Set Aside Act for Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses
Dear New Jersey Attorney General's Office,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access.
I am requesting information on the following statute.
1. What has the OAG done to enforce this public law since 2015?
2. Why hasn't the OAG mandated that all state agencies follow this public law?
3. What will the OAG do moving forward to ensure this public law is followed?
52:32-31.11 Annual report to department. (I would like to see your annual report)
11. Each contracting agency shall submit an annual report to the department according to a schedule announced by the department. This report shall include the following information:
a. the total dollar value and number of contracts awarded to disabled veterans' businesses, including a separate accounting of any set-aside contracts, and the percentage of the total State procurements by the contracting agency that the figure of total dollar value and the number of set-asides reflect;
b. the types and sizes of businesses receiving set-aside awards and the nature of the purchases and contracts; and
c. the efforts made to publicize and promote the program.
The department shall receive and analyze the reports submitted by the contracting agencies and, utilizing these data, submit an annual report to the Governor, and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), showing the progress being made toward the objectives and goals of this act during the preceding fiscal year.
L.2015, c.116, s.11.
52:32-31.12 Annual plan. (I would like to see your annual plan for achieving these goals)
12. Each contracting agency shall annually develop, in consultation with the department, a plan for achieving its disabled veterans' business goals.
L.2015, c.116, s.12.
Yours faithfully,
Harley Alacqua
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•NJ Racing Commission, ATTN: OPRA Custodian, PO Box 088, 140 East Front Street, 4th Flr., Trenton, NJ 08625
•Division of State Police, ATTN: OPRA Custodian, PO Box 7068 Headquarters, River Rd. Bldg. 15 W. Trenton, NJ 08628
•Election Law Enforcement Commission, ATTN: OPRA Custodian, PO Box 185, 28 West State Street, 13th Flr., Trenton, NJ 08625
•Juvenile Justice Commission, ATTN: OPRA Custodian, PO Box 107, 1001 Spruce St., Ste. 202 2nd Trenton, NJ 08625
•State Ethics Commission, ATTN: OPRA Custodian, PO Box 082, 28 West State Street, 14th Flr. Trenton, NJ 08625
Ivonnely Colon-Fung, Deputy Attorney General
Law & Public Safety Custodian of Records
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street, P.O. Box 081
Trenton, N.J. 08625
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