{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-18a-51","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:18A-51","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this act:\na.   \"Minority\" means a person who is:\n(1)  Black, which is a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa; or\n(2)  Hispanic, which is a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture, with origins in Mexico, South America, Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race; or\n(3)  Asian-American, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands; or\n(4)  American Indian or Alaskan native, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples in North America;\nb.   \"Women's business enterprise\" means a business which is independently owned and operated, which is qualified pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:18A-27 and which is:\n(1)  A sole proprietorship owned and controlled by a woman;\n(2)  A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by women in which at least 51% of the ownership is held by women and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more women who own it; or\n(3)  A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women who own it, and which is at least 51% owned by women, or if stock is issued, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more women;\nc.   \"Minority business enterprise\" means a business which is independently owned and operated, which is qualified pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:18A-27 and which is:\n(1)  A sole proprietorship, owned and controlled by a minority;\n(2)  A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by minorities in which at least 51% of the ownership interest is held  by minorities and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the minorities who own it; or\n(3)  A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minorities who own it, and which is at least 51% owned by one or more minorities, or if stock is issued, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more minorities;\nd.   \"Small business enterprise\" means a business which is independently owned and operated, which is qualified pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:18A-27 and which is a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation which is a size and type defined by the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development;\ne.   \"Set-aside contract\" means (1) a contract for goods, equipment, construction, or services which is designated as a contract for which bids are invited and accepted only from small business enterprises, minority business enterprises or 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; and\nf.   \"Total procurements\" means all purchases, contracts or acquisitions of a board of education, whether by competitive bidding, single source contracting, or other method of procurement, as prescribed or permitted by law.\nP.L. 1985, c. 490, s. 1; amended 1988,c.37,s.2.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"1f893f338861929a762f2fef057ed5fc8e38e90eae937c8fa8e33e6e8766d3b1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-18a-50","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-18a-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}