New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ business owners could obtain state certification under a new bill that would unlock federal, state and local contracting opportunities and make entities eligible for state agency initiatives. The bill moving through the state Senate aims to create “remedies (for the) lack of opportunity” and “affirms that LGBTQ+ business owners are welcome and encouraged to conduct business in New Jersey,” according to the proposed legislation. “Businesses owned in whole or in part by LGBTQ+ individuals touch all aspects of the economy and add to the commercial diversity that is part of our shared social identity,” Sen. Nellie Pou, D-Passaic, said in a statement. She co-sponsored the bill along with Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex. It would cement into law an LGBTQ-focused business certification Gov. Phil Murphy called for in a 2022 executive order . The state already offers a certification program for businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans. What certification does Certified businesses’ contact information gets posted to public databases used by contracting authorities. The Department of the Treasury is currently creating administrative rules for the LGBTQ+ certification program, according to its website . Women-owned businesses include people who identify as women regardless of […]
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