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A2613 • 2026

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Morales, Carmen Theresa
Last action
2026-06-08
Official status
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.
  • Topic: Appropriations Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-08 New Jersey Legislature

    Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

  2. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.
Topic:
Appropriations
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2613 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 2613

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CARMEN THERESA MORALES

District 34 (Essex)

Assemblyman GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ

District 33 (Hudson)

Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER

District 37 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Sampson,
Assemblywomen Tucker, Carter and McCoy

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires Chief Diversity Officer in Department of
Treasury and other State officers to conduct certain outreach events, training
workshops, and educational programs for minority and women-owned businesses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Community Development and
Women's Affairs Committee with technical review.

��

An Act
concerning certain outreach events, training workshops,
and educational programs by the State and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised
Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� As used in P.L.���������� , c.������ (C.������ )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill):

����
�Authority�
means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to
section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4).

���� �Business Action Center� means
the Business Action Center established in the New Jersey Department of State
pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011.

���� �Chief Diversity Officer�
means the position established in the Division of Purchase and Property in the
New Jersey Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2017, c.95
(C.52:32-18.1).

���� �Department� means the New
Jersey Department of the Treasury.

���� �Women�s business� shall have
the same meaning as in section 2 of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.18).

���� "Minority business" shall
have the same meaning as in section 2 of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.18).

���� �Certified business enterprise"
means a minority business or women's business certified in accordance with the
provisions of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.17 et seq.).

����� 2.�� a.
The Chief Diversity Officer and the department, in partnership with the
Business Action Center and the authority, shall conduct regular outreach
events, training workshops, seminars, and other such educational programs
virtually and throughout the State for internal stakeholders, external
stakeholders, and the public to promote awareness, access, and utilization of
certified business enterprises in State contracting and subcontracting.

����� b.
The Chief Diversity Officer and the department, in partnership with the
Business Action Center and the authority, shall conduct regular outreach
events, training workshops, seminars, and other such educational programs
virtually and throughout the State to ensure that certified business
enterprises have access to and can benefit from technical, managerial, and
financial training, including marketing assistance, personnel skill
development, project management assistance, technology assistance, and financing
assistance.

���� c.
The outreach events, training workshops, seminars, and other such educational
programs conducted pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section shall be
held at community locations deemed suitable by the Chief Diversity Officer,
which may include, but are not limited to, locations provided by non-profit
organizations or faith-based entities.

���� 3.� This act shall take effect
immediately.