New Jersey § 52:27h-22
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§ 52:27h-22.
a. There is established in the Division of International Trade in the Department of
Commerce and Economic Development, an Office for Sister State Relations. This office shall have as its primary function, the development and implementation
of a “Sister States Initiatives Program” to focus the attention and efforts of this
State on particular jurisdictions in other countries with which to establish a sister
state relationship. b. The Director of the Division of International Trade may appoint and employ any
persons, including accountants, attorneys, persons who are fluent in foreign languages,
financial advisors, and any other individuals with expertise in foreign trade or marketing,
whom the office may require within the limits of available appropriations. c. This office shall work closely with the New Jersey Department of State and the
U.S. Department of Commerce in determining jurisdictions in other countries with which
to establish a sister state relationship. d. This office shall work closely with the New Jersey Department of Education to develop
programs to stimulate the interest of students in the schools of the State in the
culture, history, art and languages of other jurisdictions with whom a sister state
relationship is formed. e. This office shall work closely with the New Jersey Department of Higher Education
to develop programs or encourage existing programs, as the case may be, for undergraduate,
graduate and professional students focusing on international relations generally,
and international trade specifically. f. This office shall work closely with the Dean of Cook College and the Director of
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station to develop ways in which Cook College
and the agricultural experiment station can actively participate in New Jersey's sister
state relationships. g. This office shall actively encourage businesses in New Jersey to develop their
export capabilities specifically in relation to those jurisdictions which are granted
a sister state designation and it shall do so by carrying out those duties already
given to the Division of International Trade pursuant to section 23 of P.L.1981, c.
122 ( C. 52:27H-22 ) and section 2 of P.L.1985, c. 160 ( C. 52:27H-22.2 ).
Source: official New Jersey text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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