New Jersey Statutes 18A:54D-2. Findings, declarations
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:54D-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. It is the policy of the State of New Jersey that no person shall be denied access to a profession or job on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or gender.
b. The Division on Civil Rights was created to prevent and eliminate discrimination and the “Division on Women Act of 1974,” P.L. 1974, c. 87 (C. 52:27D-43.8 et seq.) calls for “efforts to promote the expansion of rights and opportunities available to the women of this State.”
c. Minorities and women are underrepresented in most technical trades and fewer than 3% of the apprentices in New Jersey are female.
d. Action should be taken to increase the access of minorities and women to apprenticeships and other training programs for technical trades.
L. 1985, c. 427, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.