Statement to Assembly No. 5572 — Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee

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Statement to Assembly No. 5572 with committee amendments, dated May 15, 2025, from the Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee of the State of New Jersey. The committee reports favorably on Assembly Bill No. 5572, which as amended establishes a quorum for the sole purpose of processing applications for licensure at a professional board, committee or other entity overseen by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety or other State agency. The statement says this includes a meeting with two members in attendance if one of those members is the chair. The committee amendments provide that two members including the chair, instead of the chair alone, would constitute a quorum.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
           AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

                          STATEMENT TO

                     ASSEMBLY, No. 5572
                         with committee amendments



       STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                             DATED: MAY 15, 2025

          The Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and
      Agriculture Committee reports favorably and with committee
      amendments Assembly Bill No. 5572.
          As amended, this bill updates current law by establishing that a
      quorum exists for the sole purpose of processing applications for
      licensure with majority of the members present at a meeting of a
      professional board, committee or other entity, overseen by the
      Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public
      Safety or other State agency. This includes a meeting with two
      members in attendance if one of those members is the chair of the
      entity. This quorum standard is applicable to applications that do not
      require legal review due to adverse information in any statutorily-
      required criminal history record background check and if after a 90-
      day period, the entity is: (1) unable to achieve a quorum due to
      vacancies in the membership of the entity; or (2) only able to achieve a
      quorum if every current member of the entity is present for each
      meeting.

      COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
          The committee amendments provide that two members including
      the chair of the entity, instead of the chair alone, would constitute a
      quorum for the sole purpose of processing certain applications for
      licensure.

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