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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-59

  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Board of education: means and includes the board of education of any local school district, consolidated school district, regional school district, county vocational school and any other board of education or other similar body other than the State Board of Education, the Commission on Higher Education or the Presidents' Council, established and operating under the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and having authority to make purchases and to enter into contracts for the provision or performance of goods or services. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract: means any agreement, including but not limited to a purchase order or a formal agreement, which is a legally binding relationship enforceable by law, between a vendor who agrees to provide or perform goods or services and a board of education which agrees to compensate a vendor, as defined by and subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
Where the local board of education determines that a business has been classified as a small business enterprise, minority business enterprise or women’s business enterprise on the basis of false information knowingly supplied by the business and has been awarded a contract to which it would not otherwise have been entitled under this act, the local board of education shall have the authority to:

a. Assess the business any difference between the contract amount and what the local board of education’s cost would have been if the contract had not been awarded in accordance with the provisions of this act;

b. In addition to the amount due under subsection a., assess the business a penalty in an amount of not more than 10% of the amount of the contract involved; and

c. Order the business ineligible to transact any business with the local board of education for a period to be determined by the local board of education.

Prior to any final determination, assessment or order under this section, the local board of education shall afford the business an opportunity for a hearing on the reasons for the imposition of the penalties set forth in subsection a., b. or c. of this section.

L.1985, c.490, s.13; amended 1988,c.37,s.11.

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