9. a. The consortium shall annually report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C. 52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, on the activities of the consortium and make the report available on the consortium’s Internet website. The report shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) a list of all grant applicants and approved grant applicants;

(2) the grant amounts of approved grant applicants;

(3) the amount of matching funds and types of in-kind contributions provided to approved grant applicants; and

(4) a status report on the activities funded by an approved grant applicant.

b. The consortium shall make available on its Internet website its grant-making criteria and other relevant documents.

c. The board, in conjunction with the executive director and program officers, shall hold one public hearing annually in the northern, central, and southern regions of the State. The public hearings shall provide a forum for the board to report on how the public funds that the consortium receives are spent and to gather public input on what the consortium’s mission should be and whether the consortium is meeting its mission. Public input shall be used to assess whether the consortium’s grant-making metrics and process for issuing grants needs to be changed.

L.2018, c.111, s.9.