprise ” shall mean a business which has its principal place of business in this State, is

independently owned and operated, is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by women and is qualified pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1971,

c. 198 ( C.40A:11-25 ); d. “ Qualified minority business enterprise ” shall mean a business which has its principal place of business in this State, is

independently owned and operated, is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by minority group members and is qualified pursuant to section

25 of P.L.1971, c. 198 ( C.40A:11-25 ); e. “ Qualified small business enterprise ” shall mean a business which has its principal place of business in this State, is

independently owned and operated and meets all other qualifications as may be established

in accordance with P.L.1981, c. 283 ( C.52:27H-21.1 et seq. ); f. “ Set-aside contracts ” shall mean (1) a contract for goods, equipment, construction, or services which

is designated as a contract for which bids are invited and accepted only from qualified

small business enterprises, qualified veteran business enterprises, qualified minority

business enterprises or qualified women's business enterprises, as appropriate, (2)

a portion of a contract when that portion has been so designated, or (3) any other

purchase or procurement so designated; g. “ Total procurements ” shall mean all purchases, contracts or acquisitions of a county or municipal contracting

agency, whether by competitive bidding, single source contracting, or other method

of procurement, as prescribed or permitted by law; h. “ Veteran ” means any resident of this State now or hereafter who has served in any branch of

the Armed Forces of the United States or a Reserve component thereof or the National

Guard of this State or another state as defined in section 1 of P.L.1963, c. 109 ( C.38A:1-1 ), and has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from such

service, except that the veteran shall present to the Adjutant General of the Department of

Military and Veterans' Affairs sufficient evidence of a record of service , which shall include the applicant's DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form as issued by

the federal government; NGB-22 or other approved separation forms as outlined by

all branches of the Armed Forces; a county-issued veteran identification card pursuant

to P.L.2012, c. 30 ( C.40A:9-78.1 et seq. ); or a veteran identification card as issued by the United States Department of

Veterans Affairs under the “Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015,” ( 38 U.S.C. 5706 ;) and receive a determination of status no later than the date established for the

submission of bids; and i. “ Qualified veteran business enterprise ” shall mean a business which has its principal place of business in this State, is

independently owned and operated, is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by a veteran or that wherein at least twenty five percent of

the required workforce for the contract are veterans, including new hires if additional

workers are required to perform the contract, and is qualified pursuant to section

25 of P.L.1971, c. 198 ( C.40A:11-25 ). The business shall also submit forms quarterly to the contracting agency showing

proof of veteran status for all the veteran employees. 1

L.1985, c. 482 (N.J.S.A. §§ 40A:11-41 to 40A:11-49).