52:27H-21.21 - Precedence to federal certification procedure
52:27H-21.21. Precedence to federal certification procedure
When the division's procedure for certification of a business as a minority business or women's business conflicts with a federal certification procedure that affects a State project in which the federal government participates, the federal certification procedure shall take precedence. Public agencies shall identify those projects and shall notify the division.
L. 1986, c. 195, s. 5, eff. Dec. 23, 1986.
52:27H-21.22 Determining eligibility.
6.The director may require of a first-time applicant for certification as a minority business or women's business the documentation that is necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility for certification. Such documentation may include, but not be limited to:
a.Names and addresses of the owner, partners or shareholders, as applicable, and their representative shares of ownership;
b.Names and addresses of members of the board of directors, in the case of corporations;
c.Names and addresses of the officers of the business;
d.Number of shares of stock issued and outstanding, in the case of a corporation;
e.Articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreements, or joint venture agreements, as applicable;
f.Organizational charts;
g.An applicant's certificate of birth and motor vehicle driver's license; and
h.An affidavit certifying that the applicant is a minority business or women's business, as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.18).
The director shall not require an applicant to provide any personal federal or personal State income tax returns.
L.1986,c.195,s.6; amended 2003, c.189, s.3.